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Joe Fouchard, News Service Branch June 6, 1 Division of Public Information. HQ Redney L. Southwick, Assistant to the Manager for Public Information, SAN BODECA HEAD REACTOR AFFLICATIOb1 MI RLS 80 Clips are enclosed from the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat of June 5, 1963, on:
(1) The Court ease by opponents of the reacter vs.
the sonema County Board of Supervisors; (2) Filing by opponents of rebuttal to FC&E answer to their petition for re-opening the hearing before the California Public Utilities Commission, with a pre 4ction the "public" wec't be heard; and (3) Imtter to the Editor.
It should be noted that opposition is being drummed up throughout the Bay Area by the Pesonen group inspiring letters to the editor, l
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l and efforts to sway public of ficials--local, State and Federal--te chair views. This campaign is unprecedented for its intensity in g f)! - l 7j
,F this area, including the " ban-the-boiabers."
"N, g gy By using the device of appearing before Sierra Club Ereups. Pesonen has carried the torch into Hout.arey County Dice for possible PC6E gN s; reactors at Hoss Landing and Eipomo) as well. In all appearances, o
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E We plan to place all weeklass and radio stations in areas where re-actors are proposed, or may be proposed, on our maillag list. We further recommemad authorization to coismunicate with such State, j
County, City and 2sgional efffetals as may be concerned, explaiming j
to them the AEC's review pro (cdure to assure public health and safety.
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i The opposition "line" to 56daga Bead is also being spread to same areas of Southern California where two ot%er reacters are unde.r-j consideration (Souchern California Edison and Ims Aasales Wo.cer and j
Power Dept.).
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June 5,1963 JMge Rulingin 2 Weeks On A,,,P1 ant LGUa dqs 7
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By DON ENGDAIIL Testimony from a stririg of vcit-U" der direct emmination by' l David Pesonen. Berkeley, a for.
wnkmin Drc3 us, one of the aty est research assi. tint at the Uni-f The lawyers yesterday afternma finished chopping one tree in the b pW m my torne for the petit'oners, Dr..
versity of Cahfornia and executive forest of legal issues in the Bodega of those 61 liedypeih outlined his letter +rrt-l director of the association, saki Bay power plant case, "I
's can b Ge spd ing about the plant in the following tr.e group was formed last springd l The direction it falls may de-defense tek nearly all d alon-years.
ar.d concluded that legal act;on on j
cide the outcome of the challenge day % sessi n; the opponents, case On crots examination, Dr. Hedg-the county use perrnit was needed of the permit-or senal the start, on the nanew but critical issue peth said he concluded it would be only last fall di logging the rest of the woods.
" pointless" to try to get the Unard "Metives of the association, hq
'Iletmeday trial before Supe-d Y 7
of S(pervisors to change its mind said, range from its goal of sto '
f on the permit. He conceded that rior. Cost Judge 1,Ilburn Gibson ancMng tespy from a re jh would c,ppose any project that ping the PG&E installation'on th bu g county e,.
Padega headlards to concern "over"j focused on a special defense by the County of Sonoma that oppm
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nents of the proposed plant " sat farmer and one of the potit.oners,of the ocean. and had actively op-county."
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on their rights" and should have I d&
j Silas DaelNg. another of the pe-
.that the association will be able brought the challenge into court t rday a ist e
q nd ok l jtnionen and Bodega Bay fisher-why and when he decide 1 the to get ** standing" before the'AEC The W3ge.s ruling on the de-perrait must be challenged.
man, said'he opposed the plant
- to testify in opposition to the plant Tense is expected in about tai He M louned caly this hself starting about a year ago
, hearings to be held in Santa Rosa.
because he learned that the AEC t The legal area of the standing pa, that bsurance policy for his lhad reduced tne minimurn ditance weeks-
-t Two Direction Testhnony.
to intervene in the case is a " cloud-l lie,will considv 'testimonithaf
' for plant location from a half to a ed" one, he said. But "we intend l
aimed at two points:
it.allon rd. hame that he proposed quarter of a mile from an earth-to try," he declared.
to buy locludeian exclusiosa of quake fault.
County Counsel Richard Ram-1-Did the Northern California coverage for duelcar contamina.
