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Dear Mr. Seaborg:
r~ p , It is the feeling of this organization that enough questions . of public concern exist relative to the establishment of a l I; " nuclear reactor at Bodega Bay in California by the Pacific [. J Gas and Electric Company to warrant the greatest care in grunting this company permission to construct this plant. . kn . ..,' , k We urge that the Atomic Energy Commission' before granting any further permission to this proceeding hold public hearings I [fi e; in the vicinity of the reactor location. , ; heroid J. Sincerely, '
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This replies to your letter of May 31,194 addreseed to President
. Eermedy ocmoerning the appiteation tr/ Pacific One & Electrio Cepen for a ocastruction pemit to eenstruct a analear power
[,C. i'l resetor at Sodega Head, Tau supressed ennoorn with respect to tbs _- procedures being faileued la ennnection with eenalderation of the application k Paolfie Gas a neotric Campany for the necessary [f"iy~. - authority to permit constmetien sad operstLa of a nuclear poest plant at ths., ,zf alte. In esses of this kind 'the law presides for,.a 9 y- " M ye safety
. ..;q soview b/ several techeioni groups ube are esport in matters of 1_ l - ; remoter safety. This safety twiew must be senducted under rego-
- 4Ed later/ precedures aime prescribed W 1er, includLag a publie a -
bearing in whiah the rights of interested parties to partleipate
-~ T and vaios their objections are fully pewtected. The various toehnissi safety swieus have not yet been oogpieted in this asse*
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[, C. ,j helpfal to you. , Before the Commission een reach a decision an the issonnoe of a pemit authorisLag constmettan of a peer reactor like the one proposed W Pacitio Qas & Rectrie Capeg, ear teobaisal staff must make a aceprehensive safety rwiew of the proposed design, - constmetion and loostion of the plant. In addition, these matters must be regissed by tbs Advisory Ccouaittes en Beactor Safegnants and the twports of the Cannittaie mast be made public. The Advisor / Connittee en Reactor SafeCuards was established by - Congress to advise the Camission on matters of this kind. It g is made up of scientists and engineers who are eminently ~g:alified . in the scientific disciplines relating to reactor safeth
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*gE A.Q 4 *i After these reviews have been empleted, a le_ hearing' mast be-held before an Atomic safety and 11eenring rd ~ At auch a hear.
ing the company proposing en plant must present evidense justi. : fring the proposal from the s*Wat of public henith and safety ( and members of the techniesi staff of the Commisslan present t-their evaluatim of the safety espects of the plant. In thLs base. . ing, members of the public abo have an interest is the matter may l partisLpete in the hearing in aseerdense with the Commission's I
- Rules of Practice",10 CF2 Part 2, a oopy of skich is enclosed.
You util mete that sections 2 714 and 2 715 desaribe the een. ditiens under uddah pereas any participate in the hearing and do mot necessarily preelade the roostat af testinomy by ladividuals
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._7-? At the eeneluaLes of the public hearing, the Atente safety and C ucesslag Doord runders am imitasi decimien'and this decision is ." ' _4 then esbjoet to review by the sammtnaim at the sogeest of a .M3,. party er e its sua acties. .
a W the purpoos of these estaasive tenhataal safety reviens sad pre. eedarse is to assure thereagh seasideration of all aspects of the
. proposed plant hearing upan the gnostion W ubsther it een he 2.;. - sometreeted and operated at the proposed site atthout m ese rist al- i to the health and safety of the publio. A more detaLled descrip.
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=.-s* p a ,35.s At the Cantieston's requeet, the W. 3. Seelegteal sansy has been '
gd eenducting a thorsegh field study of the geology of Bodega Beed 5.# G since aerly Nay. In addities, esport osamitants hees been - Rf.S . retalmed to assist the ABC mogniatory Staff La esslasting PacitLe
;r:5 Oss e Restrie sempany's appliestia utth respect to the e6Lanologr of the area and strustaral design af the proposed ""' plant. risal seties as the Assifie Oso a Meetrie Campaqr appliestion will met be takes until the report by the W. 8. So.
elogical Survey hos been reonived and evaluated. Further, a j oonstructica permit uL11 set he issued unices the Commisates, folloeing a ynblie hearing ed a decision by the Atanic Safety 9 and usensing Board sad eensideration et all factors bearing
- upco safety is convinced that the facility een be eemetructed and operated at the proposed loestten wLtbaut endue risk to the health and safety of the publio. 7.:
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the appliostian W Pacific oss a Electric Capegy Le hetere the . , l Commissian as a reCulatory astter. The reactor project essered ' W the appliostien mas senceived W the Company en iis sem / ! l laitiative and is proposed to be entirely fiamood uLth psivate ; espital. No finanoLal er other eenmaitments W the OsamLaetas ; are intelved. % You indiested that the AEC has laserad disteos limitatias from j active earthquake fanits fra } to ( of a mile. On February 11, 19CL, the Commissian published in the Federal Register a pro-posed *anneter alte critaris alo cra part 100 for pehlte samment. Sectie 100.10 (b) (1) thereof provided as falleuss
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Za eennecties uLth finaliastian af part 100 it uns receCnised that I the statement "no facLlity should be loested eleser than i to 4 i (undorlined ter emphasis) mLle from the marfeos leastica of a
. , , koce active earthquake fault *, constituted an ammaly. thersfers,
. ..;. .: ; When part 100 ass 'ando effective a usy 13, 1962, the sentenes une _
.M ebenged to reed "Be feeility abould be leested aloser than ano . fourth 4 J% mLle fires the surfeos Loestaan of a kness active earthenske fanit*.
I.53' I believe yes uL11 agree that, la foot, se absage uns ande la the 7 ' ainimus pomLasible dLstanes. Copies of part 100 as erstmally pre. . Si gp
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pened ad la its presently effestive fees are enolesad, fDtd FjEM! ' b W.11 mote that the Stataneet af CanaLeerstime and Sectie 100.1 .- (af of Part 100 make it abundsstly elear that Part 100 is intended
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' 100.10 (d) WrWV provides that "ubers unfavorable Maal-characteristics of the site end.st the Fe,-rd site any never.
theless be found to be acceptable,if the design of the faaLlity
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gnards . - CenoornLag your refersoon to oanstruction wonic at Bodeca Band eito, please 10 CFR refer to the Part 50s enclosed
*LLeeneing oopy of the of Production andcommission's Utilisatie facilit regulattenles". E,.
Soction 50.10 (b) providos that the ocastruction of a proposed, 7 UfyM Ex&y i i 2
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j reseter muty met begin prior to the issnance of a osastmatism posit , i tir the Atosic Energy comed amica. Tau will note, howper, that : l
- construction" as defined in the above cited section does' met include site anosystian, omstraction of roadways, ra,ilroad spurs, ?
temporary kiidtags fpr use in sannection with obstruction etc. * ' It is important to note in this osenection that such construction as is permissible prior to the Mint =g of a obstruction permit 4
' must be undertaken at the applicant's risk sinec there een be no assuranoe that a pomLt will be issnad until the Ccundamian has esapleted its review of the appliestie and a favorable decision is resobed.
If there is any further internatien which me een peeride, please
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rtructice se is peralesible prior to the obtatalag of a-ecastrnetton pemit smet be undertaksn at the appliaant's - s risk since them can be no assarance that a pemLt luL11 he . issued until the Cennissica has coupleted its reviar af the applicat.La and a favorable decision is reached. If there is any further infomatian ubish iss esa pewide,
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