Legal Opinion
Nuclear Information & Resource Service v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 24, 2006No. 04-71432PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYMER, Circuit Judge.
The Nuclear Information and Resource Service, Committee to Bridge the Gap, Public Citizen, Inc., and Redwood Alliance (collectively NIRS) challenge the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) rulemak-ing, which revised regulations governing the exemption standards for the transportation of radioactive material. NIRS argues that NRC failed to comply with its obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. § 4332, by not preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and making a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) without basis. We are…
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