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j Decket No. 50-205 JUN 3-19B3 Mr. Ed Crey Voice of the New West Frontier 1434 Westeard Beelevard Los An8eles 24. California
Dear Mr. crey:
This refers to your recent letter addressed to Chairmen seabors j ;
relative to an artiste "The Atoms That Idahe Explosion" which appeared in the April 1963 isees of " Frontier." Yeer letter has been referred to this Diviadma la view of its w ribility for review of the safety aepeats of the Facific Gas di Electrie company Bedess say applicaties. In the sob >* article. air. nebert v.
Latour reistes the ski a==h* whiek esserved on Jassary 3,1961 to the proposed operaties of a neslear pesar reacier at Bedesa Bay, California.
You regeested ser comments and opinions eeneerains the article.
We have not yet completed eer evaluaties of the propeoed Bedesa Bay reactor and are, therefore, not prepared to======* en the merits of that applicaties at this time.
There are a number of points relative to the sb1 essident which are particularly pertiment to any esasideraties of the signifteemos of that accident to boiling water poser reactere licensed by the Com-mission.
Although the S& 1 was a boiling water type reseter it was ales an experimental reester. It was destaned to pensit manipulation and saportmentation =Mah, in the ease of liseased hoilies water i
power reestere, is prestuned both by interleeks and by inbarest anslaar charaateristice.
sines it vos an esperi===ral rosater, it was loosted at the pational teneter Testing statten la Idaho. That site is used by the Atemte toersy consission for the esastreetten and operetten of seactere sep Pleying esamepts skish the h amia= feels should be tested in the l
isolation afforded by the metiment aseeeer Testing startaa.
Despite the feet'.that aheet 2 of the fiestee products ta the este were roleesed, the eatent of a==*==8ameiam of the surrounding area-8709230271 8512.17 PDR FOIA FIRESTOB5-665 PDR a
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from the roaster, because espe *-**1-reactors of this type are tocated in remets areas.
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by the ABC for esastrustian and operaties mast be provided with tainment sock that espeemse of individuals outside the plant bound
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previously seen oos, a copy of a report dated January 3,1961 en the sL 1 accident.
final report of the SL 1 asard of lavestigation.Also easlesed il Sincerely yours, is t.
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Director, Division of Licensing
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