United States DC Circuit

Petitions for review of respondent's decision to grant a license for a new, privately owned facility in New Mexico to produce enriched uranium as fuel for nuclear reactors are denied over claim that respondent violated the National Environmental Policy Act and the Atomic Energy Act in granting the license.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/11/2007
• Published 12/11/2007

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and ROGERS and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lindsay A. Lovejoy, Jr., argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Darani Reddick, Attorney, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, argued the cause for respondents.   With her on the brief were John A. Bryson, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Karen D. Cyr, General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, John F. Cordes, Jr., Solicitor, E. Leo Slaggie, Deputy Solicitor, and Molly Barkman and Geraldine R. Fehst, Attorneys., Michael F. McBride argued the cause for intervenor Louisiana Energy Services, L.P. in support of respondent.   With him on the brief were David A. Repka and John W. Lawrence.