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Responds to Re Proposed Nuclear Power Reactor Bodega Bay.Hearing Will Be Announced When Earthquake Analysis & USGS Rept Completed
ML20235D426
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Site: 05000000, Bodega Bay
Issue date: 11/01/1963
From: Price H
US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
To: Pesonen D
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION TO PRESERVE BODEGA
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This replies to your letter of October 25, 1963 La further reference to l the nuclear power reactor propeeed by the Pacific Gas & Electric Coupeay l for constructies at Bodega say.  !

la order to grant a construction parett the Caminission messe maka a fiad-iag that operaties of the proposed reactor at the proposed site' mould not create an undue risk to the health and safety of the public. This includes undes risk from the amolear hammeds .dadeh might result from i an earthquake. '

The Atomic Emergy Commission under the law cannot make a decision on a construction permit for the nedega Bay plant or any other plaat until  !

after a public hearing has been held as required by law. Under these '

procedures the initial desteios is made by as atomic safety and liceas-  ;

iag heard whisk condmets the hearing and that decision is thea subject j to review by the Commission.

The negalatory staff of the commission is in a different position in  !

that it is a party to all such hearing proceedings. However, our staff has not reached its comslusions en the earthquake questies at Bodega Bay.

Uban we have seapleted our anstyais of this problem, taatuding analysis of the report ubich we have requested from the 3. S. Geological survey, a publis heartag will be ammounced. shortly thereafter, un will publiek a staff hansede aantysis which will state tbs position of the segulatory staff with respect to the suitability of the proposed Bodega Bay. site, smalading suitability from the standpoint of earthquake hasard. Detil us have reached a positima en this matter,1 an unable to be any more helpful to yes on the earthq=aha gnosties.

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must make a finding that operation of the proposed reactor at the proposed site would not create an undue risk to the health and safety of the public. This includes undue risk from the j nuclear hazards which might result from an earthquake.

The Atomic Energy Commission under the law cannot make a decision on a construction permit for the Bodega Bay plant or any other plant until af ter a public hearing has been held as required by law. Under these procedures the initial decision is made by an atomic safety and licensing board which conducts che hearing and that decision is then subject to review by the Commission.

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