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RESOLUTION NO. 4737
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ARCADIA IN SUPPORT OF SB 1015 (RUSSELL)
AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SUNDESERT
NUCLEAR PROJECT
WHEREAS, existing law prohibits, with prescribed excep-
tions, any nuclear fission thermal powerplant requiring the re-
processing of fuel rods, including such plants exempted from
certification by the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission, or any nuclear fission thermal powerplant
from being permitted land use in the state or, where applicable,
from being certified by the co~ission, until the commission finds
that the United States through its authorized agency has identified
and approved, and there exists a technology for the construction
and operation of, nuclear fuel rod reprocessing plants and, a
demonstrated technology or means of disposal of high-level nuclear
waste and until 100 legislative days have passed since such find-
ings of the commission have been filed with the Legislature and
neither house of the Legislature has adopted a resolution disaffirm-
ing such findings; and
WHEREAS, the State Energy and Resources Conservation and
Development Commission has found that no technology or means of
disposal of high-level nuclear waste has yet been thi~ developed
and for this reason has denied the San Diego Gas & Electric Company
an exemption for the urgently needed Sundesert Nuclear Plant at
Blythe, in effect denying the project;
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WHEREAS, SB 1015 (Russell) would provide that any site or
facility for which a notice of intention was filed prior to Janu-
. ary 1, 1977, such as the notice of intention for the Sundesert
Nuclear project, would not require that the Commission finds the
existence of technologically safe means to dispose of nuclear
waste as a condition of allowing construction of the Sundesert
project.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND DETERMINED BY THE
ARCADIA CITY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
That the State Legislature is urged to adopt
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SB 1015 (Russell) for the reasons set forth in Arcadia City Council
R~solution No. 4715 which is attached hereto in order to allow
construction of the ~undesert Project.
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this resolution and is instructed to distribute the
same to our elected State Representatives and the Mayors of San
Diego, Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena and Riverside.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia
.held on the 4th day of April, 1978, by the affirmative. vote of at
least three Council members, to wit:
AYES:
Council Members Gilb, Lauber, Parry and Saelid
NOES:
ABSENT:
Council Member Margett
None
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City Clerk of the City of Arcadia -...........
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SIGNED AND APPROVED THIS 4th day of April, 1978.
ATTEST:
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