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{{#Wiki_filter:USCA Case #21-1056       Document #1920947         Filed: 11/04/2021   Page 1 of 9 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
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BEYOND NUCLEAR, INC.,                        )
                                            )
Petitioner,                    )      Case No. 21-1056
                                            )
: v.                                  )      Consolidated with Nos.
                                            )      21-1048, 21-1055, and 21-1179 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR                        )
REGULATORY COMMISSION and the                )
UNTIED STATES OF AMERICA,                    )
                                            )
Respondents.                  )
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AMENDED PETITION FOR REVIEW Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2239, 28 U.S.C. § 2344, 5 U.S.C. § 702, 42 U.S.C. § 10139, Fed. R. App. P. 15(a), and D.C. Cir. Rule 15(a), Petitioner Beyond Nuclear, Inc., through its undersigned counsel, hereby amends its petition for review in this proceeding.1 This amended petition seeks review of the issuance by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the NRC or Commission) of a license to build and operate the WCS Consolidated Interim Storage Facility, published at 1
The court docketed Beyond Nuclears original Petition for Review on February 10, 2010, in Beyond Nuclear v. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and United States of America, No. 21-1056. The court subsequently consolidated this case with three others, and captioned it Dont Waste Michigan, et al. v. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and United States of America, No. 21-1048 (consolidated with Nos. 21-1055, 21-1056, and 21-1179).


USCA Case #21-1056        Document #1920947          Filed: 11/04/2021    Page 2 of 9 86 Fed. Reg. 51,926 (Sept. 17, 2021) (License Issuance). A copy of the Federal Register notice is attached.
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
The License Issuance appealed by this Amended Petition for Review completes the NRCs action on Interim Storage Partners (ISPs) license application and constitutes the third and last NRC decision of which Petitioner seeks review. With this Amended Petition, Beyond Nuclear now seeks review of the License Issuance and two previous NRC decisions: a Commission Order issued on October 29, 2018 (2018 Order) and Memorandum and Order CLI-20-14, issued on December 17, 2020 (CLI-20-14).
Petitioner seeks review of these three NRC decisions on the grounds that they violate the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 10222(a)(5)(A) and 10143, and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. §§ 706(2)(A) and (C). Petitioner contends that in the 2018 Order, the NRC violated the NWPA and the APA by refusing to dismiss an administrative proceeding that contemplated issuance of a license permitting federal ownership of used reactor fuel at a commercial fuel storage facility. Petitioner also contends that the NRC violated the NWPA and the APA in CLI-20-14 by ruling that the application under review in the proceeding was lawful and by refusing to grant Petitioner a hearing on the question of whether the NRC is prohibited by the APA from issuing a license that contains provisions that would violate the NWPA if 2


USCA Case #21-1056         Document #1920947           Filed: 11/04/2021   Page 3 of 9 implemented. Finally, Petitioner contends that the License Issuance violated the NWPA and the APA.
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Accordingly, Petitioner respectfully requests this Court review, reverse, and vacate the 2018 Order, CLI-20-14, and the License Issuance and grant any other remedies that may be appropriate.
BEYOND NUCLEAR, INC., )
This filing is timely because it is made within the 60-day period established by the Hobbs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2344, for bringing a petition for judicial review of a final agency action. The License Issuance was noticed within the last 60 days, and renders final and ripe all other orders issued against Beyond Nuclear in the underlying proceeding, including the 2018 Order and CLI-20-14. Venue is appropriate within the D.C. Circuit pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2343.
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Finally, because none of Petitioners legal claims are altered by this Amended Petition for Review, it will not impact the proposed word limits and briefing schedule set out in the Joint Motion to Govern Future Proceedings filed on October 12, 2021.
Petitioner, ) Case No. 21-1056
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: v. ) Consolidated with Nos.
) 21-1048, 21-1055, and 21-1179 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR )
REGULATORY COMMISSION and the )
UNTIED STATES OF AMERICA, )
)
Respondents. )
)
 
AMENDED PETITION FOR REVIEW
 
Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2239, 28 U.S.C. § 2344, 5 U.S.C. § 702, 42 U.S.C. §
 
10139, Fed. R. App. P. 15(a), and D.C. Cir. Rule 15(a), Petitioner Beyond Nuclear,
 
Inc., through its undersigned counsel, hereby amends its petition for review in this proceeding. 1 This amended petition seeks review of the issuance by the United
 
States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the NRC or Commission) of a license
 
to build and operate the WCS Consolidated Interim Storage Facility, published at
 
1 The court docketed Beyond Nuclears original Petition for Review on February 10, 2010, in Beyond Nuclear v. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and United States of America, No. 21-1056. The court subsequently consolidated this case with three others, and captioned it Dont Waste Michigan, et al. v. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and United States of America, No. 21-1048 (consolidated with Nos. 21-1055, 21-1056, and 21-1179).
USCA Case #21-1056 Document #1920947 Filed: 11/04/2021 Page 2 of 9
 
86 Fed. Reg. 51,926 (Sept. 17, 2021) (License Issuance). A copy of the Federal
 
Register notice is attached.
 
