ML20234D076

Forwards Addl Clips on Udall Ltr Re Bodega Bay,Consisting of Berkeley Gazette & Oakland Tribune 630522 Clips Concerning Quake Hazard

ML20234D076
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Site:	05000000, Bodega Bay
Issue date:	05/23/1963
From:	Southwick R US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
To:	Fouchard J US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
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I Joe Fouchard, News service Branch May 23, 1963 3

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Rodney L. Southwick, Assistaat to the Manager for Pshlic Informatism, SAN N BAY - UDALL CLIPS 7

uIsmLs Inclosed are additimmat slips em the tidall letter e= earning Bedags Say. The Berkeley essette story is Associated Press.

Encleeures.

1. Quake slip - Berkeley Gesette S/22/63

2. Sanka clip - Oakland Tribune S/22/63 col w/ enc 1 ]aob r -.e.s., agan, gg Bouard shaper, occ, sq l

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Secretary Stewart Udall has de-Udall ' supplied Cesborg.with c:.n bc cxpected nc;r the si'c

^i clared his grave concern that damage from a future earthquake comments by the directors of the, within the r.cxt coctury. These could make the proposed Bodega Geol.ogical Survey cd Eureau of-may be as strong or even scmci what stronger than Head nuc!carpowered reactor a thes, the rc.tcarch psbglst of i'

hazard to health and safety.

the National. Park Service, the ear 2 quake of Apra,the CWijo nla 12,!b Udall made public Tuesday a assistant secretary for tish and The secretary also recounted letter to Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg.

wildlife, and n sp=id rcport by that the commissioner's advtsory,

- li Atomic Energy Commission chair.

. the director of the radithio:ogical committee on rector safe;uards) man, urging "very thorough in.

4 laboratory of the Lure:u of Com-has prepared a report which vestigation of the scismic hazards mercial Fisheries,

" takes note of the location as gn; C

of the Bodega Ecad site."

The secretary !Wed "nur three active scismic aca. cbserves that bine building are to be en UDALL CONTENDS

'. main areas of concem" cs:

the reactor building,and the tur-

"(1) Probable sdrerse cifccts Udall contended such an 'inves.

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should be carried out' on coastal fisherics in even* cf in di!!crent gedogical fctmali6:5 tigation

accident, (:) possibilities of ad-which may introduce stress c!-;

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can snicly be granted."

. verse effects on public use of the fects during snd subscquent to:

Pacific Gas & ~ Electric Co. of.

siew Point R3yes Natiend Sco violcat ec:th shocks, and su;-

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I shore,. and (3) scismic hcmids gests the need for design of San Francisco has applied, for a license to construct and operate that would be inydved in loc tag a 321000 megawatt nuclear-power a major mi, clear reactor in cbse car 6qu:ko. induced rc cicr shut-reactor at Eodega Nhad. The sit proximity 'to Me San AndtcM down cpgrctus don; with 00-1]cs abcut 1.000 yards from th earthquake fault."

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~ great San Andrc3s fault' tone, "If this mtter invdved no Commeming on' Udalj's letter mcre than constructica of con-President Norman R. Sutherland ver.tional thermd ekctric p!=1.-

of P. G. I: E. said in a statement:

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"At the start of the project, t;brnth." Udall wrotc.

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P. G. & E. retained sowral nn-a "With-reprd to pouts (t) and "But the proposed =dem-tionallf recognized.' authorities on

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i uhimste exp;ns!ca to,1.00Gmcga;!

geology and selstadlogy,tb report

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on tho foundation and ' safety of monitoring, adverse affcets ca watts capacity in IT'ad) *'UIGl-tho sita probably be held weil bcSw the

multiply these houds COLY ICId !

t "These experts informed the radiological limits thet lu.vc been!

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!sbout arc to puhlic haahh Ond company that the site is suitable officially estab!!shed to ssicguard!

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public health and safdy. Eut withi lSaicly, but onc ca0not ccm/ !dY k

regard to point (p. I foci l'overicok the govemmen!'s inriori EVIDENCE DUE "All of this evidence Will be is reason for gmvc concern.Gerol lcgd obligation te p;y i tcmnk' presented to the Atomic Energy HAZARDS REPO2?

s Commt.ssion when it holds its pub-Ec pointed to a adion of the, gggg;;g7f yp to y mh lic hosting in Santa Rosa. When company's "ptcliminacv

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!by a consuking scismobbst cadj mitted and considered we arey and for any property ;,;._e7,p

confident that our position will

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be completely confirmed."

in part, "at least,oce and perhaps Udall offered the AEC the two or more mn#r earthquakes; excess of SCO minica Gat m4:.t.!

services of the Geological Survey

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Udafi, who in his letter ' lo! Tbc Secretary also noted that differcnt geological icrrt.abe.s icicar-power reactor at Bodega Seaborg offered.the services ofithe AEC's advisory commitice which may introduce stre.s ef.

McAd might be damaged by an the Geological Survey to under 'nn reactor safeguards had pre. fccis during and sub,:;cquent M carthquake and become a health take a scismic investigation for' pr. red a report which " takes violent carth shocks, and w;-

and safety h a z a r d were ex-the AEC, listed three " main note of the location as an acdvc gests the need for desigr. of pres. sed today in Washington by areas of concern" as:

seismic area, observes that the earthquake induced ra.c:or Secretary of the Interior Stew.

"I-Probable adverse effects reactor building and the turbine shutdown apparatus along w!'h art L lidall.

on coastal fisheries in event of, building are to be anchored in isolation of the primary syncm."

Udall. in a letter to Dr. Glenn accident.

T. Seaborg, chairman o,( the "2-Possibilities o!' adverse ef.

Atonne E n e r g y Commission, aanf a "very thorough mvesti-fccts on public use of the new gation of the seismic hazards of Point Reyes National Seashore, I

i,he Bodega Head site should be "3 - Setsmte hazards tha,i i

carried out before a construction w uld be involved in locating aj permit can safely be granted."

major nuclear reactor in close; Proximity to theearthquake fault., San Andreas.

i PG & E president Norman 1

R. Sutherland. however, issued j

a statement in Sah. Francisco Udall added that "barring a major seismic event" adverse. l.

contending i h a t experiments fccts in points one and two could;j have found the site both suitable and safe.

be held down to safeguard pub.l "At the stait of the project lic health and safety..,

j P G & E retained several na.

With regards to the third tionally recognized authorities in point, however, he said that "O.

geology and scismology to report "there is reason for grave con-on the foundation.and' safety of cern."

the site. These expert 7 informed He referred,to a' section of the company that the site is suit. PG&E's " Preliminary Summary alde and safe," the statement Hazardse 7teport," prepared by read.

a consulting seismologist and a l

"All of this evidenep will.be.consultin'pgeologist.

I presented to the Atomic Energy Aedording to Udall.,the report Commission when it holds.its read, in. part, "At least one and public hearing in Santa Rosa, perhaps two or more major When al' of the evidence has earthquakes can be expected been submitted and considered, near the site within the next we are confident that our posi. century. These may be as strong tion wd! be completely con-or even somewhat stronger than firmed," the statement con-the California ' earthquake of j

cluc'ed.

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