Legal Opinion
Sacramento Municipal Utility District v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided January 19, 2005No. 98-488CPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION REGARDING STANDING AND GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S JULY 18, 2001 MOTION REGARDING LIABILITY
BRADEN, Judge.
*496FACTUAL BACKGROUND1
A. Statutory And Regulatory Requirements Regarding The Federal Government’s Assumption Of The Legal Duty To Accept, Transport, And Dispose Of Spent Nuclear Fuel And/Or High Level Radioactive Waste From Domestic Utilities.
In 1982, Congress enacted the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 10101 et seq. (“NWPA”), pursuant to which the federal government assumed the legal duty to “provide for the permanent disposal” of spent nuclear fuel2 and/or high-level…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better EnvironmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- United States v. TestanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Boston Edison Co. v. StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2005
- Southern Nuclear Operating Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2007
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2006
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2006
- System Fuels, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2005
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