ML19208A386

Requests Certain Info Re Proposed Plant,To Serve as Aid in Determining Whether Plant Would Present Significant Risk of Injurious Transboundary Impacts

ML19208A386
Person / Time
Site:	Skagit
Issue date:	08/29/1979
From:	CANADA
To:	STATE, DEPT. OF
Shared Package
ML19208A383	List: ML19208A382 ML19208A386
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NUDOCS 7909130501
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of the principles and practices followed by the two countries on transboundary environmental matters.

In this regard the Embasr/ wishes to draw to the attention of U.S. authorities Canadian interest in the "Skagit Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2", a prc'posal to can'struct a nuclear powered generating facility approx-imately 35 miles frcm the Canadian 'ecrder. Information on this project has been provided to the Canadian authori-ties on a rcutine agency to agency basis and in this manner the Government of Canada has bqen able to keep ab reas t of developments. However, it is hoped that in the near future the Department of State will provide the Embassy with official notification about the "Skagit Nuclear Plant" proj ect .

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In the case of the Skagit nuclear project, the aspects about which the Embassy would hope information could be provided include:

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Provision of the information by the Department of State about those aspects of the project mentioned above shall be considered as providing official notification to the Goverrtent of Canada about the "Skagit Nuclear Plant" project. This request is not meant to curtail or bypass the existing agency to agency information ficw, which it is believed should continue. Rather,.it is aimed at eliciting information which will enable the Canadian Government to determine whether the Skagit Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, would present a significant risk of inj urious trancocundary impacts. If so, the Canadian Government may request consultations for the purpose of addressing bilaterally any problems that we may perceive.

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