Legal Opinion
Connecticut Light & Power Co. v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 16, 1982No. 81-1050PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
Connecticut Light and Power Company (“Connecticut Light” or “Company”) challenges a decision by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC” or “Commission”) to adopt a stringent fire protection program for nuclear power plants in service before January 1, 1979, 10 C.F.R. § 50.48, App. A, App. R (1980). In the wake of a damaging fire at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant, a 1976 Commission report recommended improved fire protection standards for operating nuclear power plants.1 Based on the Browns Ferry Report, the…
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