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.i soslooed a espy of a letter from str. Serid E. Desemos, Emesutive l
Secretary, Bey Area Chapter, Northern California Asaeciatica to Preserve Bedess Eead and Berber. Yea asked that 3 -* en the icones raised e#
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Mr. Desemos states that se tassible evidenee of visereas eerstiny by 7g the AaC===== =i=p the propeeed remeter appeared==at after ths
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saaster claire ansla, and sites my 1aeter deced mer.19, 19 M, as fr_
pocifia Gas and 31eetris Company as the first real evidemas of as V-tedepenEemt attitude se the part of the AEC. Secondly, Mr. Peseman C'We gemettaes the prestimes of the ABC, As the sees of the Bedess applicattaa, W3 as to meetings between the ABC etaff, the appliaast and the Commission's yp Advisory seemittee em Seester Safassmeds. 5, Q :...y g g f.p f q,g.,
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With suspect to the first pedat raised by thr, Sesamen, the applicaties
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3 Bose6er 31, 1961. Fe11osing a preliminary series of the applisattam
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Adrimary esudttee en Beester Safagmards at its April 1963 meetias. As WQ suflected in the ACES netter to the ta==Imatam dated April 18, 1963, L'.N both the etaff and the ACRg senegnined the geological and seiaselegiati i.1 problems resulting from the yvesimity of the site to the saa Andreas Ma fault. Asserdingly, la April of 1943 the ABC sequested that the 5. S.
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W. S. Seelegical Survey has askedtted to the Commission preliminary soports esvering the reea1ts of its savestigettees, espies of skish are a
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menilable la the Commisstan's Publia Secument Beem. A fiant report by the W. S. Seelesisal Sergey is espotted la the meer fatare.
j SW 1etter dated May 19,19M, to the Pacific ens and 31ectrie tesyser q
requested additional informaties'esseersias the protesel reester and I
wee is as wey related to S. J. Resolution 167. In the:seurse of its pgy Q& y-}
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easte==ime eselsetten of the appitaation the staff het'seestved tuo superts from the s. s; anelesimal server la septesher and aseseer 1943, and several ** to the appliesties, one of whish, filed 1
in Marek of 1944, proposed a signitimant shesse in the seismia desism i
esmeept for the seester. Fo11estas e asettag with the AMS and serresentatives of the sempemy la apr111964, at which the'ame desian sommept ses di>sessed, it hesans apparent that additisent detailed saformation esseermies the eriteria for the seismie design of the peepened plant use seguised.'Ehis a.s====tia= see seguested la the Esy 19 letter.
tr. Desensa aise sofers to eartata *eseret" meetings betenes the ASC staff, postfie See and Elsetrie Smipeur representatives and the ACES
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which he oestende were ineseeistent with the *gessi-jedistal= notare M>
of the cementestem's segulateey fossties. As yen kaos, la esammetten 1
with the festnisal evoluettee of any appliestica See a ases*==ti=
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poenit for a meeleer yewer pleet, the Regelatery Staff and the ACES ie @
most with the app 11 asst der the perpees of identid>ias and alarifytag n
these areas of the applisetian skisk have not beam treated or dich Nd have been imedegnetely sweemed..The meetings la the~5odese esse esse
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nJ Representatives of the W. 3. Geologisal 9ersey,'se esensitants to the i
5emmiesion su Seelegis metters, have attended at sur sequest meetiese of z.1, _
the Staff and of the ACRB with the Pseifts Sea and Blastris Sampany and have partialpeted Aelly in disemastaae velattag to the geetasy of.
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as this peepened ette. taspresentattees of the Seeleginal Susver did esti e
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seeempesy the ACRs Ma==e***= thee it visited Sodese any to sehe e test taspeettaa of the site.) usedilage of this kind, ehish have L@ ~ '
held is att seester essee,' are assessery to enable the Regelstery W4 Staff and the AARS to understand Sally the applisaties and to identify Q
say asase la shish =dd8+ia==1 Ame===ttaa is regoired me that the Asas
%g will heos satt saforesties se ubish to base the report ubish the las 7M requirse it to embait to the Sommissise sad the Bassistory staff see '
he adequetely prepared See the geest-judistal heartag elsh is req =i==d by las to be held is s1.1 omsk pressedisso..
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Wyee eseptetten of the Acts and Staff evelastian of the appliesties o.,
and fe11estas reestyt of the fiant Acts esport, a Sall publis hearias will he held la esserdamse with tho'gemei-judistal requirements of the s'
Atands Baergy Act and the Administrative Presedere Aet. Paramart to the prorietene of the Atomie Raergy Act, the dentaistrative Precedure Ast med the seemiestem'a* Rales of Freetise,* 10 CFR Part 1 metice of the hearing stil he published is the Federal Register at lasst thirty days prise to the hearing ehish will be held hetere af Aiemia Safety t,
med Lisenstag Board. the anahere of the Based will he chosen from a penet of independent emperts, asas of dem will have had any associaties with the proceeding prior to their appointment. In asserdamse with
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the lasel requirements for each geasi-judicial proceedings, the decision ftt it: M S:" 0
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by the Board's decisism swy intervene in the hearing and any seek sortar of ths tosed's desistem by the Cassetestem. As yea haewi the m -.s.aisa p
bee asesensed that the pebits hearing se the sedega Bey applicaties will h
he held in Seats Rose, estifornia. Mr. Passeen and his essestates will, i
4 of eearoe, have en opportunity to film a petitian with $ m Seemission ij to intervene in the hearnes.
