Entergy Nuclear Generation Co. v. States

OPINION AND ORDER

LETTOW, Judge.

This case involves the storage and disposal of spent nuclear fuel (“SNF”) and high-level *338radioactive waste (“HLW”). Entergy Nuclear Generation Company (“Entergy”) is the current owner of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (“Pilgrim”) in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Pilgrim’s prior owner, Boston Edison Company (“Boston Edison”), had entered into a contract with the Department of Energy (“DOE”) under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (“NWPA”), Pub.L. No. 97-425, 96 Stat. 2202 (Jan. 7, 1983) (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. §§ 10101-10270), obligating DOE to begin…