Among them: the longstanding issue of how to dispose of spent fuel and whether the public has shaken its fear of new nuclear reactors.
The district court dismissed Brandir's claims, saying that its analysis of the copyright issue was sufficient to dispose of the Lanham Act and common law claims.
The issue of how to dispose of spent nuclear fuel from power plants had raised particular concerns in Utah because several utility companies, fearful that Yucca might not open, have been negotiating with an Indian tribe with a reservation 70 miles west of Salt Lake City for permission to store waste there on an interim basis.
Finally, there is the issue of how to dispose of the oil that has been collected and the miles of oil-soaked boom.
The commission, determined to dispose of the issue promptly, heard the arguments directly instead of delegating them as it normally would.
"We have to secure our borders, but we also need a temporary worker program, and we have to dispose of the issue of 12 million people who are in this country illegally".
The commission, determined to dispose of the issue promptly, heard the arguments directly instead of delegating them to administrative law judges, the first time since 1989 that the sitting commissioners have heard such oral arguments.
We consider it appropriate to dispose of these issues on the basis of the excellent discussion below.
A hearing may be a full one, although the evidence introduced does not enable the tribunal to dispose of the issues completely or permanently, and although the tribunal is convinced, when entering the order thereon, that, upon further investigation, some changes in it will have to be made.
I think we're still in very good shape". To some extent, the leadership's decision to hold votes this fall on campaign finance reform, managed care and the minimum wage represents a calculated strategy to dispose of these issues by year's end, so they will not be caught up in election-year politics.
