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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 87 NOV 41974* T2 ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION.
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ORDER RELATIVE TO MOTHERS FOR PEACE MOTION FOR A.STOP ORDER'AND MOTION TO ; COMPEL AND ' PGandE's REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL INTERROGATORIES 1.
On October 14, 1974, Mothers for peace filed a 1
motion for the imposition of a stop work order on the bases '
of inadequate consideration of seismic environment and j
i PGandE's failure to conduct a timely investigation of soismic problems.
pGandE and the Regulatory Staff cppose the Motion--
citing the Board's Order of April 3,1974, rolative to a similar pleading filed by Scenic Shoreline preservation Conference.
The Board stated the following in its Order:
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Continued construction of the plant poses no risk to the health and safety of the public, regardless of any geological problems which might-i exist.
Operation of the plant is, of course, quite a different matter.
The Board thus feels' that consideration of seismic issues is properly carried out in the. operating license' procedure.
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Argument that the: incremental cost.of con-tinued construction' could have an effect upon the eventual granting of an operating license is, from' a health and safety standpoint,- invalid.
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. Economic factors cannot be considered in any matter which involves a risk to the.public health and safety.
3.- Continued construction will neither conceal-nor render inaccessible any of the geological l
features of the. site not already affected."
The matter of seismic-issues will be considered at the 1
operating license proceeding.
.The Board expects pGandE and j
the Staff to be prepared to present considerable evidence l
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on this issue and most certainly encourages all Interveners who have relevant contentions to go forward with their proof i
in this area.
The public interest will be fully protected at the operating license proceeding.
The motion is, there-1 fore, denied.
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On September 3,1974, the Mothers for peace sub'-
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mitted a set of interrogatories to PGandE.
The response was made by pGandE on October 4,1974.
On October 14, 1974, the Mothers for Peace filed a Motion to Compel Discovery relating to Interrogatories Nos. 4, 57, 58,-15A and 63.
On October 23,.1974, pGandE filed a document opposing the motion.
The Board agrees with the position as stated by PGandE'on each interrogatory and, therefore, denies the i
motion.
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On October 25, 1974, PGandE requested an extension of time from October 31 to November 8, 1974, to respond to additional interrogatories from the Mothers for Peace.
The
. motion ' stated good cause for the request and is, - therefore, granted.
FOR THE A10MIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD 6Lnx'ed)
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Eliza[ethS. Bowers,-Chairman Issued at Bethesda, Maryland this 4th day of November 1974.
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