lack of cooperation and failure of the restriction to contre. expesures is directly applicable to Enewecax. We believe thac the GAO report should be more explicic as to why the Fixini resectlement effort has been interruptec. 4, Page 6 - There is a better lissting of similarities and-differences for Bikini and Enevwerak Acoiis. See Enclesure 1. Comments cn the DNA lise . follow: Similarity, we believe, should include the stacemenc chat ail islands at bcth atolls were contaminated. Some isiands were pore contaminated than others. Islands in the south at Enewetak Atoll were lightly contaminated. Differences should state that sost (suet not ali) cescs act Bixini were conducted over water. Aiso, we believe a ccemmenc is neadec on the material attributed to DNA that discusses the isotopic contenc of the contamination found on Bikini and Enewetak. Our data indicates thac isoropic conetens of scrap and SClL5 at these ’two atolls is not different enough to support the point thac at 8ikini tomtamination isgrincipaliv che resule of falicuc and thac at Enewetran comcaminacion is sigaificantiv different due t5 induced radioactivicy. The differences in fsotopic concene of contaminarion between islands at Bikini and Enewecak are evidence but the variacion between islands within the same atol! are ‘ust as larze. The only reaily unique dsiand in our view 4s Runit where chunks of Pu were deposited an suriace soils in an area shere safecy. teses with no nuclear viels were 5. conducted. Sotnhing sisilar to this has Seen Page 3? - So far as DCE is aware, there is on /o living pacctern restriccisns at Eneweca TUE recommendaticans. This nas noghing <= cleanup or anv racene experience at En unaccepcasiv high Cestum-i27 becy burs resulteis frem lack of availability of an adequate of imported food, ang the raiture of the people ¢ recommended precaution against use ci locally gre found at Bixini. piv with a ods (parcicu- aariv coeenucs iver Bikini Island, that could have “ag ited and concrolled incake cf racloactivicty, argues overwheimingly againse poanting coconuts in simiiarly conctatinated scils ac Enewetax or in any soils having anvwhere near the 3ixini levels. As a result of this experience, DCE believed 4¢ was prudent to recommend that islands Lx tae meortheass at Enewetax tnat nac contamination levels at oF near 3sKan. 15.ane levels noc bse sianted with esecnust. Whenever tne creferences 722 rasicsents ttnilicst wtin eee TACL4ILIN STItTeicisn practice. DCE Bust Sirong.y sussert the adostisn of its tesi-iuciment restmensiticns “Mich are seriver Trem adherence 12 vraciatien oriteeticsn geaner aras anc g0Ca Sraciises reagariless si wnat the Masttr Plan ir ctner earlier icc ments Tesecilamenc ~ §001521 tav State. Ithecwise. the e:perience 3: 3ikini. ALSLL nav se tepeateac a ff tte apertet