From A recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that invalidates the power of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to decide how to deal with nuclear waste. The court ruled against the NRC's decision to license a temporary storage facility for nuclear waste in Texas, despite the NRC having explicit statutory authority from Congress to issue such licenses. The article argues the court's decision is poorly reasoned and likely to be overturned, but reflects a pattern of the Fifth Circuit trying to limit federal agencies' powers, from Ian Millhiser in Vox 1693303200

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