Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 30, 1988No. 87-7481PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
The Sierra Club petitions for review of an order of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board (“Appeal Board”) involving the Diablo Canyon nuclear power station. The Sierra Club intervened in proceedings initiated by Pacific Gas and Electric (PG & E) to amend PG & E’s operating licenses to allow expansion of its on-site fuel storage capacity at the facility. During the administrative proceedings, the Sierra Club raised a “contention”1 regarding the risk of a loss-of-coolant accident. The Sierra Club based its contention on a recent…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Metropolitan Edison Co. v. People Against Nuclear EnergySupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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