Falkner and Wife v. Northern States Power

FACTS Northern States Power Company plans to construct a large nuclear generating station in Dunn County, Wisconsin, to be called the Tyrone Energy Park. It is to consist of two independent units, each with a generating capacity of 1150 megawatts. The plant will employ cooling towers of the wet type, with cooling water to be drawn from the Chippewa river, approximately 1 1/4 miles away. At the time of trial it was intended that the first unit be operational in April, 1982, and the second in October, 1983. However, due to revised demand projections, it now appears that the first unit will be delayed until April, 1985, and the second until an indefinite later date.