Legal Opinion
Concerned Citizens v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided April 26, 1977No. Civ. A. 76-520PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
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In this case, the Court is again asked to block a federal agency from proceeding further to consider the potential construction of nuclear power plants on former Navy land in Rhode Island. 1 Specifically, Concerned Citizens of Rhode Island (CCRI) and the other plaintiffs complain that the defendant Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is exceeding its authority by docketing and processing intervenor-defendant New England Power Company’s application for permits to construct two light-water nuclear reactors to be built at the Naval Auxiliary Landing…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Califano v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP)Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Honicker v. HendrieDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1979
- Desrosiers v. United States Nuclear Regulatory CommissionDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1980