Before that, he said, he didn't sey, who sat as a silent partner Associationite Preserve Bodega-tion, dwpge.
- thbk the plant could be built.
at the county's counsel table, Le-IIcad & Harbor and four county 1(is agene failed to find one that.
landowners delay unreasonably in 'would insure against nuclear hat !ile learcod of the change "fam came a witness late it the day to a booklet," which was finally found.
talk about what he said at the time s
filing the action against the per ards, he said, even by wrufw to:
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-a phamphlet by Dr. J. B. Neilarkh,'
the county issued the pennit on
,' the Atomic F.ncrev Com miMn.. University e,f California professor; Feb. 8,1960.
2-Did Pacific Gas & Electric So, Mr,. Goodale said, he didn't Co. proceed in reliance on the psr ;take the policy, He "let it be known" that he The words, which croppod up wouid actWeiy oppose the use per-earlier in the trial, were in a mit and, thus potentially suffer On cross examination by Deputy demage beause the three-year-Cuunty Counsel Robert &hberg, ibcarne onemit last fall, he said, and finally news story of the meeting that of the petitioners said Mr Ranisey gaid PGLE was old permit is, being challenged' Mr. Goodale conceded he didn't Ngainst the plant now?
"well aware" that it would suffer think the exclusion clause was '
Judge Gibson, retired judge specifically because of the Badega Itebuttal Witness fmancial losses if the use permit from UWh who was assigned plant pmposal aal that he'd op ness apparently was called svely The county's single rebuttal wit-was overturned in court.
the case, gave the lawyers for the posed the plant before his bout The county' counsel agreed the county and petitioners until next wP.h the insurance companies.
becusa of Str. Darling's testimony.
statements ref2ected what he said, lie was James St. Smith, radio-but with two qualific.ations-that Tuesday to subm2 sets of cita-
- n.Amt engineer from General Elec.
he was talking about questions tions of previous cases. and tmtli June 14 to comment on each other-
.C.o testilled that the AEC raised over waiving requirements testificd that she was told in 3!k
- that plans and specifications he'.
s Ile then set the trial sar re-tof 1s by Supervisor E. J. Nr.,. raver br,d ar.y regulation but the wbmitted at the time and that he sumptaon June 20 Guidotti that it would be a " con._ wrwr mile limit. The half. mile was thinking atuut a " prompt and 3
v d h*' b e w#'ced before the tegulation was u w.:y a proposal, he said, re-jin.mai:a:e action" brought to chak j
ctniings If his'decisian L for the coun?y plant
,lenge the permP
-that the petition came too late Dr Joel E IIedgpeth, wrme. udopted.
The coun:y's witases on Mony
' -that will ead the acuon at the ;iologid and head of the Unher-And the plant.s; ting rules are day.-a list that included most rf b
i 3 g.,g.the Pacific's marine sta., adne by a statement that siting me pakinen-wem ga6ered to y
Superior Cos.rdevel If he rules the petitio'n has legalltion at Diljon Beach. testified he pmblerns can be overcome by en-support the cur.ty's corcention questioned the validity of the pcraiaceriq; measures, the engineer that it is too late for the action standing, the, trial June M willlmit procedure before the county's tedified.
explore a flock of contentions byjBonra of Zoning Adjustments by anil PG&E has moved in reU.nce Doris Sloan, county coordinator
.upon the permit.
the plant opponents th.t the perMletter on Jan.11,1p. (The onlyIfor the association and anothe esumny Wd Hanning b, mit was illegal (because no fann" reply,. he said, was a telephone tuioner, said she decided to become al public hearings were held and call frun UOP's 'pmsident, wl because of execptions that wer* told him he'd heard PG&E Presi#efter the Public Utilities Coramis-9 a p
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that an upset of one permit nowlen universitystationery). -cerned" about the protest..writtenf plan mit was issuet and PG&E.vice-i 6
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%,b'l1C. Gag the PG&E answer as say=ing the a ureem d'eegame; 1
.l association will have the opportun-kto anticiyte, association say ww e. n. ems o.m.uen i,, to,,es t evidence and e,o,s.
i SAN FRANCISCO--Opponents d esamine" witnesses befort the wmmission. a dismantling o 4, owe, to, e. e. i lthe proposed Bodega Bay nuclear.
