Legal Opinion
Porter County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America, Inc. v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 6, 1979No. Nos. 78-1556, 78-1559 to 78-1561PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge LEVENTHAL.
LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:
These petitions for review filed by environmental and citizen groups and state and local governments1 bring to this court a challenge to the procedure by which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) passes on a request to institute an adjudicatory proceeding to suspend and revoke a permit to construct a nuclear power plant.
The Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation rejected requests to initiate a proceeding to revoke the construction permit granted to Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO, or the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Withrow v. LarkinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Federal Trade Commission v. Cement InstituteSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Dunlop v. BachowskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Thomas v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Gallagher & Ascher Co. v. SimonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Finer Foods Sales Co., Inc. v. John R. Block, Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture, and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Porter County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America, Inc. v. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the United States of America, Northern Indiana Public Service Co., Intervenor. The People of the State of Illinois v. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the United States of America, Northern Indiana Public Service Co., Intervenor. The City of Gary, Indiana v. The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the United States of America, Northern Indiana Public Service Co., Intervenor. The Lake Michigan Federation v. The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and United States of America, Northern Indiana Public Service Co., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Eddleman v. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
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