Background i. During the approximate period 1962-1975, AEC and NV industrial safety policies, regulations and procedures, in general, were rigorously applied to Pacific Operations, at least insofar as AEC and AEC contractor personnel safety was concerned. A lesser concern was seemingly exhibited toward the application of AEC loss-ofproperty related safety policies and this was perhaps practical. NV concern, however, about contractor personnel safety from potential radiation hazards at JA during at least the latter part of this period could best be characterized as sporadic and dis-organized. An example of this disorganization was a quite critical appraisal of H&N/PTD in 1972, for the lack of an adequate radiation safety program and documented radiation safety procedures, when in fact H&N had not even been tasked contractually with providing this function, This appraisal was eventually handled as a survey and never officially closed. NV Radiation Safety officials finally assumed the responsibility for developing through REECo a radiation safety handbook for H&N/PTD in January 1975, and since June 1975 I have aggressively pursued the finalization of this document. However, ali we have been able to achieve is a "working draft" in H&N/PTD hands. The most recent chapter in the disorganized manner in which radiation safety matters in the Pacific were and/are pursued by NV, was the formal Appraisal of H&N/PTD at both JA and Enewetak for the period FY 1976 to FY 76T, as though they were both DOE GOCO facilities under total DOE management control. In an attempt to correct this error, this Appraisal was retitled a "survey" in February 1978 by the NV Office of Safety, but let stand in final form. It was this last action that prompted me to request NV management review of safety. In December 1976 JA and Hawaiian Area facilities were removed from the list of GOCO facilities. Since 1973, the following appraisals, surveys, trip reports, etc. have been issued by NV Safety and Radiological Divisions together with my comments. a. Report of Pacific Operations Trip, March 12-26, 1974, H.A. Spavin, Chief, Occupational Safety and Fire Protection. This was a Joint DOD-AEC Personnel Utilization and Manpower Requirements Survey of PTD at JA. Concluded that safety mission is being properly performed and no recommendations were made. Enclosure