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John tmmons Ao /;ccM COMMITTCE Dr. W. D. Ihnly, Chairman ou ng,.C7W GMCGUARDS Harold Gnom h A.E".C.
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Thank you for your letter of January 25th, outlining the Thomos Parkinson Committee's policy Cn public ECCecC to its proceedings.
I do not feel, however, that it is entirely responsive to my origi-x.nn.,8 a..,o,n nal letter of Nove bar 12th.
7,g,,,,gg, oowd e, p.,on n Eueusive s,cretary I am under contract uith Coward-McCann, Inc., of New York to write a case history of a particular reactor project.
The publishers rightly feel that the public is entitled to under-stand precisely what happens in these proceedings, beyond the broad generalizations incorporated in the Code of Federal Regulations.
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i The fact that this ic already a raatter of public interest is chovn by the encloced copy of PC&S Procress (December 1964),
which the applicant has distributed to approximately 2 million households in northern California.
You vill note that the ccepany has emphaciced that recorvationc about the safety of the Bodega l
installation were a " minority view," implying that the ACBS i
v1s unand.cous in its approval of the project. But the ACRS report of October 20., 1954, contionc no such unanimity and offers no cupport for the inference that disapproval of the cite was a "ninority view."
I can find no cupport in 10 CF3 2,9--cited in your letter--
for the implication that eithcr administrative or Congressional intent was to diccourage public access to ACR3 proceedings, after the fact.
Indeed, a clcce reading of the regulations suggests that the ir. tent wac juct the oppocite--to facilitate such access except where catters of national cecurity are involved.
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national security ic not involved in the Bodeda Bay Atomic Park application.
Since the ACR3 is a publicly constituted body, cince national security 13-not involved, and since I cannot agree that the Co nittee'c own internal policy, ac outlined in your letter, has anything to do with the Co=mittee's ability "to per-form its functions effectively," I must again request permission to interview participants in the ACRS' Eodega Bay deliberations, Honorable John E. Moca, Jr.
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,..mg vt s u c l, pea Ds:!sion FoHows D!s=gm=r.i.y J.1C C=m=Hisa and SiaH PG&E has decided to withdraw its app lication to the Atomic Energy Commission for the construction exprewd concern over the lack of any experimental of the Hodega flay atomic plant. In making the an-or esperience proof. test of them.
nouncement, Robert H. Gerdes, PG&E president, de-
'The doubt raised by the StatT, althouch n minor.
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is sudicient to cause us to @i'tEdiEour ap!
pocuoii. We would be the last to desire to build a
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doubt exists about the safety of the propoecd Hodega plant, we would not consider ' going forward wd. h it.
[% e have made provision for adequate cice generating capacity elsewhere to take care of our cus-Many Exports Found if Sound (mnnt needs for the several years immediately ahead.
'The Bodega site and the engineerin~ design of F pp.- Fuhre Orighf uc the plant wmc studied extensively and co"rdirmed as ur demon to withdraw the Bodega apph, cation safe by eminent consultants in geology, seismology 9 d"" ""I *0""
h V" I St 8ny c niidence whatso-and seismic design. The Advisory Committee on Hva ewr in nuclear. electric generatm.n. Atomic pla actor Safeguards, an independent group of twelve eminent scientists and engineers established hv law safe and dependable, os experience in Califo 44 5 has shown. Mck>ar fuel is plentiful and to advise the Atomic Energy Commission. came 'to the..
same conchision. We are convinced that these view [
is becoming the most economic heat source mp y pactant n. unnation. Its apphcation is especially im-P"#"r are sound.
or meetm, g the future energy needs of grow, ing California.
'The regulatory stafT of the AEC. howeser, ha.s recently reported that it has some doubt 'at the pres.
?G&E's purpose remains, as always, to provide ent state of our knowledge' about the capahi! icy of Our t ustomers with the most eflicient, reliable an-1 the stiucture to w,:h dand the maximum assumed safe service at the lowest feasible rates. Further deve!-
earthquake. Althou.:h agreeing that 'the propowd en-opment of this important peaceful use of the atom is
- iriecring principles appear reasonable.' the Stafi has es3ential to this objective "
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io.s is s2 L94 in Boston and 14 cities have bills of more than st G.
Only in San Antonio. Texas, where ;:as and ch c:rie Ahhough gas and electric service rates vary some-sen ice.s are pmvided by a tax. exempt municipal wha:
svslem. are the rates lower.
thmughout the PG&E service territory. charges Ibed on usage of 50 therms of gas.150 kihewatt in San Francisco reflect low rates in Northern and hours of electric energy and indis idual !ine residentialWntral California. Fif ty therms of gas cost $4.00 in ndsco. down from $4.01 last year and 150 n
telephm.e se, vice. San Fmnci3co resents nay M3 ~.; kilowatt hours of electricity cost $109, down from Thi., ihnne i4 don a 27 eenta imm last year due to a.84.93 last year.
rme re<h.clion for both gas and electric customers of n analy8is of the Utilities Commission's figures l
NINE STln Antonio's gas and electric rate 3 were nm reduced during the pa ! vear and the comb.ned total UU'H DC
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Los Angeles. also with a tax exemp: mun cipal PG&E's gas and electric rates are lower now than elect.ic system. was third lowest in the nation at th.y wre 30 yems c when the value of the dollar was con.siderably higher.
