Nevada v. O'Leary

ELR Citation: ELR 21449
No(s). 94-70148 (9th Cir. Jun 6, 1995)

The court holds that the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) does not authorize judicial review of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) decision to terminate a study of calcite-silica deposits at Yucca Mountain. The presence of the deposits allegedly indicate that the site is unsuitable for use as a ...