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␈↓ ↓H␈↓α␈↓ α⊗STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE SUNDESERT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

␈↓ ↓H␈↓We␈α⊂write␈α∂in␈α⊂support␈α∂of␈α⊂S.B.1015,␈α∂which␈α⊂would␈α∂exempt␈α⊂the␈α∂Sundesert␈α⊂nuclear␈α∂plant␈α⊂from␈α∂Cal.
␈↓ ↓H␈↓P.B.Res code sections 25524.1 and 25524.2.  Our position is based on the following arguments.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓1.␈α∞This␈α∞exemption␈α∞would␈α∞do␈α∞no␈α∞more␈α∂than␈α∞carry␈α∞out␈α∞the␈α∞wishes␈α∞of␈α∞the␈α∞California␈α∂electorate␈α∞as
␈↓ ↓H␈↓expressed in the vote on Proposition 15 in June, 1976.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓2.␈α
It␈α
would␈αbe␈α
a␈α
gross␈αinjustice␈α
to␈α
the␈αratepayers␈α
of␈α
the␈αSan␈α
Diego␈α
utility␈αdistrict␈α
to␈α
require␈αthat
␈↓ ↓H␈↓this␈αplant,␈αbegun␈αbefore␈αthe␈αpassage␈αof␈αsections␈α25524.1␈αand␈α25524.2,␈αbe␈αabandoned␈αbecause␈αof␈αex
␈↓ ↓H␈↓post facto legislation.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓3.␈α
The␈α
procedures␈αand␈α
requirements␈α
of␈α
the␈αU.S.␈α
Nuclear␈α
Regulatory␈α
Commission,␈αwhich␈α
Sundesert
␈↓ ↓H␈↓will have to meet, are adequate to ensure safety.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓4.␈α
Careful␈α
analysis␈α∞of␈α
the␈α
electric␈α
supply␈α∞situation␈α
in␈α
the␈α
San␈α∞Diego␈α
area␈α
shows␈α
that␈α∞the␈α
electric
␈↓ ↓H␈↓output␈α∂of␈α∂Sundesert␈α⊂will␈α∂be␈α∂needed␈α∂in␈α⊂the␈α∂late␈α∂eighties.␈α∂ It␈α⊂is␈α∂our␈α∂considered␈α∂opinion␈α⊂that␈α∂the
␈↓ ↓H␈↓various␈α∞proposed␈α∞alternatives␈α∞-␈α∞coal␈α∞plants,␈α∞solar␈α∞plants,␈α∞biomass,␈α∞geothermal,␈α∞Reliance␈α∞on␈α
these
␈↓ ↓H␈↓alternatives␈αalone␈αwould␈αfrom␈αMexico␈α-␈αwill␈αall␈αprove␈αinadequate.␈α These␈αalternatives␈αare␈αmainly
␈↓ ↓H␈↓wishful␈α
thinking,␈α
and␈α
subject␈α
the␈α
San␈αDiego␈α
area␈α
to␈α
dangers␈α
of␈α
shortages,␈α
blackouts,␈αand␈α
increased
␈↓ ↓H␈↓environmental pollution.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓5.␈α∂A␈α∞recent␈α∂(January,␈α∞1978)␈α∂study␈α∞carried␈α∂out␈α∞by␈α∂the␈α∞American␈α∂Physical␈α∞Society␈α∂of␈α∂the␈α∞nuclear
␈↓ ↓H␈↓waste␈α
disposal␈α∞situation␈α
has␈α∞concluded␈α
unequivocally␈α∞that␈α
the␈α∞remaining␈α
uncertainties␈α∞about␈α
the
␈↓ ↓H␈↓best␈α
method␈α
of␈αnuclear␈α
waste␈α
disposal␈α
do␈αnot␈α
justify␈α
delays␈α
in␈αthe␈α
construction␈α
and␈α
operation␈αof
␈↓ ↓H␈↓nuclear␈α∞power␈α
plants.␈α∞ Therefore,␈α
we␈α∞believe,␈α
contrary␈α∞to␈α
the␈α∞view␈α
taken␈α∞by␈α
the␈α∞majority␈α∞of␈α
the
␈↓ ↓H␈↓state␈α∂Energy␈α∂Commission,␈α∂that␈α⊂the␈α∂substance␈α∂of␈α∂the␈α⊂requirements␈α∂of␈α∂code␈α∂sections␈α⊂25224.1␈α∂and
␈↓ ↓H␈↓25524.2 has been met.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓We urge your support of S.B.1015.