IT NDIX 3 A8] 'g i] APPENDIX If DOE COMMENTS ON GAO DRAFT REPORT “OBSERVATIONS ON THE PROJECT TO CLEANL?, REHABILITATE AND RESETVTLE ENEWETAK ATOLL" Page 3 - There are atc least seven rather than three phases in the Enewetax project: a. The initial radiological and engineering surveys ard assessments conducted by DOE and Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA). b. Developmenc of cleanup criteria and recommendacions by BOE. c. Environmental Impacc Stacenenc (ZIS) developmenc and Project/ d. Cleanup field operatious and disposal of contaminaced debris conducted Sv DNA with radtological support provided by DCE. e. Housing and agricultural rehabilicaction performed bv DOT sith logistics support from DNA and cechnical support and advice provided by DOE. . f. Long-term radiological followup of the environment Budget defense by DOE, DNA, and Department of Interior (DOI). @ (excepce for the engineered feacures of the CACTUS Crater encryptment of contaminated debris on Runiz but including monitoriag of anv efiluenc from che crypt) and residences of the acoll by SOE. g. Engineering followup of CACTUS Crater debris disposal on Runic by DNA. . Page 3 - The idea of enforcement of restrictions upen Enewecak residencs is foreign to AEC/ERDA/DOE thinking and we have never used the concept or the term. Recommendacions for restriccions on land and food use at Enewetak have been made with the expectetion that there will be a spiric of cooperation and a good level of compliance by che people. If 100 percent compliance with restrictions were required in order to be able to agree that the people would be adequately protected, the resectlement should not be attempted. ‘we suggest avoiding use of the term and the concept of “enforcenent” . tw and recommend instead that the GAO report stress the cooperation thac is needed if the resettlement effort is to de successful. Pege 5 - The single most importance recommendation of the AEC Ad Ace Committee was thac the first houses and food crops be placed on ines: island, the second larzgese island in Sixini Acoil. Compliance wita this most basi. recommendacion «as poor since 43 nouses were constructed on 3ixini Island ac the insistence of the Bikini people and 85.000 soconuc trees were glanced on Bikini and Eneu islands. when the peosle returned and the:r vadiation exnosures were increasing cnev were seid they should aot eat coconucs From 3ixini isiane. Compliance with this precaucion was 2ceor. The S3ikini exterience of 5001 20