In Re Tmi. General Public Utilities Corp. Metropolitan Edison Company Jersey Central Power & Light Co. Pennsylvania Electric Co. Babcock & Wilcox Company McDermott Incorporated Ue & C Catalytic, Inc. (Raytheon) Burns & Roe Enterprises Dresser Industries

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• holding that even though federal law controlled the standard of care in the regulation of nuclear safety, the question whether a damages remedy for injured persons was federally preempted was a separate consideration
• holding that even though federal law controlled the standard of care in the regulation of nuclear safety, the question whether a damages remedy for injured persons was federally preempted was a separate consideration
• holding that the federal dose limit regulations “constitute the federal standard of care” in a public liability action under the Price-Anderson Act and rejecting an argument that ALARA is part of the duty of care
• affirming the district court’s determination that federal law determines the standard of care and preempts state tort law
• applying “the relevant federal regulations ... in place at the time” of the radioactive release caused by Three Mile Island accident at issue
• affirming the district court’s determination that federal law determines the standard of care and preempts state tort law

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