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It’s brings a lot confidence that a nuclear power was built through a legal loophole.
by fluxem 3y ago
It’s brings a lot confidence that a nuclear power was built through a legal loophole.
- kuchenbecker 3y agoBecause the regulatory environment is inhospitable to new plants?
- preisschild 3y agoI mean it makes sense, if the Atomic Energy Commission already licensed the plant site, why shouldnt they be able to reuse it?
- pfdietz 3y agoLaws have changed a lot since the AEC existed.
- pas 3y agowithout looking up we can easily bet that anti-nuclear activists did their share of lawsuits to try to get those new laws applied to the plant, so there have been reviews.
- pfdietz 3y agoOne very important milestone was the Calvert Cliffs decision in 1971, applying NEPA to nuclear construction. This was while the AEC still existed, though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvert_Cliffs%27_Coordinating_Committee,_Inc._v._Atomic_Energy_Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvert_Cliffs%27_Coordinating...