In sessary, the sessed is steer that both the tessistory Staff and the dcas m. ' :' early the seelesis and seismis Probismo essestated
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evolustian of the r.::- ' ' with its seasiderettaa of the application Rosaletery testi has pasifie ens and Bleecrie Sempesy is secordomse with our regalse
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3ay Area Chapter, Northern Califerais As tica to Preserve Bodega Esad W.
and Endor. You that I comment on issues raised W Mr. Pesonen
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application.for a permit so a maalear power reactor at Bodega Enadp Califerais.
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167 ty the 3 ate senator Claire magle.
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g-reflootea in the AcaB reso to the nai=. w inn.da April 18,-
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problems resulting raos pensiatty of the' site to aan andreas I
the staff and the ACES see the geologieel mad suological ~
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essit. Aeoording27, in of 1963 the Am requestea the U. s.
e2 Geological Survey an investigation of the geologi situation la "v$ g the nosega mar area seatt'its report to the Co== Lesion. Se U. s.
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ecological surver semistaa to the Co--< = ion pr=u-<- y rts novering the resul of.its investigations, copies of ubich are le M*
in the Comdssica' public Docuamat Boom. A final report ny the 3.
Geologion1 Survey supseted la the'near future, l
Mr letter dated 19,19&, addressed to the Pneifie Ons mad ELeetrie i
g Compaqr requesting additiossi inforuntion conceraias the proposed reactor E, is etted by Mr. pesomen as the first real evidence of an independent
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the saurse of its sentimains emslestian of the application the Staff had received two reports from tho' W. s.- seelegical Survey in September and December,1963 and several amendamets to the applicatism, one of skish.
filed in Merah of 1964, proposed a significant change $a the estamie
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-decisa osesept for the remeter. Fo11 swing a asettes with the ACRs and reptasentatives of the sempsey la April,1964, at shiehusha aos design -
essesyt oss diosassed, it became apparaat that addittaasl detatted tafermettaa senseratas the eriteria for the seismic design of the proposed plaat was required. This d=fa==mtime ses regensted in the May 19 1etter.
Mr. Passene aise sofers eartata "sesret" meetings between the ABC
.q staff, Posifts gas and Blas ris Company representatives and the ACR$
ubish he sentends uste las test with the a quest.judistat" esture of the d'=-4matem's regalatory lan. As you know, La sommesties with the teshadesi evelastica of appliaatime for a cometraction permit for
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a meeleer poser plant, the ory staff and the Acts meet with the applisaat for the purpose of fying and clarifying these creas of c.;.
the applicatism skick have not
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.eevered. She moottage la the Bedags asse more no different than held 7,j in any other reacter 11 sensing ease, antatives of the W Eg emelegical Survey, as sensultants to Commissima sa geel
- metters, 2;S have ettended at sur request meetings e the Staff and he ACRs with i~;'"gi; the Pacific Gas sad Electris Campear and partie Astly la
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discussimus relatias to the geology of th site.- (Representatives V'i of the Seeleginal Guewy did met assempany Subsemmittee sham it
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visited Bedess Bay to mehs a physiaal of the site.) Meetings gQ af this klad, thish have been held in al er esses, are assessary to' W x; EM'r enshie the Basslatory Staff and the to tand an11y the.r G-
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applicaties and to identify any in skish isant Safenestian is' k Y%n=d:
required se that the ACRS witt fall informat en d ish to hose the report skioh the las requires to ashmst to the stem and the Rassistory Staff een he tely propened for the 1.justetal hearing g@,,
skish is required by las he held in all such tags.-
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ACES and Staff evolusties of applisetten and Ey fe11ewsag receipt the final ARES report, a ik11 pub hearing will he F) hs14 ta ese with the quest-j=demast requirements f the Atomia Energy eq Ast and the Adudaistrative Procedere Act. Puressat to t previsions of r
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the Atomie Bedtsy Ast, the Administrative Preaedure est the Commission's
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in the Federal Register at least thirty days ytter to the skisk will be4e14 befers as Atomis Safety and Licensing peerd.
membere of the Board will he chosen free a peast of 8 t n i t mens of g'
what will have had any assestattan with the preseedias prior to their appelatsent. In sceerdamse with the less1 requirements for ensh quest-jodicial proceedings, the doetsies of the Atomic Safety and Lisenstag Board will he based solely en the record developed at the hearias.
perseas whose interest any he affected by the Board's desisten any MGfd4 w :a SURNAME >
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As you hoew, the enemissies has annoussed'that the publis l
hearing on the Bedesa Bay application will he held in Santa Besa,
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Selifersia. Mr. posemen sad his asseetstas will, of essese..have sa eppertunity to file a petities with the Commission to intervene la the J.
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Acts r:::W ' early the logie and seismic proklass meses*,ated with i
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of the propeeed site. Perther, the resord is steer that the Rasmistory i
Staff has proceeded with its sties of the applicaties typific i
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earrying out sur reopensibility to sure that, if aans of the 2
proposed reseter at the proposed site permitted, it met endanger
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