ML20235C273

Responds to Re Proposed Reactor at Bodega Bay,Ca. AEC Considers If Proposed Reactor Can Be Constructed & Operated at Proposed Site W/O Undo Risk to Health & Safety of Public.W/O Stated Encls

ML20235C273
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Site:	05000000, Bodega Bay
Issue date:	12/13/1963
From:	Price E US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
To:	Taylor K AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
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DEC i 31963 Mr. Eelvia Taylor 3 Noh N111 Terrase Petalumn, Cs11ferais Deer Mr. TayAer:

This replies to your 1stter of Osteher to.1W3 esenerning the remeter y..;:: ' for seastrustica at Sedess Bay, Cs11ferais.

The Peetfie das & Elmetric Comysay issued a press denouncement la June, 1M1 utsteh gave notieu of the company's intent to construst a nuclear reester at Bedags Bay. The appliestion for lisense una filed with the Atoute Easygy Comedesten es Deseder 31,1Mt. A press announeensat of receipt of the appliestice was -iseend by the Atente Energy Commis.

., sien em Jammary f. 1963.

The Atende Emergy Ceaudssion issued a press announcement within hours fe11estas the assident which escurred at the Comudssion's .Mattomal Re.

..a aster Testing Statica sa January 3,1W1. Enslosed is a oopy of the flaat report of that aseident, dish involved an experimental remeter, the SL.1. Tbs fiast report was one of 34 ABC press manouncements sa the seject.

Simes it was as experismatal recetars, the SL-1 was loestad at the National Beester Testing staties at Idaho. That site is used by the Ateste Energy Coundsstem for the essetructies and operatten of reaeters ,

i sepleytag eensepts which the Comadsstem feats should he tested la the  !

trelatten afforded by the Matteest Rosator Testing Staties.

Despite the fast that about 5% .of. the fission pueducts, i.e., radio.

active meterial assersted la the operatica of the reseter, were re- d lassed, the estemt of eestamiestiam of the surroundlag aree uns quite Q Ltsited. This uns twee evaa though the SL-1, 'as an experimental reester anf, therefore, loosted la a ' remote' ares, ass hemsed in a buildtag disk uns set designed to afford sene them a very admisius amenat of eenfimenset of redienstive material. In eentrast, muelest power reestore skick are Steensed by the AEC for eenstruttica and opers-ties must be provided with eestainment such that exposure of individuals outside the plant ha==daries usato not he serious eran in the event of i a - r* -- -- Mihla man t ' - .

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Mr. Eelvia Taylor - S = DEC 131963 h SL-1 eeeldest is the only seester assident la the Omited states skish has reselted la fatalttles. It uns not sa AEC 11eemoed reester.

c=amarates the loesties of the proposed reester, in seees of this kind the poh11e attlity esenereed shooses the site. h Atente Energy Casademies them considers whether there to resseeable escurense that the proposed reester ses he essetrusted and operated at the proposed ette withest undue risk to the bes1th and asfety of the yeh11e.

Pacifte ces & Electria Campsey has indiented that the proposed ette was ehesen basesse of its presimity to the area skisk the plaat weeld serve.

%O h Atomic Energy Cemetestem's authority to enter into thefisettaa egreemente to foemd la the Pries-Anderosa *f to the Atemte Emergy Act of 1954, as seended. 'fhe Pre r g_7__ a ts were poseed by Caesroes and besses offsettes les se septesher 26, 1957. A espy of Essee of * .- z ^ ^ives Report No. 435 dated May 9,1957'com-seantes the metter te easteesd. You ug sieh to further review the legisistive history to detenedes the objostives of Cesaress respecties indemnificaties.

Commersing the espeeditene of feede by pleoffie Gas & Elaetrie Ceepony la seansettee with preparaties of the site of the sgM reestor, the Atemte Emergy Cemetestem has stated mesy tiens that seek espeeditures are made at the risk af ths'appliseersind util have me effect en the subsequent armatias er deafat of a constuoeties paredt for the proposed reester. A copy of a letter from the Comedasion's Generei conesel te Feeifte Ces & Electrie Campesy se the esbject is enclosed.

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