The License Issuance appealed by this Amended Petition for Review
 
completes the NRCs action on Interim Storage Partners (ISPs) license
 
application and constitutes the third and last NRC decision of which Petitioner
 
seeks review. With this Amended Petition, Beyond Nuclear now seeks review of
 
the License Issuance and two previous NRC decisions: a Commission Order issued
 
on October 29, 2018 (2018 Order) and Memorandum and Order CLI-20-14,
 
issued on December 17, 2020 (CLI-20-14).
 
Petitioner seeks review of these three NRC decisions on the grounds that
 
they violate the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA), 42 U.S.C. §§
 
10222(a)(5)(A) and 10143, and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5
 
U.S.C. §§ 706(2)(A) and (C). Petitioner contends that in the 2018 Order, the NRC
 
violated the NWPA and the APA by refusing to dismiss an administrative
 
proceeding that contemplated issuance of a license permitting federal ownership of
 
used reactor fuel at a commercial fuel storage facility. Petitioner also contends that
 
the NRC violated the NWPA and the APA in CLI-20-14 by ruling that the
 
application under review in the proceeding was lawful and by refusing to grant
 
Petitioner a hearing on the question of whether the NRC is prohibited by the APA
 
from issuing a license that contains provisions that would violate the NWPA if
 
2 USCA Case #21-1056 Document #1920947 Filed: 11/04/2021 Page 3 of 9
 
implemented. Finally, Petitioner contends that the License Issuance violated the
 
NWPA and the APA.
 
Accordingly, Petitioner respectfully requests this Court review, reverse, and
 
vacate the 2018 Order, CLI-20-14, and the License Issuance and grant any other
 
remedies that may be appropriate.
 
This filing is timely because it is made within the 60-day period established
 
by the Hobbs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2344, for bringing a petition for judicial review of a
 
final agency action. The License Issuance was noticed within the last 60 days, and
 
renders final and ripe all other orders issued against Beyond Nuclear in the
 
underlying proceeding, including the 2018 Order and CLI-20-14. Venue is
 
appropriate within the D.C. Circuit pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2343.
 
Finally, because none of Petitioners legal claims are altered by this
 
Amended Petition for Review, it will not impact the proposed word limits and
 
briefing schedule set out in the Joint Motion to Govern Future Proceedings filed on
 
October 12, 2021.
 
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Respectfully Submitted,


USCA Case #21-1056      Document #1920947    Filed: 11/04/2021 Page 4 of 9 Respectfully Submitted,
___/signed electronically by/__
___/signed electronically by/__
Diane Curran Harmon, Curran, Spielberg, & Eisenberg, L.L.P.
Diane Curran Harmon, Curran, Spielberg, & Eisenberg, L.L.P.
1725 DeSales Street N.W., Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20036 240-393-9285 Email: dcurran@harmoncurran.com
1725 DeSales Street N.W., Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20036 240-393-9285 Email: dcurran@harmoncurran.com
___/signed electronically by/__
___/signed electronically by/__
Mindy Goldstein Turner Environmental Law Clinic Emory University School of Law 1301 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30322 404-727-3432 Email: magolds@emory.edu Counsel for Petitioner November 4, 2021 4
Mindy Goldstein Turner Environmental Law Clinic Emory University School of Law 1301 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30322 404-727-3432 Email: magolds@emory.edu
 
Counsel for Petitioner
 
November 4, 2021
 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
 
I, Diane Curran, hereby certify that on November 4, 2021, I posted Petitioners Amended Petition for Review on the Courts ECF website. I also sent copies of those documents to the following by first-class mail:


USCA Case #21-1056 Document #1920947 Filed: 11/04/2021 Page 5 of 9 USCA Case #21-1056 Document #1920947 Filed: 11/04/2021 Page 6 of 9 USCA Case #21-1056 Document #1920947 Filed: 11/04/2021 Page 7 of 9 USCA Case #21-1056        Document #1920947        Filed: 11/04/2021    Page 8 of 9 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Diane Curran, hereby certify that on November 4, 2021, I posted Petitioners Amended Petition for Review on the Courts ECF website. I also sent copies of those documents to the following by first-class mail:
Merrick B. Garland, Atty. Genl. (by registered mail, return receipt requested)
Merrick B. Garland, Atty. Genl. (by registered mail, return receipt requested)
United States Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division 950 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
United States Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division 950 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530-0001 Marian Zobler, General Counsel Office of the General Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Annette L. Vietti-Cook, Secretary (by registered mail, return receipt requested)
Washington, D.C. 20530-0001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O-16G4 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Paul Bessette, Esq.
 
