capriciously ignoring the potential contamination. The court of appeals agreed, and the power plant appealed. Had the NRC acted arbitrarily and capriciously? Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. v. Natural Resources Defense Council Inc, 462 US 87 (1983). The NRC did act arbitrarily and capriciously by not stating all potential impacts and by assuming that the builders, engineers, etc. of a nuclear power plant would have sufficient technology and understanding of environmental impacts to create a space that would completely contain the waste. Furthermore, even with safety measures in place, there was still the potential possibility of contamination that should have been included in the report and available to the public for knowledge and full disclosure. It is in the EICs domain to report on all potential environmental impacts, no matter how large or small