We have shepherded our clients through nuclear procurement, bidding and construction, and licensing since the 1960s. Today, we help our clients in virtually all legal issues associated with nuclear power plants and other nuclear licensees, including fuel facilities.
Our nuclear energy attorneys are strategically positioned to assist our clients in responding to various routine Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) proceedings as well as other state regulatory matters. Our work ranges from federal NRC license transfers to litigation before the federal Department of Labor (DOL). We regularly represent clients in hearings or investigations conducted by congressional subcommittees, the Department of Justice (DOJ), the General Accounting Office (GAO), and the NRC's Office of Investigation. Our attorneys regularly represent clients in federal courts in connection with retaliation and discrimination claims, and before state public regulatory commissions. We have represented clients in federal proceedings and investigations arising under Section 211 of the Energy Reorganization Act, including parallel NRC and DOL OSHA investigations and claims.
We have represented many clients in major commercial transactions, and we work closely with our tax attorneys to represent clients in federal, state, and local tax matters. We advise clients on traditional cost-of-service issues, and we provide legal support on matters relating to outages and replacement power costs, major capital projects for existing power plants, and funding of nuclear decommissioning trusts for multiple nuclear power units. We have represented multiple facilities of a nuclear licensee in the full gamut of labor and employment matters for more than 30 years, including defending unfair labor practice charges. We have conducted privileged and non-privileged investigations of allegations related to willful misconduct at NRC-licensed facilities as well as conducted comprehensive compliance and effectiveness audits of employee concerns.
We maintain contacts throughout the nuclear industry and at nonutility facilities such as the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site, and our attorneys remain current with topical legal issues. By fostering a cooperative exchange of information with other counsel representing licensees undergoing regulatory scrutiny, we are equipped to advise clients about regulatory trends and to develop tactical approaches to problems and opportunities. Our offices in Atlanta and Washington, D.C., are strategically located near the NRC’s Southeast Regional Office and the agency’s national headquarters.
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