NY Attorney General Sues NRC Over Rejection of Bridge the Gap\’s Rulemaking Petition to Upgrade Reactor Security

December, 2007: New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has filed suit in federal court against the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission\’s failure to require protection of nuclear power plants against 9/11-type air attacks. CBG had proposed a rulemaking to upgrade such protections, a petition supported by seven state AGs, including New York\’s, but the NRC had rejected any requirements to protect reactors from air attack. New York has now sued the NRC; click here to read New York\’s brief.

•  The State of New York\’s brief can be viewed here (.pdf)
• The State of California\’s amicus brief can be viewed here (.pdf)
• Public Citizen and Mothers for Peace\’s brief can be viewed here (.pdf)