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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2002

Government attorneys for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission filed their response to a suit filed by the state of Utah challenging the licensing of a nuclear waste storage facility on the Skull Valley Goshute Reservation.

The tribe has agreed to store up to 40,000 tons of waste on the 18,000-acre reservation. Nevada politicians and residents oppose the site and have been trying every way they can to stop it.

But until a license is actually issued, the Department of Justice says the state has no valid challenge. Government attorneys asked a federal judge to dismiss the state's lawsuit.

The NRC has released a final impact study saying the site would not pose harms to the environment. The Bureau of Indian Affairs had input into the finding.

Get the Story:
Fed s Seek Dismissal of Utah Claim in Nuclear Waste Suit (The Salt Lake Tribune 1/23)

Relevant Links:
Utah Office of High Level Nuclear Waste Opposition - http://www.eq.state.ut.us/HLW/Hlw_opp.htm
Private Fuel Storage Facility Application, Nuclear Regulatory Commission - http://www.nrc.gov/OPA/reports/pfs.htm
Private Fuel Storage - http://www.privatefuelstorage.com
The Skull Valley Goshutes - http://www.skullvalleygoshutes.org

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