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Dear Dr. Seaborg:
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natural beauty on California's coastline has been proposed as a site for construction of an atomic l
reactor to generate electric power.
Erection of such a massive facility on Bodega Head will permanently scar one of the nation's truly unique, and particularly appealing coastal regions.
I must stress that I am entirely in favor of the development of peaceful uses of atomic energy, especially when such projects are designed to meet the tremendous power demands of a prospering state.
But great wisdom must be exercised in the selection of sites for such units.
California, more than any other state, faces an extremely acute problem in preserving its G
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places of unspoiled natural beauty for the fu in the face of a population explosion second tq-Y none.
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Page 2 While construction of the proposed nuclear power i
facility at this location constitutes a thredt to the l
beauty of the area, my concern is equally great in i
another respect.
Residents, and future visitors to this l
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calamity from what may be a serious error in judgment.
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Confronted with a mounting conflict of professional I
opinion, the question of safety looms very large indeed.
We are here presented with the possible con-l l
struction of a nuclear power unit in close proximity l
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This matter has been brought before the California l
Public Utilities Commission, which recently rejected a petition to hold further public hearings on the j
subject.
In an eloquent dissenting opinion Commissioner l
l William M. Bennett pointed out that the Pacific Gas i
and Electric Company had not shown that the site was indeed a safe location.
In the present case, the wonderful natural beauty of Bodega Bay'is threatened for all time; and the l
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matter of public safety constitutes a most serious,
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and in my opinion unresolved question.
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l of the earth's greatest continental active fault lin,e.
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I strongly urge that the Atomic Energy Commission withhold issuin
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l Bodega Head nd that the Commission encourage the private 111ty to cek a more suitable site.
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For discussion'at CommissionersInformation Meeting
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% aily Log REMARKS:
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