Legal Opinion
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 21, 1976No. Nos. 74-1385, 74-1586PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge BAZELON.
Separate statement of Chief Judge BAZELON.
Separate statement filed by Circuit Judge TAMM, concurring in the result.
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
The problems posed in both these cases relate to the manner and extent to which information concerning the environmental effects of radioactive wastes must be considered on the public record in decisions to license nuclear reactors.
I. INTRODUCTION
Appeal number 74-1385 involves a proceeding to license a specific nuclear reactor (the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station located near Vernon, Vermont). Pursuant…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Camp v. PittsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Kleppe v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. State Energy Resources Conservation & Development CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Alabama Power Company v. Douglas M. Costle, as Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Sierra Club, Intervenors.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- State of Alaska v. Cecil D. AndrusCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
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