Kerr-McGee Chem. Corp. v. W. Chicago, City of

ELR Citation: ELR 21369
No(s). 90-1622 (7th Cir. Sep 20, 1990)

The court holds that the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) does not preempt a municipal ordinance targeting health and safety hazards that the city intends to apply to plaintiff's construction of an on-site nuclear waste disposal structure. The court holds that the case is ripe, because the city's stated inte...