ELR Citation: ELR 21084
No(s). s. 87-1254, 88-1636 (D.C. Cir. Apr 17, 1990)

The court holds that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) interpretation of the definition of "byproduct material" in Atomic Energy Act (AEA) §11(e)(2) frustrates the purposes of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA) and is impermissible. In 1987, Illinois and the NRC agre...