ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, ðə siːˈæɾəl sˈɪɾi kˈaʊnsəl vˈoʊɾᵻd ɐɡˈɛnst pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪnðə bˈɪldɪŋ ʌvðə pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt fˈoːɹ ænd fˈaɪv nˈuːklɪɹ pˈaʊɚ plˈænts bˈeɪst, sˈaɪɾɪŋ ɐ twˈɛlvvˈɑːljuːm stˈʌdi ðæt ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndᵻd ɐ pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ʌv kˌɑːnsɚvˈeɪʃən ænd ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv ˈɛnɚdʒi sˈoːɹsᵻz ɪnstˈɛd ʌv pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpˈeɪʃən ɪnðə nˈuːklɪɹ plˈænts.
In July 1976, the Seattle City Council voted against participating in the building of the project 4 and 5 nuclear power plants based, citing a 12-volume study that recommended a program of conservation and alternative energy sources instead of participation in the nuclear plants.