YANKEE ATOMIC ELEC. CO. v. U.S.

Nos. 2007-5025, 2007-5031, 2007-5026, 2007-5032, 2007-5027, 2007-5033.

536 F.3d 1268 (2008)

YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC COMPANY, Plaintiff-Cross Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellant. Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company, Plaintiff-Cross Appellant, v. United States, Defendant-Appellant. Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company, Plaintiff-Cross Appellant, v. United States, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

August 7, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine E. Stetson, Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., of Washington, DC, argued for all plaintiffs cross-appellants. With her on the brief were Paul A. Werner III and Jake M. Shields. Of counsel on the brief were Jerry Stouck and Robert L. Shapiro, Greenberg Traurig L.L.P., of Washington, DC.

Harold D. Lester, Jr., Assistant Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellant. With him on the brief were Jeanne E. Davidson, Director, and Marian E. Sullivan, Trial Attorney. Of counsel on the brief was Jane K. Taylor, Office of General Counsel, United States Department of Energy, of Washington, DC.

Before MAYER, LOURIE, and RADER, Circuit Judges.


RADER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is one of many in the long line of contract disputes arising from the Government's failure to accept and dispose of radioactive waste from the nation's nuclear utilities. This is the first in a trio of concurrent opinions addressing the categories and amount of damages due to the utilities because of the Government's breach. See Pac. Gas & Elec. Co. v. United States, 536 F.3d 1282; Sacramento...

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