ML22299A129
| ML22299A129 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | HI-STORE, Consolidated Interim Storage Facility |
| Issue date: | 10/21/2022 |
| From: | Andrew Averbach, Heminger J NRC/OGC, US Dept of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Div |
| To: | US Federal Judiciary, Court of Appeals, for the District of Columbia Circuit |
| References | |
| 21-1187, 1970008, 20-1225, 21-1104, 21-1147, 20-1187 | |
| Download: ML22299A129 (1) | |
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USCA Case #20-1187 Document #1970008 Filed: 10/21/2022 Page 1 of 2
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
BEYOND NUCLEAR, INC., )
Petitioner, )
)
- v. ) No. 20-1187,
) consolidated with Nos.
) 20-1225, 21-1104, 21-1147 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR )
REGULATORY COMMISSION and the )
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )
Respondents. )
RESPONDENTS STATUS REPORT
By order dated April 21, 2021, the Court consolidated each of these petitions
for review and ordered that Respondents file status reports concerning the
proceedings on April 29, 2021, and at 90-day intervals thereafter. Pursuant to that
order, Respondents U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the United States
report that the application filed by Holtec International for a license to construct
and operate a consolidated interim spent nuclear fuel storage facility in Lea
County, New Mexico, remains under consideration by the agency. The agency
published a Final Environmental Impact Statement regarding the facility on July
13, 2022, and a licensing decision is expected in 2023.
USCA Case #20-1187 Document #1970008 Filed: 10/21/2022 Page 2 of 2
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Justin D. Heminger___ /s/ Andrew P. Averbach____
JUSTIN D. HEMINGER ANDREW P. AVERBACH Senior Litigation Counsel Solicitor United States Department of Justice Office of the General Counsel Environment & Natural U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resources Division 11555 Rockville Pike Appellate Section Rockville, MD 20852 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (301) 415-1956 Washington, D.C. 20530-0001 andrew.averbach@nrc.gov (202) 514-5442 justin.heminger@usdoj.gov
Dated: October 21, 2022
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