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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
SOUTHWESTERN RADIOLOGICAL HEAL TH LABORATORY
SEP 1 9 1969
REFER TO:
REPOSITORY
Frank D. Cluff, Safety Officer
COLLECTION
Safety Advisory Group
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Nevada Operations Office
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Las Vegas, Nevada 89114
Dear Mr. Cluff:
Prior to your last visit to Bikini Atoll, you and Mr. William Moore of
SWRHL prepared a status report of the cleanup program. This was transmitted to General de Saussure by letter of August 14. 1969. That sum-
mary indicated certain things were still to be completed before the
radiological cleanup could be considered to be satisfactorily accomplished.
The islands of Jig, King, Love and Mike were surveyed before I left.
All background readings were in the 5-10 uR/hr range and no evidence
of contaminated scrap was found.
All radioactive debris from the Dog-George complex had been removed
and was ready for disposal at sea.
Removal of debris from Charlie was essentially complete and all radioactive scrap had been marked for disposal.
On all other islands, any work remaining was not concerned with the
radiological cleanup, but was more in the nature of beautification
efforts.
I have been assured by Joe Merrill that the disposal of debris from
Dog-George and Charlie has been accomplished. I am satisfied at this
time that the radiological cleanup is complete and JTF-8 may be so
notified.
Any further efforts on Bikini are a matter of negotiation
between JTF-8 and the Trust Territory and do not affect the status of .
the radiological safety effort.
yoursy
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Sincerely yours,
Allan E. Smith, Chief
Pacific Operations
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