The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has made representations to the court in the case filed by Public Citizen and Mothers for Peace that it intends to conduct a proper rulemaking on the redesign of terrorism preparedness standards. (Read more about the case here.) The court decided yesterday to hold the case in abeyance pending the outcome of that process. The parties are to provide recommendations to the court about any further action it should take within 30 days of the initiation of a rulemaking by the NRC or 120 days of the order, whichever comes first. So, even if it took a court case to get the NRC to do the right thing, at least it will finally conduct a legal rulemaking process with opportunity for public participation and accountability.