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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 5
I WASHINGTON, D.C. 20658 October 2,1981 oprics or TMs COMMISSIONER Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Schiller S-L Film Productions P. O. Box 41108 Los Angeles, CA 90041
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Schiller:
Thank you very much for your letter regarding Diablo Canyon. The recent Comission decision autnorizing low-power testing and fuel loading is only the first step in Comission review of this plant. Specifically, the earthquake-related issues that distinguish Diablo Canyon from most other nuclear units have not yet been addressed in detail by the Comission.
They will be reviewed before operation above five percent power is authorized.
While it may have some synbolic importance, a decision to authorize low-power testing poses very little danger to the public. The power level is so low that the operators have more than ample time to react to any problems in the plant, and the amount of radioactivity existing in l
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