Federal Attempts to Influence the Outcome of the June 1976 California Nuclear Referendum

Attempts to restrict or prohibit construction of new nuclear powerplants through public referenda were on several State ballots during 1976. The first referendum, the California Nuclear Safeguards Initiative, Proposition 15, was voted on and defeated by California citizens by a 2 to 1 vote on June 8, 1976. A review was conducted of information activities of the former Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) before the June 1976 referendum in California.