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FROM : Dale J. Cook,. Acting Assistant to the L a u.yto, 1*7d y i
Manager for_Public Info'rmation, SAN
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susjEcT: CALIFORNIA PUC TO REOPEN BODEGA HEAD HEARING HAY.21, 1962' T
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i Reference is made to my April 26? l962, memo, subject.as above.
There is attached text of a flyer being circulated by the J. B.
Neilands'of Berkeley aimed at amalgamating' opponents to the
' Pacific Gas & Electric Company's Bodega Head nuclear power plant" 4
project prior to the May 21 State Public. Utilities Commission hearing.-
j Ecth Mr. and Mrs. Neilands have contacted this office three times, j
within'the latt week. Their_line of inquiry seemed to be con-j cerned with the' formalities of such a reactor hearing before the" Commissi> 1.
Neither was aware that PG&E had not' filed an appli,
l cation with the AEC, nor did they have background knowledge of i
the procedures and technical evaluations which the AEC follows i
and makes in its review. 'Neilands asserted that an application
?l going through the Commission was nothing but a " rubber stamp" affair and that he was 'of the opinion that the Commission had
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l never turned down an application. The function of the AC2S, j
staff technical evaluations and examples of the action taken 1
by the Commission to ensure public safety were explained to thes.
They seemed to have special worries about a~ location on the San Andreas fault and gaseous effluent releases. These questions I assured theni would certainly be given very careful considera-tion by the Consnission once a formal. application is received from the Utility for a permit to build the reactor.
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Enclosure:
i Flyer circulated by Neilands dtd 4/27/62 l
L. D. low, Dir., Div. of Compliance, HQS,,w/ enc cc:
/ R6bert Lowenstein, Dir., Div. of Licensing & Regulation, HQS, w/ enc,
C Ciambusso, Reactor Projects, DRD, HQS, w/ene.
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-Y FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 1962 THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION HAS ANNOUNCED THAT HEARINGS WILL BE RE-OPENED ON THE P.G. & E. APPLICATION TO CONSTRUCT A NUCLEAR REAgrOR ON BODEGA HEAD. THE NEW SESSION WILL BIIIIN AT 10 A.M. ON MAY 21 IN THE COURTROOM OF THE STATt; BUILDING IN SAN FRANCISCO. IN A HANDS-ACROSS-THE-COUNTIES CtESTURE, A GROUP OF BAY AREA NATURALISTS, CONSERVATIONISTS AND SCIENTISTS ARE EXPECTED TO JOIN FORCES WITH THE LOCAL RESIDETS OF BODIXiA BAY IN AN ATTEMPT TO INDUCE THE COMPANY TO LOCATE THE q
PLANT ELSEWHERE.
This release has been prepared by the undersigned who is a member of the above-mentioned group.
/s/ J. B. Neilands J. B. Neilands i
185 Hill Road,' Berkeley i
THornwall 3-8187 For confirmation this report concerning time, date and place for the hearings has been checked with Mr. Bell, Public Utilities Commission, Underhill 1-8700, Ex. 2987 e
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