AECt the language of the PG&E inese additlonal facilities w
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- Iceled pner plant today pretieted answer, however, says only that ht power transferred so the the public will be barred from "all qualified persons" wiu have Atomic Energy Cor. mission."
l "effeedve participation" in ihe that o;>portunity1.
Today's document contains still A t o m I e Energy Commission's
%e AEC's power reactor licens.
. more language about what the i
AEC means when if says nuclear hearing on ths plant by the AEC's ing guide says the AEC rules of
. Power' plants shouldn't be located own rules.
practice " permit persons whose
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" closer than one. quarter mile from A Plant Cou'rs Ec~aring, Page g Interests may be affected by the the surface location d a known proceeding to. Intervene as par,
%e charge is contained in a lengthy document filed today with tics," and have rights of cross-
. We ear %ake kult."
I the state's Public Utilities Com-exammade and aHows the wb
,k The plant site proposed is 1.00 wad to make a statement d 1 feet from the edge of the San Anj ' j mission by Ge Association to Pre-views to make " limited appe d
y reas fault that crosses. Bodega hiead. The association's original 1
serve Bodega llead ar.d liarbor.
Ances ar-The document is s' rebuttal to' a M
petition said PG&E witnesses gave Pacific Gas & Electric Co. reply date d be hearing. Gom wim -
" misleading" testbony akut h to a petition the association filed g
distance, and that the quarter.-
May 6 asking the PUC to re+ pen {
mile is cited in the PUC ruling gg of last November that, the plant i
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d such appli-3 g.AEC HEARING
. cants is made by Ge safety and,j could be built.
Hensing board that will condu 4
PG&E's reply was to the effcet!
h hearing.
Gat another paragraph in AECI ct Opponenis Aside from the ar
, regulations which says unfavor-me AEC. h guments abou
!able site situations'can be over.
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s Iault is either hearsay or evidence Pu.blic Gag ;.
Iy a guide." R said.
I on which neither the public nor the 4s i commi,sion itseif has enjoyed the Today the association makes a
- I strons ie ai stend that the speciac i.
IContinued from Page 11 right of cross examination."
} language:about distance is t Jt presenN a low list of points hearings on the $61 mtbn plant
- le says PG&E didr/t reply to in its jtrolling factor and that proceed. 8 i
i proposal answer-m dealing with loca, l ng with the pant construction
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,The association raised questions
. tion el the plaM in relation to the e I o s e r than a qu of earcquake hazards at the Bo.
- San Anorca.t faub tone and with "a c!cti Wolation" o.arter-mile is l
f the'federaf MgulaMm.
- the quality of rock on the Bodega dega llead site in its petition. and l) l headlands, 1
charged the utility company with.
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giving false and misleading testi.'
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many to the PUC at hearings a orig',nal petition says PG&E gave
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the AEC. The orsginal charge was I
ht PG&E submitted sitered ver.
PGLE returned the fire 10 days '
- ens d a scismobgical report to later, and among its arguments
, 6e AEC. PG&E's answer declared was one that there will be "abun the company " astonished"'at the dant opporturdty for public review
. charge and :said it included the f
of PG&E's plant site before the AEC ce mplete report (G Ge AEC.
i at hearings to be held in Santa Itosa.
Now the association concedes
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rebuttal.today. "is not true. De included in submissions to t he
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rules of prxedure b eio r e the
. AEC, but says a PG4E susnman e
Atomic Energy Commission will
. of the report was writWn to make
'the report )cok mota favorable,
)bar the public fmm effective par-hticipation in hearings befora the The rebuttsi says in the reply P
AEC, Dere is abtolutely no dabt
,' oGLC seeks to establish a danger.
that applicant tPG&El will oppose us precedet. Urging this corn-the association's eCarts to acquire usion to farego its proper re-m iew of safety.. to dip a step in standing beforc the ASC."
