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Nuclear Accidents: Judicial Review Of The Nrc's Duty To Issue A Health Warning, Valerie Acerra
Nuclear Accidents: Judicial Review Of The Nrc's Duty To Issue A Health Warning, Valerie Acerra
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article focuses on the increasing effects of carcinogens and toxins into the environment on the public health, particularly the hazards of radiation. Utilizing the Three Mile Island nuclear power accident as a case study, it examines the theoretical battles over nuclear power production. It analyzes whether residents living near the Three Mile Island facility were entitled to a health warning due to the radiation emitted by the accident. The article proposes that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission should be the body that issues such a warning, and examines whether the issuance of a health warning is a nondiscretionary duty of …
Cogeneration: A Successful Response To The Energy Crisis?, Charles M. Pratt
Cogeneration: A Successful Response To The Energy Crisis?, Charles M. Pratt
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article examines the concept of cogeneration, a term for the simultaneous production of both electricity and other useful energy in a single facility by a cascading use of heat energy. It analyzes the rise of cogeneration through the lens of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ("PURPA"), enacted by Congress to improve the distribution of electric energy and encourage the conservation of resources, as well as the efforts of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") to encourage cogeneration. This article discusses a number of the issues raised and left unresolved by this federal policy of encouraging the …
Cogeneration: A Successful Response To The Energy Crisis?, Charles M. Pratt
Cogeneration: A Successful Response To The Energy Crisis?, Charles M. Pratt
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article examines the concept of cogeneration, a term for the simultaneous production of both electricity and other useful energy in a single facility by a cascading use of heat energy. It analyzes the rise of cogeneration through the lens of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ("PURPA"), enacted by Congress to improve the distribution of electric energy and encourage the conservation of resources, as well as the efforts of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") to encourage cogeneration. This article discusses a number of the issues raised and left unresolved by this federal policy of encouraging the …