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Marxtin B. Biles
The practical nide of the Act and EPA Rens. ie that they prohibit
airy U. 2, agencyer entity from dumpinw any radicactive acbris
into ths ocean, This is accompli sired by use of certain barriers
and irdeterminnates that mrurt be raced by anyone who consicers
ocenn Sumping as one of several wecsible disposal aliernatives for
radicactive Geb: is. Imnicmentation of this legislation appears to
place VPA staif in ihe rosition that they prsfer and recommend
land tusiaLr of a Vantdebris even with the certainty cf future failure
of contninment vith relcoase of matcrial into the surface environment
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and the possibility of some exposure of the Enewetak people.
burial, recommended by mir, is seen by them as only a temporary
solution. This is quite diiferent from their usual role of conservatism in appiyins resuiations where axposures of peonle are concerned,
and their etrict aachevence anid support of the lowcut ‘practicable concept.
I belicve that the EPA appiicution of current domestic ocean dumping
remuiatio:13 relative to dienoscl of contuminated dentis of Mnevretcls,
S38 a Closcie oeam-Me of cases where concerns fora particular rust
of tne cnvironment sre in GiTeet conmliet with concorns for minimising
radiation cxposurcs of a parliculsr group ef peoria. Ican cite several
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evambies in wie ciseussions cf the past several days to support the
staternents above:
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EDA ateff did not even want to talk shout Internaational Reculations
or the recent new puidance frorn IJALA (Enclosure I).
2. The fact that disvosal of contaminated debris and soil from the
ands (an action yleluing great benefit to Cuewetak peopie)
syould be cnly a crnoall contribution to umular muiegrial alxcedy
on the necrby oceuan bottom £treswast muciear tests, is uct a
consideration according io Miva stall,
3,
The fact that the current ctate of
Atcil is now a sad eitaation fyom :
certoin islands at ERnewetalk
heal viewpoint
(Sie iskand ef Cenitis quarrucined) nceding carly remedial
aeiion, 2S nol a Comnidearr aen o¢srcley tonsa uch EDS
stati avyree! that the Activa not deve oped with the Cinewetalk
cituation in mind,
(Thi. in ny waew, is a very serioug woistter
bince if also means that Cumping vacioactivily contzminated
maisterial inte vue ocean ennnot even Is considcred - because
of ine need fOr sotensive2siusiies, lenrinus, ere., that wood
tane ceveral years -inily face of a Gennarate situstion zuch
ag ceuld oe ore writh eeeidental release of radioiuctivity into
man's envilorurenc, )
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