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Dear Senator Cranston:

Qe are 'pleased to. respond to your xequest regarding concerns e3cpressed

by your constituent~ pfrs. Araminta B. Snyder, in her letter to you ofAugust 14, 1973.

The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)> in its review of applications forlicenses, to construct and operate nuclear power plants, is requixedby the Atomic Energy Act, of 1954, as amended, to consider those measuresnecessary for protection of the health and safety of the public. Tocarry out this responsibility, 'the Regulatory staff of the AEC conductsa detailed review of all nuclear plant applications to assure thatthey can be built and operated at the proposed locations without unduerisk to the health and safety of the public. This includes assuringthat all structures, systems and components important to safety wi11 bedesigned and constructed to withstand the effects of various postulatedenvironmental phenomena. Additionally, to provide reasonable assurancethat facilities can be operated without undue risk to the health andsafety of the public, the AEC has established minimum requirements forthe principal design criteria for water-cooled nuclear power plants.A copy of these General Design Criteria, for Nuclear Power Plants isenclosed. Puxthermore, under the National Environmental Policy Act of1969 (NEPA), the AEC is required to perform an evaluation of the potentialenvironmental impact of proposed nuclear power plants and balance thebenefits dexived against possible risk t'o the environm'ent. As witheverything else, there Ls always some risk, no matter how small, in allhuman activities. The AEC regulatory process is designed to assurethat the most advanced procedures of science and technology are usedto protect the public and thereby minimize risk. The AEC's regulatoryprocess and safety philosophy are discussed in more detail in theenclosed copy of remarks of the Director of Regulation, L. BanningMuntzing.

ln response to some of Hrs. Snyder's more specific comments, alldocuments, reports, correspondence, etc., concerning any applicationto build a nucleax" power plant are a matter of public record. Zn the V

case or brabro canyon, this inroreatron rs all on rrre in onr pcblrcDocument Room in Qashington, D. C. and at the San Luis Obispo CountyPree Library, 1354 Bishop Street, San Luis Obispo, California 93401.A y one may ~ine and make copies of any of this infom&tion at theselocations. d

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1ho Diablo Canyon plant, mentioned 4n Mrs. Snydor's Letter, is stillunder construction and viLL not bo ready for operation for about Lgyears. On July 16, 1973, pacific Gas and Electric submitted an applica-tian to us to operate Units 1 and 2 of the DiabLo Canyon pianC. Copiesof this application aro on file in the Public Documont Roo'ms mentionedabove. Mo vill x'oviov this application in groat detail befoxe a decisionis made T'other to grant an operating license fox this plant.

Mith regard to the disposal and monitoring of radioactive vectors at theDiablo Canyon site, I havo included a 'copy of tho Final Envix'onmentalStatement rolhting td Units 1 and 2 af the Diablo Canyon

Nucloax'onoxating5tition. This Statetnont wao issued by tho Atomic EnergyCommission in May, 1973, and reports our findings on the potentialenvironmental effects of construction and operation of tho, Diablo,Canyon plant. Sectian 3.Q of this Statement describes'he radioactivevaste system that. villbo a, pax't of the Diablo Canyon plant. As discussedin this Statement, tho levels of. radioactivity that may bo present inLiquid and go'soous offluonts, during operation of the.'lant ViLL be inaccordance vith tho Commission's regulatians, as 'sot forth in 10 CFg

(Code of Fedoral Regulations) parte 20 and 50. Chapter 6 of thisFinal Environmental Statement describes tho environmental monitoringprogr@n associated vith tho plant.

Other items referred to in Mrs. Snydox's letter aro tho plant at MorroSay, air and sail conditions in the vicinity of tho Stanford LinearAccelerator, and some 1971 articleS published by tho Santa Maria publishingcompany .concerning possible dangers of missiles. 'Xho Morx'o Hay peierplant is a 'fossil fuel fired plant vhich does not come undox tho authorityof tho.Atomic Energy Commission. The Stanford Linear Accelerator Labora-

. tory doos monitor for radioactivity in the air and in tho areas surroundingtho facility. Detailed reports on the xosults af thoso monitoringpragxams are availablo far public inspection at tho San FranciscoOperations Office of the Atomic Enorgy Commission, 13333raadvay inOakland. Finally, the articles published by tho Santa Maria publishingcompany Vora not included vith Mrs. Snyder's letter, ao I cannot commenton thoix'ontente.

g hope that this information <Clf. be of assistance in replying ta thoconcerns expressed in Mx's. Snyder'o letter. As you,xoquested, >to aro'x'oturning Mrs, Snydor's letter

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Enclosure from:Mrs. Araminta B. Snyderf47 — 41st AvenueSan Mat'eo, California 94403

Re:

Please answer const;it'uent;'s inquiries about'ast'edisposal from local. nuclear energy plants

I forward the attached for your consideration.Your report, in duplicate, alonj with the return of the enclosurewill be appreciated.

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1@~sM~n Cranston

Please address ~envelo e to:Senator Alan (.ranstonSenate Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20S10

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Senator Alan Cranstqn

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Dear Senator Cranstoni

I have recently returned from a vacation tripup and down the sea coast communities looking for 'a possible

retirement spot. Naturally, many were too overdeveloped and

some iust farm acres, The rest are occupied by government

missile sites or training centers.

In the !i!orro Bay area some 7 or more miles to the

north and some 10 miles or so south, are such communities as,

Cayucos, Cambria, Baywood Pap 'uesta'oy-.he Sea, Los Osos and

the Avila Beach area. All of these appeared to be in an area

shere one could still live and ourchase a small home---'out,

here is P.G. 8: 'uclear Ener Plant in Diablo Can on at

Avila Beach and. their other plant sendin out "black" steam

alls it steam in II!orr~ Bayharbor.'he

question arises, how are the wastes from these

plants disposed of often do these plants conduct

tests of air and soi in the surroundin areas, I mentioned?

Are the people there in danger of some radioactive soil conditions

as we are now seein on t about a similar si.uat'on in Colorado

where total evacuation is ~o' The operation of that plant

went on some 10 or 15 years without the people knowing of theirdanger'.

I have written the P,G. k E nuclear Energy Plant

in Diablo Canyon, Avila Beach for some of these answers but since

it too works under The Atomic Energy Commission, I wonder as to the

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Bay Area to protect the inhabitants! I heard of none from

the people I questioned there. Believing government.operations„

and reports these days is certainly one of great concern to allAmericans.' It could be like the bombing of Cambodia---tell us

afterwards or when they are forced to 'do so.

Ne here in San t>ateo live near the Stanford Linearl

Plant and that was erected over the rotests of pu'olic concern,

especially from the Noodside area people? Does this lace ever

conduct air and soil tests around here? I have yet to see

published local reports in any papers or otherwise as to such

tests'? Do we nest have a right ho such information?

Nhat are the possible dangers'o the.lForro Bay area

from such plants in their area? In the Santa Karia area I read

in the 1971 Aqui Publica~ion pu'olished by the Santa~i; 'a ublish-

ing Company, Santa i~laria, Calif. the enclosed articles.~This was

literature furnished me by the Chanber of Commerce, Santa Varia.

These articles, especially on the miss>1.es, do mention dangerou

reactive fuels and oxidizers and health hazards that .might be

caused by improperly handling but hey do not answer the questions

I ask about tests of the soil and effects on the surrounding

communities? ~'/hat efforts are ever published by the Atomic 'nergy

Commission or will this too .be "top secret" information?

Sincerely,c/~~~ /~Nr's.Araminta -B,- Snyd/r

307-01st Avenue,

San iiateo, Calif. 90003

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