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Responds to 630501 & 0814 Ltrs Re AEC Role in Licensing Nuclear Reactors
ML20234B522
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Site: 05000000, Bodega Bay
Issue date: 09/25/1963
From: Lowenstein R
US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
To: Heideman M
AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
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Dest'Dr. Emidement mu We had"not read your '1etter of Eny 1,196S, commenting en err heter of bril'24,1963,e as indicating that you empacted any further ga response 'ines us.a Essever, in view of. year lettpr:of August..M. . .

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Conserning ths paragraph numbered "1." of your letter, amier the Atemde anotay Act of 1954, as amended, the Atomic Roargy Commioviec was'siveniMrim**y for those matters in the atmaic energy field thish might,affest the'pubite .haalth sod safety 'and'tha' common defanes;. aid security.. soeti matters asciecat.moningr conservation and,'-*hiaa of tha~effect"of a proposed nonisar'*-41**y on the1*=*ha*iaa ef a. site are"withioilocal,and state jurisdiction.

They 'are ast' withia, this 'antherity 'of the Atemde Emergy Commissima ami, . consequently, are not'~1eenes for~considersticia at'public hear-ings eenducted byJhs. Atemde Energy Commission sonocening tha' %

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issuance 6f eenstructies permits for suelear facilities.

Under the passgraph sumbered "2." of your lett.or, you indicate your understanding that "... impartial espects outside of. ths ABC staff or ebooen consultants would not he given aqual hearing." Tom will note moder section 1714 and. 2.715 of. the en=mf ==1on's repnistion, 10 Crt Part. 2, "3ntes.of Praatiaa,". that provision is made 'for par-

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I yes bellex if an applisent has invested substantiaHy in site prop, arettes, te great athe Ateiste Queusy Commission wu14 be mader great osapeloton 1$eeeee.  ;

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" Licensing et Fredestima and Ott11satten Fasilities."' Sestien10 CBE part 50, 50.10(b) sonessas the twins dish yes have .satsed. - thr!* sostica provides that -ths, enestzustima of d proposed renator may ast bJgia ,

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In the finet paragraph'ef your letter you sates.thalipsestM.'ef whet.bar the " undesirable affects" sf the 'psoposed 'reaster trith,

" promised econanstas." respect to wtheties, conservattea, eta.iase)settfied 11ry I Agains this is not a(guestasa over skisk g;; the Atente Energy Ommaission was gives just=9**4==;by. thre Geogress in the Atomic asergy*dstTf 1934,~as'ammaded.' " " '"

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