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Responds to to President Kennedy & Chairman Seaborg Re Nuclear Power Reactor Proposed for Const at Bodega Head,Ca.Pamphlet Describing Procedures Re Licensing of Power Reactors by AEC Encl.W/O Encl
ML20235D090
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Site: 05000000, Bodega Bay
Issue date: 10/22/1963
From: Price E
US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
To: Summers H
AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
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necket.ns. 50-205 0CT 2 21963 Mrs. noveld A. Summers, President Maria Ceaservation Imague F. O. Ses 437 Rees, California

Dear Mrs. Seesers:

This replies to your 1stter of Detsber 9,1M3 addressed to President Kanedy with espy to Chairman Seahors concerning the asseleer power remator proposed for construction at Sedega Baad, Califerpla.

Conseratag the prezimity of the proposed site to the San Andreas fault, at the Commission's request, the U. S. Geological Survey, Departaset of the Interier, has been conduettas a thereegh field study of the geology of Bodega Bay stase early Mey. In addittom, emport eensultants have been rotataed to assist the AEC reguia-tory staff in us1:aating Pasific Ces & Electric Ceepeny's ap- f pliesties with respost to the setemelegy of the area and structural design of the proposed plant. The Geest and Geodette Survey of the U. S. Department of Cosenerce aise is assisttag us in our evaluaties of the seismology.

A report dated Septed er 25, 1M 3 setting forth the results of field west at the site through June 6, IM3 has boat submitted to the Atende Energy'Cammissies by the Departuost of the Interier. A copy of an ABC pelle ameoumeemmat ===amentas the report is en-etened. You will mete that a further geological report has been rn^- from the Department of the Interior.

Fisst action as the Peoffte Oas & Elastrie Company appliestica W11 act he taken until the addittamat report sequested of the Department of the laterier has been received and evaluated. In additten, a i oomstruction permit will not he tasued is=laas the Commission, follow- I las a poh11e hearing and a destaten by the Atomie Safety and Ideensies Board and eensideraties of att fasters bearing upea safety is com-vinsed that the fasility eaa he eensteested and operated at the pro-peeed Ameatten without undus. risk to the besith and safety of the C I'": ,

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Also enclosed is a pamphlet which dearribes the procedures reist-ing to the licensias of power reacters by the Atomic Energy Ceemeission. les are. conf 16est that these ris e ses and their previelen for pinblic hearing will enable all interested perseas to sequaint themselves with the details of Pacific Gas & Electric Campeay's proposal and will assure theromah considerate 9m of all aspects of the 7.;;xM plant hearing upos questions of health I and safety.

l It should be meted, bewever, that such matters as local semias and the eethetica of the site are matters within local and state jurisdicties and are met within the purview.of the Atomic Emergy Ceemdssion. I sincerely yewrs, (Signed)

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Dear Mr. President:

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sECONO viCE.RRESiOENT l Bodega Head, Sonoma County.

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TH1 VIC E.P R ESID EN T ur League is on record as opposing same and urges mas. w=. w. STOUT that you intervene on our behalf and on behalf of CEC $"ROiNG SECRETARvSonoma others now living i.n Marin County (adjoining LOTH AR SALIN County to the south) and others who will

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despoil one of our outstanding scenic areas of MRS. INK A BENTON California just fiVe miles from the Point Reyes

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