Marian Zobler, General Counsel Office of the General Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555
 
Annette L. Vietti-Cook, Secretary (by registered mail, return receipt requested)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O-16G4 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001
 
Paul Bessette, Esq.
Ryan Lighty, Esq.
Ryan Lighty, Esq.
Timothy Matthews, Esq.
Timothy Matthews, Esq.
Morgan, Lewis and Bockius, L.L.P 1111 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
Morgan, Lewis and Bockius, L.L.P 1111 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004 Terry J. Lodge, Esq.
Washington, D.C. 20004
316 N. Michigan Street, Suite 520 Toledo, OH 43604-5627 Wallace L. Taylor, Esq.
 
4403 1st Avenue, Suite 402 Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
Terry J. Lodge, Esq.
316 N. Michigan Street, Suite 520 Toledo, OH 43604-5627
 
Wallace L. Taylor, Esq.
4403 1 st Avenue, Suite 402 Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
 
USCA Case #21-1056 Document #1920947 Filed: 11/04/2021 Page 9 of 9
 
Monica R. Perales, Esq.
6101 Holiday Hill Road Midland, TX 79707


USCA Case #21-1056      Document #1920947      Filed: 11/04/2021 Page 9 of 9 Monica R. Perales, Esq.
Allan Kanner, Esq.
6101 Holiday Hill Road Midland, TX 79707 Allan Kanner, Esq.
Annemieke M. Tennis, Esq.
Annemieke M. Tennis, Esq.
Kanner & Whiteley, LLC 701 Camp Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Karen D. Hadden, Executive Director, Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Coalition 605 Carismatic Lane Austin, TX 78748 Diane DArrigo Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) 6930 Carroll Avenue Suite 340 Takoma Park, MD 20912 Chris Hebner, Esq.
Kanner & Whiteley, LLC 701 Camp Street New Orleans, LA 70130
City of San Antonio, TX P.O. Box 839966 San Antonio, TX 78283 Respectfully Submitted,
 
Karen D. Hadden, Executive Director, Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Coalition 605 Carismatic Lane Austin, TX 78748
 
Diane DArrigo Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) 6930 Carroll Avenue Suite 340 Takoma Park, MD 20912
 
Chris Hebner, Esq.
City of San Antonio, TX P.O. Box 839966 San Antonio, TX 78283
 
Respectfully Submitted,
 
___/signed electronically by/__
___/signed electronically by/__
Diane Curran Harmon, Curran, Spielberg, & Eisenberg, L.L.P.
Diane Curran Harmon, Curran, Spielberg, & Eisenberg, L.L.P.
1725 DeSales Street N.W., Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20036 240-393-9285 Email: dcurran@harmoncurran.com 2}}
1725 DeSales Street N.W., Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20036 240-393-9285 Email: dcurran@harmoncurran.com
 
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Revision as of 12:11, 19 November 2024

11-4-21 Amended Petition for Review (DC Cir.)(Case No. 21-1056)(Consolidated 21-1048, 21-1055, 21-1179)
ML21313A196
Person / Time
Site: Consolidated Interim Storage Facility
Issue date: 11/04/2021
From: Curran D, Goldstein M
Beyond Nuclear, Emory Univ School of Law, Harmon, Curran, Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg, LLP, Turner Environmental Law Clinic
To:
NRC/OGC, US Federal Judiciary, Court of Appeals, for the District of Columbia Circuit
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USCA Case #21-1056 Document #1920947 Filed: 11/04/2021 Page 1 of 9

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

)

BEYOND NUCLEAR, INC., )

)

Petitioner, ) Case No. 21-1056

)

v. ) Consolidated with Nos.

) 21-1048, 21-1055, and 21-1179 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR )

REGULATORY COMMISSION and the )

UNTIED STATES OF AMERICA, )

)

Respondents. )

)

AMENDED PETITION FOR REVIEW

Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2239, 28 U.S.C. § 2344, 5 U.S.C. § 702, 42 U.S.C. §

10139, Fed. R. App. P. 15(a), and D.C. Cir. Rule 15(a), Petitioner Beyond Nuclear,

Inc., through its undersigned counsel, hereby amends its petition for review in this proceeding. 1 This amended petition seeks review of the issuance by the United

States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the NRC or Commission) of a license

to build and operate the WCS Consolidated Interim Storage Facility, published at

1 The court docketed Beyond Nuclears original Petition for Review on February 10, 2010, in Beyond Nuclear v. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and United States of America, No. 21-1056. The court subsequently consolidated this case with three others, and captioned it Dont Waste Michigan, et al. v. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and United States of America, No. 21-1048 (consolidated with Nos. 21-1055, 21-1056, and 21-1179).

