From: FindLaw Opinion Summaries - Environmental
(U.S. 2d Cir., Administrative Law, Environmental Law) In a petition
for review of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's denial of
rulemaking petitions filed by Massachusetts and California, the
petition is denied where the Commission gave due consideration to
the relevant studies, and thus the court was required to defer to
their expertise in determining the proper risk level associated
with the storage of nuclear material in spent fuel pools.
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