Legal Opinion
Beyond Nuclear v. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 4, 2013No. 12-1561PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC, operates the Seabrook, New Hampshire, Unit 1 nuclear power plant, which provides a significant portion of the baseload electric power used in New England. NextEra applied on May 25, 2010, to renew the Seabrook operating license, which will otherwise expire on March 15, 2030. See 42 U.S.C. § 2133 (permitting renewal of operating licenses). Renewal is allowed up to twenty years in advance. See 10 C.F.R. § 54.31(b). With its application, NextEra submitted an environmental report, as required by 10 C.F.R. § 51.53(c). That report discussed the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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