USCA Case #21-1056 Document #1920947 Filed: 11/04/2021 Page 2 of 9

86 Fed. Reg. 51,926 (Sept. 17, 2021) (License Issuance). A copy of the Federal

Register notice is attached.

The License Issuance appealed by this Amended Petition for Review

completes the NRCs action on Interim Storage Partners (ISPs) license

application and constitutes the third and last NRC decision of which Petitioner

seeks review. With this Amended Petition, Beyond Nuclear now seeks review of

the License Issuance and two previous NRC decisions: a Commission Order issued

on October 29, 2018 (2018 Order) and Memorandum and Order CLI-20-14,

issued on December 17, 2020 (CLI-20-14).

Petitioner seeks review of these three NRC decisions on the grounds that

they violate the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA), 42 U.S.C. §§

10222(a)(5)(A) and 10143, and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5

U.S.C. §§ 706(2)(A) and (C). Petitioner contends that in the 2018 Order, the NRC

violated the NWPA and the APA by refusing to dismiss an administrative

proceeding that contemplated issuance of a license permitting federal ownership of

used reactor fuel at a commercial fuel storage facility. Petitioner also contends that

the NRC violated the NWPA and the APA in CLI-20-14 by ruling that the

application under review in the proceeding was lawful and by refusing to grant

Petitioner a hearing on the question of whether the NRC is prohibited by the APA

from issuing a license that contains provisions that would violate the NWPA if

2 USCA Case #21-1056 Document #1920947 Filed: 11/04/2021 Page 3 of 9

implemented. Finally, Petitioner contends that the License Issuance violated the

NWPA and the APA.

Accordingly, Petitioner respectfully requests this Court review, reverse, and

vacate the 2018 Order, CLI-20-14, and the License Issuance and grant any other

remedies that may be appropriate.

This filing is timely because it is made within the 60-day period established

by the Hobbs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2344, for bringing a petition for judicial review of a

final agency action. The License Issuance was noticed within the last 60 days, and

renders final and ripe all other orders issued against Beyond Nuclear in the

underlying proceeding, including the 2018 Order and CLI-20-14. Venue is

appropriate within the D.C. Circuit pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2343.

Finally, because none of Petitioners legal claims are altered by this

Amended Petition for Review, it will not impact the proposed word limits and

briefing schedule set out in the Joint Motion to Govern Future Proceedings filed on

October 12, 2021.

3 USCA Case #21-1056 Document #1920947 Filed: 11/04/2021 Page 4 of 9

Respectfully Submitted,

___/signed electronically by/__

Diane Curran Harmon, Curran, Spielberg, & Eisenberg, L.L.P.

1725 DeSales Street N.W., Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20036 240-393-9285 Email: dcurran@harmoncurran.com

___/signed electronically by/__

Mindy Goldstein Turner Environmental Law Clinic Emory University School of Law 1301 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30322 404-727-3432 Email: magolds@emory.edu

Counsel for Petitioner

November 4, 2021

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, Diane Curran, hereby certify that on November 4, 2021, I posted Petitioners Amended Petition for Review on the Courts ECF website. I also sent copies of those documents to the following by first-class mail:

Merrick B. Garland, Atty. Genl. (by registered mail, return receipt requested)

United States Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division 950 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20530-0001

Marian Zobler, General Counsel Office of the General Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

Annette L. Vietti-Cook, Secretary (by registered mail, return receipt requested)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O-16G4 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001

Paul Bessette, Esq.

Ryan Lighty, Esq.

Timothy Matthews, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis and Bockius, L.L.P 1111 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20004

Terry J. Lodge, Esq.

316 N. Michigan Street, Suite 520 Toledo, OH 43604-5627

Wallace L. Taylor, Esq.

4403 1 st Avenue, Suite 402 Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

USCA Case #21-1056 Document #1920947 Filed: 11/04/2021 Page 9 of 9

Monica R. Perales, Esq.

6101 Holiday Hill Road Midland, TX 79707

Allan Kanner, Esq.

Annemieke M. Tennis, Esq.

Kanner & Whiteley, LLC 701 Camp Street New Orleans, LA 70130

Karen D. Hadden, Executive Director, Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Coalition 605 Carismatic Lane Austin, TX 78748

Diane DArrigo Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) 6930 Carroll Avenue Suite 340 Takoma Park, MD 20912

Chris Hebner, Esq.

City of San Antonio, TX P.O. Box 839966 San Antonio, TX 78283

Respectfully Submitted,

___/signed electronically by/__

Diane Curran Harmon, Curran, Spielberg, & Eisenberg, L.L.P.

1725 DeSales Street N.W., Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20036 240-393-9285 Email: dcurran@harmoncurran.com

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