The question before the Court was whether the NRC was required to prepare an EIS before allowing Metropolitan Edison to resume operation of one of the reactors at Three Mile Island.

• 法院所面临的问题是：是否要求原子能委员会在允许大都市爱迪生有限公司在三哩岛恢复其中一个反应堆的使用之前，准备一份“环境影响报告书”。