Generally supporting the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) regulatory stance on the issue, a divided federal appeals court has ruled that the agency was correct to assign the primary responsibility for protecting nuclear reactors against plan attacks to the government, not plant owners. In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit turned aside several complaints by the states of New York and California and antinuclear groups, who argued the NRC should include…
Court: Government, Not Industry, Has Responsibility for Protecting Nuke Plants from Aircraft
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