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Title: Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group
Author : Supreme Court of the United States
Release Date : January 26, 1978
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 103 KB

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When Congress passed the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, it contemplated that the development of nuclear power would be a Government monopoly. See Act of Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, 60 Stat. 755. Within a decade, however, Congress concluded that the national interest would be best served if the Government encouraged the private sector to become involved in the development of atomic energy for peaceful purposes under a program of federal regulation and licensing. See H. R. Rep. No. 2181, 83d Cong., 2d Sess., 1-11 (1954). The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Act of Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, 68 Stat. 919, as amended, 42 U. S. C. ?? 2011-2281 (1970 ed. and Supp. V), implemented this policy decision, providing for licensing of private construction, ownership, and operation of commercial nuclear power reactors for energy production under strict supervision by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). See Power Reactor Development Co. v. Electrical Workers, 367 U.S. 396 (1961), revg and remanding 108 U. S. App. D.C. 97, 280 F.2d 645 (1960).