Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge J. SKELLY WRIGHT.

J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

New events in recent years have so stirred the public to alarm as the nuclear accident on March 28, 1979 at Three Mile Island Unit 2 (TMI-2). Widespread anxiety persists to this day, particularly among those who live in the shadows of the twin reactors at the site. These residents of Pennsylvania, and the newspapers that serve them, have followed with a keen eye the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s investigation into safety at Three Mile Island. Recently public attention has focused on the…