Legal Opinion
Oglala Sioux Tribe v. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm'n
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 20, 2018No. 17-1059PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge GARLAND.
GARLAND, Chief Judge : Powertech (USA), Inc. applied to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a license to construct a uranium mining project in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The Oglala Sioux Tribe, which has historical ties to the proposed project area, intervened in opposition because it feared the destruction of its cultural, historical, and religious sites. The staff of the Commission granted the license.
On administrative appeal, the Commission decided to leave the license in effect-notwithstanding its own determination that *523 there was…
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