Legal Opinion

Sierra Club v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 21, 1987No. 85-7003PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:

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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

Petitioners challenge two orders of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) relating to the operation of San Onofre Unit 1 (Unit 1 or SONGS 1), a nuclear reactor located on the California coast near Oceanside. The first of the challenged orders, dated November 21, 1984, permitted restart of Unit 1 which had been shut down since 1982 pursuant to Commission order, for upgrading. The second order, dated February 19, 1985, denied petitioners’ request for stay and a hearing on the November 1984 order.

San Onofre Unit 1, operated by…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Harrison v. PPG Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Laurence Gage v. United States Atomic Energy Commission and United States of America Commonwealth Edison Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  4. Bakersfield City School District of Kern County v. Ernest Boyer, Bakersfield City School District v. Ernest BoyerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
  5. Chem-Haulers, Inc. v. The United States of America and the Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Sierra Club v. United States Nuclear Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  2. Railway Labor Executives' Association v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
  3. Railway Labor Executives' Association v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991

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