Certiorari Sought In Jurisdictional Dispute Over Radioactive Waste Claims

Mealey's (June 3, 2022, 2:28 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Allegations of negligence and strict liability leveled against a company that contracted to dispose of nuclear waste cannot arise under the Price Anderson Act (PAA) when the company was not a participant in the statute’s insurance and indemnification scheme and never conducted activities related to a contract with the federal government, a group of property owners told the U.S. Supreme Court in a May 11 petition for certiorari....