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.j-EDITOR: 11 is clear from the,
ation from one of several possi.
attitudes and actiera of 'ifioni5 ble causes from the atomic
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of Sonoma County W we power plant proposei for con" directly concerned with the str;iction at Bodega Bay ennot PG&E atomic pk Nuc M Bodega Bay that the major!:y possibly reflect unblased opinion ',
due 6 confkt of interest 4 o,
of them consistently teel Mat rcAlt of dual responsibilities of /
the exisung agencier-Federal both the Atomic Energy CorrW and State-.are uneo.iditionally mission on the Federal level and
' quahlsd to give the abr.olme r.nd th,e Arency for Atomic Energy
. final word as to the safety haz-Development and Radiation Pro-ards involved in possible radh tection on the State level to (a) '
ation exposure to the community develop atomic energy in its in-due to various causes from the dustrial and military capacity contemplated a t o m i e power and (b) protect the citizens of' plant, ney feel that the rederal the IJnited States.from exposure Atomic Eergy Commission and to radiation.
the State Agency' for Atom 2C This conflict has been the sub-Energy Development and Radi.
ject for loud and ' extensive ation Protect;on both have the s
undivided authority of qualified selentists to help formulate an criticism thmughout' the natioh
- indisputable decision as to the for many yeare-but change inf
, degree of safety prescried in the a democracy takes place slowly and many sinnitar anachronistus surrounding environment from y possible rad;ation exposurr from cause untold trouble before cor.'
the atomic plant at Bode;;a BA:-
rectan takes place.
nose who tre better irfarmeu, hus, only now ha's a long kttever, warn us that:
ovecdue bill to separate the con ',
flicting functions and responsi-1-ne general and..nce bihties (AB 1980 passed theh subject (1 radiation is do nro" and successive developme;.ts..'.Californe Assembly-it is 9ur.,
dynamic that research has or' rendy being considered in the',
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krnini far ahead of.other states d '
ing its properties a;.d ;ip:i in radiation protection., Only. ;
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,, controversial conscquer.cct Ai:
6 milar actbn in Massa.chusetts-thirized scientists dif:ct k
markedly on the polemic.s would come close. On a Federal *+
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!cvel, dit'ntamy of duty of the Alumic Energy Commission'ren e diation that opinions et,n h i
.found to support any point. ders any decisions regarding f n:
hazards of radiation invalid.-
view in this regard projected uY l
either the Federal Atomic Encr*
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perrions to ths dangera of relia-2 gy Commission N the State tion from any soueres other than U Agency for Atomic Energy De-vehpment and Radiation Pm-natu:'ai ones constitutes a pro,9 fod.nwral lasue with fard tection. Scientists seem to agree reaching ' implications affecting
,on only f,ne point: exp.isure to all dimensions. of man's exist
- I any amount of radiation bey 6nd ence, a amral issue which has '
ttiat to which humans are ex-been receiv!ng the constant at-
, po' sed.thmugh natural cosmic tcntion and serious consideration
'corMons is Aagerous. D2Y of such great thinkers as :
sdiggree on the extent r.,f danger.
Schweitzer ard Einstein. Sub-jecting tuankind to the dangers et radiation fron> any. sources other than natural ones is a transgressim against balir arrl !
Mrinsic individual rights.
'* h iI e outcries. of ' protest.
throughout the.wurfd s'eem 'ise-less h the jugganaut of scie $tif ;
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Solon Proposes Treaty i
To Curb Atomic Fallout!.
WASil!NCTON IUPD -A Re-1..alghts: S e n a t e Republicans
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publican spokesman said today the sought Weement on strategy that.
{ United States and Britain should could mea i life or death forp
- seek a treaty with Jiussia to limit President Kennedy's forthcoming h
rad;oact!ve. fallout.
! civil rights program. Sen. Jacob
'f an end to negotiations aimed at a majority cf the 33 Republican {>
Rep. Craig Hosmer. Calif., urged'K. Javits. R-N.Y., said he thought achieving a ban e atomie test. senators would pledge support for :
ing. He said "the whole course " substantial" civil rights legisla.
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tion, and for gagging a fillbuster tion in goed faith on a compre..
hensive. test han 'is totally' con..
f.;ducation:.A group e con-d vincing evidence they do not want g.sssmen intend to ir.troduce leg.