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or De,ponJ h: ' v."lin San Jose MERCURY said:
withdmw its app!ic.ition beinic the Aton m 3.ne.;y Pacc G K,&erde Co. do.crve,. an *A.plus' for Commiulon for the conatrucdon of a nud ar ;u
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ret w tha week abandoned planx-and $1 md.
Tiie SS. Ch:!ON!C: O oid:
h..n u or:o.d sue deu lopmenwfor a nuclear power plant
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"By c.merib n;: ils mie. car power project at MoU :a The deci ion was taken on the advice of a minority
!! cad. the Pacide Cas A Eketric Co. has hvrd up to its M.ni report f rom the Atomie Energy Commixxion. The own repeated prorai<e., to make safety its overridm;; con.
maiority of AEC experts in seistnology and nudear re.
aideration in going forward there.
actor construction felt the Bodega Head plant would he "In the face of conflicting judgments bv two.:irien nt A minorif v thought it would probably be safe but
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gmuns connected with the Atomic Energ'y Commi,, ion, d"'l II"' Inunt Mate of know the l'GSE intelli:;ently concluded that it wou!d be unwbe tual remior construction made a, lodge about earthquakes t impossible to give un.
to build n nuclear plar.t that h ft any,,ubstanti.d 6.aht 4""DI "DP'"V3I-existin ; as to public safety. It reacimd this ri.ncimion T"" i * '
aad the no."th. enough for PG&E. It abandoned the plans even though it remains convinced that its o. ;no ring ons already invested so that there could he design for the ph:.nt is entirely safe.
no nor qon of endangering puhhc safety.
..We comiqment the I,GLn. r. aa.,xen:ent na Th;s m commun:ty responsibility of the highest order.
m what clearly y ti.ej.u[qic interen ana for sm,v...+ aatn
,. eiDe Gu & Electric Co. deserves the praise and the
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. r.ai:ude of all of Northern. California. The MERCURY "To coneA.
a, at hke this in the realna < f. ac: i c r.
u proud to salute this hrm.
ing and geolo..c... c:;pertneu a not easy for cn <.r dea.
tion that taka pra in its engineering >Lill an '. awl.
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p$.a'at at.s,odega Bay is commendable. plans to, build
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of cour>que gon o; ryuclear m.sta!!ations for elec;ria p;nver i
e s::a.em ans in the picture. If not. & donega'
.A stali opinion by the atomic energy coramission that an atar.'.ic p:Lat jvdl doubtless be proposed for a.imewhere there is lack o! proof of safety of the plant because of its elt.e.. or aar t.m aay Arca; a particular pite. n,ot the locuon Ajacent to the San Andreas earthquake fault acva ae o: rc elear technology, has been delea: ct pmwW the company to scrap its plans.
..PGG President Robert Hc Gerdes has declared this decision will not deter the utility from pressing forward T.
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3WS CALL BULLETIN said in mart: hs pmgmm to build nuclear powered generators.
- _E fuident Robert H. Gerdes was up aUinst "h,aturally it should not, because the, development of j
canJ.c.ing reports from AEC sources on the safeiy of pow 0r (fom nuclear fuded plants is as inevitable as to-the cair. par.y's. proposed nuc! car power plant at Bo, ega m now a sunrac. But until man knows more about this
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Moreover, the Bode *~a stan ana t.a AnCs accause of its recreational potential.,, site was un.
smted i 3 son casag reen on u.,c ty.,.acu.r s i,
"Sa, faced i : h a re;u.onable doubt, Gerda did dut POS's had a.. aya said it wou!d do under sus circum.
The Stockton RECORD said:
stances: !!v Whdrew the.ppl;ention, "The PG&E made a wise decision, one that will earn j
"PUC Cornmisnioner Will.'am ilennett-hode to the w da public approval."
plant--said Mr. Gerdes is entitled to the l
grcatest credit for his coura;;o and judgment? We concur.
The Bakersfle:d CALIFORNIAN said:
"This ducs out m...a ihe end of ouelem The company, af ter the AEC had examined all of the power,an.ra.
tion in California. The prosrarn will be pash<d in other
..nd rukd that some <;aention remained regarding sites where earthquake hazards are nt,t acute. Resuhant the safety of the proposal, has withdrawn its application economics will be feh by all electric comumers
- in a public-spirited gesture. It is to be praised for its act io n."
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