Dive Summary:

• The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ordered the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to allow for more public input in its decision-making process on fire safety at the Indian Point 3 nuclear reactor.
• Fire safety questions at the plant date back to the 1980s when technology was installed at the plant that was later found out to be less effective than first thought.
• The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by a New York state assemblyman who is publicly opposed to Indian point.

From the article:

Controversy over the plant’s Hemyc fire retardant dates to the 1980s when the material was first installed and was then found to be significantly less effective than was first thought. The decision came in a lawsuit filed by a New York state assemblyman who is publicly opposed to Indian Point, according to the Times. ...