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February 10, 2016

South Carolina sues feds over unfinished nuke fuel plant

  • The project at the Savannah River Site is years behind schedule and billions over its original budget.
    • By MEG KINNARD
    Associated Press

    COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina has again sued the federal government over an unfinished project to convert nuclear weapons components into reactor fuel, saying in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the administration has acted unconstitutionally in failing to complete the mixed-oxide facility by a Jan. 1 deadline.

    “The federal government has a responsibility to follow through with its promises,” state Attorney General Alan Wilson said in a statement provided to The Associated Press. “The Department of Energy has continually shown disregard for its obligations under federal law to the nation, the state of South Carolina and frankly the rule of law.”


     
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