Legal Opinion
Nevada v. Department of Energy
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 8, 2006No. 04-1309PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAREN LECRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge.
Since scientists split the atom in 1942, nuclear technology has proliferated into many areas of society. No longer limited to the defense of our nation, nuclear technology is used in energy production, medical diagnosis and treatment, food processing and agriculture and sterilization of consumer goods. For all of the advances it has brought, however, those advances have come at a price — the waste that is the inevitable byproduct.
What to do with the waste has plagued scientists and policymakers for decades. As a result of scientific, political and…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by148 opinions
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