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NJ Can’t Oversee Nuclear Materials, DC Circ. Again Rules

By Daniel Wilson Law360, New York (February 19, 2013, 6:30 PM ET) —

The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday invalidated for the second time a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission decision transferring radioactive materials oversight for New Jersey-based sites to the state, saying the agency had failed to show it had properly exercised its transfer authority.

In a 2-1 decision, the three-judge panel vacated the NRC’s decision to transfer radioactive materials oversight for sites within New Jersey to the state, ruling the agency had not clearly shown which rules control the decommissioning of nuclear facilities in the state and related disposal…

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February 20, 2013 - Posted by arclight2011 | Uncategorized