Legal Opinion
Alabama Power Co. v. United States Department of Energy
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 24, 2002No. 00-16138PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
Pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (“NWPA”), 42 U.S.C. § 10101 et seq., the Department of Energy (“Department”) contracted with operators of nuclear power plants to begin disposal of spent nuclear fuel (“SNF”) “not later than January 31, 1998.” 42 U.S.C. § 10222(a)(5)(B). It failed to do so. Hoping to stem the tide of litigation arising out of this massive breach, the Department entered into a settlement agreement with one utility, Exelon Generation Company (“Exelon”), in which the Department amended its contract with Exelon by giving it an “equitable…
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