Vermont Yankee in King Burger's court: constraints on judicial review under nepa

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979 · Boston Coll. Environ. Aff. Law Rev.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5422955

Raymond, J F

This article examines the impact of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation vs Natural Resources Defense Council on environmental law, with particular emphasis on how the decision weakens the constraints imposed on agency discretion by prior cases under the National Environmental Policy Act. The first section discusses both the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's failure to consider the environmntal impact of nuclear fuel reprocessing and waste disposal in the Vermont Yankee licensing, and the sufficiency of the procedures used at the fuel cycle rulemaking proceedings held to consider that impact. The second section addresses the Commission's refusal to consider energy conservation as an alternative in the Midland plant's environmental impact statement and the Supreme Court's interpretation of the role of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards in the licensing process.

• OSTI ID: 5422955
• Journal Information: Boston Coll. Environ. Aff. Law Rev.; (United States), Journal Name: Boston Coll. Environ. Aff. Law Rev.; (United States) Vol. 17:4; ISSN BCERD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290600* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Nuclear Energy
LAWS
LEGAL ASPECTS
LICENSING
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
POWER PLANTS
REACTOR LICENSING
THERMAL POWER PLANTS