Legal Opinion
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. State Energy Resources Conservation & Development Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 20, 1983No. 81-1945PublishedCited by 1,351 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
The turning of swords into plowshares has symbolized the transformation of atomic power into a source of energy in *194American society. To facilitate this development the Federal Government relaxed its monopoly over fissionable materials and nuclear technology, and in its place, erected a complex scheme to promote the civilian development of nuclear energy, while seeking to safeguard the public and the environment from the unpredictable risks of a new technology. Early on, it was decided that the States would continue their traditional role in the regulation of electricity production. The…
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