New York attorney-general Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission for denying the state a public hearing over the decommissioning of the Indian Point nuclear power station before approving a sale.
The lawsuit, filed in Washington, asks the federal court to review the NRC’s decision. It also challenges the NRC’s decision to allow Holtec to use more than $630m of the facility’s dedicated decommissioning trust funds for spent fuel management costs, which is the legal and financial responsibility of the federal government.
The lawsuit, filed in Washington, asks the federal court to review the NRC’s decision. It also challenges the NRC’s decision to allow Holtec to use more than $630m of the facility’s dedicated decommissioning trust funds for spent fuel management costs, which is the legal and financial responsibility of the federal government.
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