Jersey Cent. Power & Light Co. v. Lacey, Township of

ELR Citation: ELR 20940
No(s). s. 84-5652, -5763 (3d Cir. Sep 6, 1985)

The court holds that a township's ban on the importation and storage of spent nuclear plant fuel and other radioactive waste is preempted by the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) and the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA). The court first rules that the case is not moot, in spite of the fact that t...