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Dear Dr. Beaborg,
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Eny of us here in the Bay region cannet understand.how,in the light of the disoevery of a further fault (see enolesed l,
article),. the Atemio Energy Commission can consider for a moment granting a use permit to the Factric unsaand Elvetric Co. to put up a nuclear remoter at Bodega Bay 1 Although P.O.&E. c' instruction engineers keep reiterating that the buildings would withstand even a major earthquake, the unb admit that there are inpenderables in such situations. The D
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