“Malibu ‘Assured’ Reactor Safe”
Scientists contacted by Allen Benson, vice-president of the Malibu-Topanga Civic Association, have stated that Malibu residents need not fear any danger arising from radioactivity from the nuclear power reactor planned for Malibu ["fronting on the Pacific Ocean and backing a half mile into Corral Canyon"] by the Los Angeles City Department of Water and Power.
Benson reports that both Dr. Ernest C. Anderson and Robert Brasier of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory in New Mexico, have assured him that “possibility of an explosion is nil,” “danger of radioactivity is well-controlled," and “Malibu has nothing whatever to worry about as far as safety is concerned.”
Dr. Anderson states that the Atomic Energy Commission goes out of its way to enforce stringent safety rules and nuclear reactors have proved to be among the safest devices ever invented. Brasier corroborated Dr. Anderson's statements.
Benson’s report forms part of a coordinated plan adopted by leaders of Malibu civic groups to investigate the implications of the DWP’s project. Henry Guttman, president of the Malibu Township Council, will study plans for the landscaping and recreational use of the 305-acre site; Al Brewer of the Malibu Community Organizations Freeway Committee will consider the relationship of the proposed plant and possible freeway routes; while Richard Mason, president of the MTCA, will coordinate the study.
[1965-02-26 Topanga Journal:]
Artist's concept depicts the nuclear power station planned to be built in Corral Canyon at Malibu Beach by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, with proposed adjacent public golf course (upper right). The site has been approved by the Atomic Energy Commission’s Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards.
