Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 459.910 (2026)

Unlawful to store high-level radioactive waste in State

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NRS 459.910 Unlawful to store high-level radioactive waste in State.

1. It is unlawful for any person or governmental entity to store high-level radioactive waste in Nevada.

2. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “high-level radioactive waste” has the meaning ascribed to that term in 10 C.F.R. § 60.2.

(Added to NRS by 1989, 2113)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1995–2001 · leading case: United States v. Nevada, 123 F. Supp. 2d 1209 (D. Nev. 2000).

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United States v. Nevada, 123 F. Supp. 2d 1209 (D. Nev. 2000). · cites it 10× “The complaint in this action seeks a determination declaring that NRS 459.910, as applied, stands as an obstacle to the Congressional mandate in the NWPA.”

United States v. Peter Morros, & State of Nevada R. Michael Turnipseed Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects, 268 F.3d 695 (9th Cir. 2001). “According to the court, the State Engineer "did not find that NRS 459.910 prohibited the requested use of the water.”

Nevada v. Culverwell, 890 F. Supp. 933 (D. Nev. 1995). · cites it 2× “Later that year, the legislature enacted Assembly Bill (AB) 222, now codified as NRS 459.910, which makes it unlawful to store high-level radioactive waste in Nevada.”

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