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Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. NRDC, 435 U.S. 519 (1978) Strategic Delay in Derailing Public Policy

What are the advantages of nuclear power? Nuclear Energy Institute Economic Cost What was the promise of nuclear power? Environmental costs Coal and oil Wind farms Strategic issues Why has France pushed for 100% nuclear power?

The Opposition to Nuclear Power Site specific opposition Mothers for Peace General Opposition NRDC

Why are Nuclear Power Plants Controversial? What do they use as fuel? What else is this used for? What if it gets into the environment?

What happened at Chernobyl?

What about in the US? What would an accident like Chernobyl mean near a US city? China Syndrome - Three Mile Island

Reactor Safety What are the design issues? Containment Self-moderating - heavy water

Containment

Who Pays if there is an Accident? Price-Anderson Act Allows claims, but limits liability of the industry 1st $300m - private insurance $300M-$10B - risk pool Over $10B - federal government What would the costs of a big accident include? How is this like Katrina? Who really pays if there is a huge accident?

Nuclear Power Plant Regulation Originally regulated by the Atomic Energy Commission Charged with regulation and promotion of nuclear power Regulation was split off to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission because of conflicts of interest Environmental impact analysis was added, which complicated the licensing of plants

Nuclear Power Plant Licensing What type of agency action is nuclear plant licensing? What are the two different licenses a plant needs? Is there a public hearing? How does the public hearing process potentially slow down and complicated licensing?

The Administrative Law Back-Story How was the federal circuit's 1960s-70s jurisprudence on agency rulemaking related to the Warren Court's views of government? Why was the court suspicious of agency rulemaking? What did it want to require to provide greater public protections?

Disposal of Nuclear Waste Where do we dispose of nuclear power plant waste in the US? What has stopped the development of a central depository at Yucca Mountain? What is the impact on the nuclear power industry? Is this a smart strategy for stopping nuclear power?

AEC and Disposal of Waste Why is waste disposal a big problem for licensing hearings? How does the AEC want to change this by rulemaking? What sort of process is the AEC using for rulemaking?

DC Circuit What does the DC circuit want the AEC to do to improve the due process in their rulemaking? Is this required by the APA? What is the court's theory about the APA requirements? Floor or ceiling? Who does the court think should decide on the appropriate procedures?

The Substantive Issue What is the DC court's real problem with the rulemaking on waste management? What is the AEC's plan? What sort of technology does it depend on? We are 30 years latter - who was right about the technology? Is this the court's call?

The United States Supreme Court What is the hybrid rulemaking the court finds that the DC circuit is trying to require? What does the United States Supreme Court think about the role of the APA in setting process? Who gets to make the call? Why did the court remand, rather than reverse?