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llsia ion it. the House soon to ban
.Hesmer said in a speech pre t use of fNeral funds to assist seg-
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l round.". Hosmer said. He sng.,'
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he 'ca:'ed an historically nr.nc
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Other con,gressional news;
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WASHING *i% President Ken-proval of the p!w to ;o for three and second that three tests would '
'I nedy is quite discouraged over inspections, be acceptable, and ha so repod-
. any hope of getting the United
%en the Americam behaved ed to Khrushchev in Moscow.
States and Russia together on exactly as hi* securi:y cour.cil Dean has since retired as dis-a nuclear test ban. But he be-warned huu. T. icy rch. sed the armament chief, and though a.
lieves it so important to step, three inspectim ant! hargained Republican, he remans on good -
l the nuclear race that he _was for seven. Now tu e na were terms with ths Kennedy admin '
glad to joln with the British in telhng him: "We ;old; a so."
istration. Il e mistake was cade,-
on more attempt to probe the Furthermore fhe fuian mili-it was an honest mistake, and.
situation with Premier Khrush. tary men and ech,; sis wne one of misinterpretauon. Unqtas.'
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pressuring him for. are tests. ' ' tjonably, howeter, this and the The President's discourage. Khrushchev saW Se s,-c no other argument which ensued loside j
ment results from confidential way out, the Kremlin, have set back the
, cables from the American Em '
Mystery r.f f.hc 4 4L'r chances ci a nuclear test ban bassy in Moscow, plus the re.
What Khmsbenet r irrred to for some time.
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- ports of Americaps who have was -the conversatir.r between When the - Amerjcaa visitor..
l talked with Khrushebey f acently.1 Arthur Dean, then boo of the wLe talked to Khrushchev report-
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One American who kngvs U.S. disarmament raioim, artf ej the, conversation back to the '
Khrushchev and who spent six Vaauy Vasucrich Karx.tsov, dep-President,'.Kennedf remarkraf
- hours with him at the Black Srgtty premier, wlo had been.in that the hard hne in Moscow had.
i cama back to report that the at GNew York for the UK negotia-generated a'further hard Mne in '
mosphere had chayed complete. tions over the withdrawal of Washington.
ly from the relaxed situaion Kassan missiles from Cuba.
He referred to the opposition,
- s which he found one yeru ago..
Dean, a law putner of the late in Congress to My test ban with '
Khrushchev reparted to 'thic John Foster D6cs and the man Russia.
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[ American that he had been led who conducted the tough Pan-The President is private (y.
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i to believe President Kennedy munjon negotiations in Korea, doubtful whether he can get a i
would accept thwe inspections has been a sincere and perse. - test ban ratified by the senate' i
per year on Soviet soil to see ' vering believer in reaching a nu-if he goes below seven inspec. '
whether slussia had fired acy. clear agreement with the Soviet, tions per year.
nuclear weapons, and that he, Kuznetsov, who studied at Car.
Many scientists believo that Khrushchev, had urged that this. negie Tech in Pittsburgh, has. three inspect. ions would be am-be accepted.
also impossed Americans as a ple. They point out that the Unit -
He had exper,ienced great dif. Wnce:e believer in a nuclear ed States already has easy ways ficulty putting this across with agreement and in peace between to detect explosions in the air his security council, Khrush.
explained. Many of its 1,the United States and Russia, and under the water, and that 1
chev
. Talking in Now York last Jan/ underground testingis expensle,-
members had r,rgwd that Ken ~ uary, Ambassariar Dean told lim!ted, and not very cificient.
nedy wonddn't accept three iny.; Kuznetsov that he boheved Pres-Many diplomats also believe specuona, end that if Rusda # ident Kennedy wo@l accept that if Kennedy had accepted accepted thir number, the United three inrMons per year on Khrushchev's t h r e + inspection States would then deitand five. - Sov'6L sou. Whether he said Kr> propotal without a lot of hag.
And >if Russia sgreed to five,.nedy wosi
- n. v:t three tnr gling, the Senate would have the United States would demand "*about tnn-
< nown. At gone along with him. The minn.te seven.
. any raie, ut, r w a the im-he started dickering, howevei,'
llowever. Ehrushchev said, his' pression first t3at bean was. the Senate started debtuig. Now -
views prevailed and be pot ap,'. definitely telking for Kennejy it's too W4.
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