Nuclear Energy Industry Raises Broad Concerns Over NRC Waste Plan

The nuclear energy industry is raising broad legal, policy and procedural concerns over the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) proposal to relax disposal requirements for some radioactive waste, adding to obstacles the NRC could face in attempting to finalize a rule that environmentalists and states already oppose and that EPA says needs revisions. “When an agency changes its interpretation of a rule or regulation, it is expected to ‘show that there are good reasons for the new policy,’” the Nuclear Energy...