Back-End Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Advising Utilities and Developers on SNF Storage, Transport, and Disposal

Ms. Leidich is a go-to lawyer in the nuclear energy industry on nuclear regulatory issues ranging from complex export control questions and nuclear licensing advice to high-stakes federal court litigation. She represents participants from all corners of the nuclear industry, including domestic generators of nuclear power, advanced reactor startups, materials licensees, and vendors of nuclear power plant components. Consistent with the evolving needs of the industry, Ms. Leidich's recent work has included representing companies in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court defending nuclear licenses and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) rules. She has handled complex and novel matters, including representing client Holtec International before the Supreme Court in the company’s efforts to license a first-of-a-kind interim spent-nuclear-fuel storage facility in New Mexico from the Atomic Safety and Licensing Boards. Ms. Leidich represents vendors seeking licenses for advance or small modular reactors and fuel cycle facilities; utilities in their pursuit of subsequent license renewal; utilities challenging NRC enforcement matters; companies in their mandatory hearings before the NRC to obtain licenses for new nuclear power plants; and has represented a litigant in a multibillion-dollar international arbitration.

Mr. Silberg is one of the nuclear power industry’s “go-to” lawyers, responsible for licensing many U.S. nuclear plants and litigating precedent-setting cases. Selected as a Law360 2019 Energy MVP, he advises on all aspects of nuclear law, including licensing, trial and appellate litigation, M&A and contracting, policy development and compliance. Mr. Silberg represents electric utilities and utility groups, governmental entities, nuclear energy and consulting firms, and other industry players, regularly advocating for clients before the NRC, DOE, state regulatory commissions, U.S. Congress, and federal, state and appellate courts. He advises on matters that range from plant design, construction and operational issues, to decommissioning and spent nuclear fuel storage and disposal.