Environmental Defense Fund v. NRC

ELR Citation: ELR 20835
No(s). 86-1235 (10th Cir. Jan 27, 1989)

The court holds that Atomic Energy Act (AEA) §84(c) allows the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to deviate from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) general standards for uranium and thorium mill tailings without EPA's concurrence when approving site-specific licenses where compliance w...