A setback for nuclear power
The nation's nuclear power industry is already reeling from cost overruns, widespread public doubts and a snarl of ever changing Government regulations. Last week it was dealt another blow: the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 9-to-0 decision, upheld a California moratorium enacted in 1976 that bans certification of new nuclear facilities until the Federal Government finds a way to dispose permanently of the plants' highly radioactive waste products. The ruling, which affects only future construction, opens the door for wider state involvement.
Critical to the court's conclusion was its...
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