external and internal emitters for a base
population of a few hundred people, the Task
Group had severe reservations about the
validity of the estimates. The recommendations of the Task Group are considered to be
practicable and feasible. The largest cost item
for the recommended cleanup would be the
support base; the second largest item would be
removal and disposal of contaminated and
uncontaminated scrap andthe cleanup, removal
and disposal of plutonium contaminated soil.
Since the recommendations do not contemplate
extensive decontamination of residual radioactivity
in soil of- northern islands such as JANET, the cost
should be less than any approach involving ex-
tensive soil removal, disposal, and replacement
actions.
Following consideration and approval of the
Task Group findings, the staff will inform
DNA and DOI. A briefing will then be developed
and rehearsed for presentation to the people of
Enewetak and their advisors during a joint
AEC-DNA-DOI trip to the Pacific. This presentation will be designed to be a vehicle for
U.S. Government consultation with the people
on the AEC recommendations and the proposed
DNA-DOI Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS).
Opening remarks at the briefing would
be delivered by senior AEC, DNA, and DOI
officials. In more detailed discussions to
follow, AEC recommendations and the DEIS
would be discussed by the AEC and DNAtechnical
representatives. After the visit, AEC staff will
inform the Commission of results of these discussions.
Recommendations:
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2.
That alternative 3 and the associated criteria
be approved.
Note that the responsibility for disposal of
contaminated material, including plutonium,
rests with DNA.
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