The plant has not strengthened electrical cables to withstand fire damage for one to three hours, a regulation established to provide necessary plant security in the event of an emergency.
The circuit overturned the administration's regulation clamping down on power plant pollution that crosses state lines, rejected its attempt to require large graphic health warnings on cigarette packages and found that Obama exceeded his power in bypassing the Senate to make recess appointments.
The unencrypted USB pen drive, containing a 'stress test' safety assessment of the Hartlepool plant, was lost by an employee of the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR).