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Dear Mrs. Parkers i
Your letter to Secretary Udall concerning proposed con-struction of a nuclear power plant. on. Bodega Head by. the i
Pacific Gas and Electric Company has been referred to the l
Atomic Energy Connaission for reply, inasmuch as the Com-mission is the Federal Agency responsible for the review of applications for construction. permits and operating licenses for such facilities.
The Commission has received an application by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company-by I
which they seek a permit to construct a nuclear power plant on Bodega Head.
This application is, at the present time, being evaluated by the Commtission's staff.
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Cousnission's review will be conducted in accordance with i
the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and with the regulations of the Commission which pertain to i
such cases.
Copies of Part 50, Title 10, code of Eederal Regulations, Chapter 1, and Amendments thereto, presently I
in effect, are attached.
1 The application will not only be reviewed by the Consnission but also by its Advisory Comunittee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS).
Prior to any action involving the issuance of a permit, a formal report by the ACRS will.be made and pub-l lished and the case will be set down for public hearing.
l In additiou, the Fish and Wildlife Service of the. Depart-ment of the Interior has been requested to provide a report to the AEC conc'erning the effect of the proposed facility i
on the surrounding environment.
It is expected that this report will also be made available for public. inspection.
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The position that the Comunission staff will take with respect to issuance of the permit, together. with-a hazards analysis by the staff, will be published prior to such a hearit t,.
The final determination as to whether or not a permit.will be issued will depend upon the-evi-'
dance presented :in~ the public hearing and the findings i
resulting. therefrom.
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. The Connaission has announced that such a hearing in this case will be held in California at a place reasonably close to the site of the proposed plant.
i With regard to your remarks concerning work in which the Pacific Cas and Electric Company is engaged at the site of the proposed nuclear plant, I would like to point out that the Commission's regulations, while prohibiting con-struction activities which involve the permanent nuclear facility prior to the issuance of a construction permit, exempt other activities, such as site exploration. and excavation and construction of roadways, railroad spurs, non-nuclear facilities (such as turbo-generators and turbine buildings), and temporary buildings.
For the specific requirements of the Commaission's regulations, I would like to invite your attention to Section 50.10(b) of the attached Part 50.
The Commission believes that the exemption of these activities, which have no significant bearing on nuclear safety, is consistent with the pro-vision of the Atomic Energy Act which requires that the Comunission shall impose the ninimann amount of regulation consistent with its obligations to promote the common defense and security and protect the health and-safety of the public.
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.l Mrs. Eleanor. B. Parker Box 446 Diaon, Calif a
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Dear Mrs. Parke :
Your letter to S etary Udall concerning proposed obstruction of a 1
nuclear power plant Bodega Head by the Pacific and Electric i
Company has been ref ad to the Atomic Energy asion for reply, inasmach as the Commis ion is the Federal Age responsible for the
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review of applications constructies permi'ts and operating licenses j
for such facilities.
Commission has rodelved an application by the-Pacific Gas and Electric y by which/they seek a permit ta con-struct a nuclear power plan on Bodega EAnd. This application is, at the present time, under regi by the 06maission, which revi.sw will be conducted in accordance with t provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as -d A, and with regulations of the Commission which
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pertain to such cases. Copies of art 50, Title 10, code of Federal
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Regulation, Chapter 1, sad Amendosa a thereto, presently in effect, i
are attached.
The application will not only be revi by the Commission but also by its Advisory Committee on Reactor Sa guards. Prior to acy action involving the istuence of a permit, a fo i report by the Ceausittee will be made and published and the case wi be set down for public hearing. The position that the Commission if will take with respect to issuance of the permit, toget.her with a ha
~enalysis by the staff, will be published prior to such a hearing.
final determination as to whether or not a permit will be issued will upon the evidence presented in the public hearing and the findings 1 ting therefrom.
The Commission has announced that such a hearing this case will be held in California at a place reasoasbly close to site of the proposed plant.
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With regard to your researks concerning work is which the Pacific Gas and F.loctric Company is engaged at the site of the_ proposed nuclear plant, I would like to point out that the Cossaission's regulations, while prohib y ag construction activities which involve the per==ammt-nuclear. facility prior to the issuance of a construction permit, esempt other setivities, such as site.espierstice and excavation and eaa-struction of roadways, railroad spurs, non-nuclear facilities (such as turbo-generators 'end turbine buildings), sad terrary buildings. ' For the specific'reqdressets of the Commission's regulations, I womid like to invite yo ar attention to Section 50.10(b) of the attached Part 30 The Commission belihs that the esemption of these activities, which have no significsat Wearing on anclear safety, is consistent with the provision of the Atomi shall impose the Imergy Act which requires that the Ceausission obligations to preaste assume of regulatioa consistent with its health and safety of the commes defense and sacerity and protect the lic.
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