Bote blab; 25 February 1974 ; LGLS MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD SUBJECT: . Meeting to Discuss Disnosal' Methods for RadioJogically Contaminzted and. Non-contaminated Materials - Enewetak Atoll Cleanup ~ EPA - 24 Feb 75 1. Purpose. A meeting was held at 1090 in the office of Dr. William D. Rowe, Chief of Office oi Radiation Programs, EPA, 24 Feb 75 for the purpose of determining the acceptability of ¢isposal by ocean dumping of radicactive contaminated material as well as the specific requirements and time factors invoived in obtaining a permit for this purpose. 2. Attendees. The meeting was attended by Dr. Rowe, Chie£, Radiation Programs, EPA, representatives of the Office of Oil and Special Materials Controi Division, EPA as well as AEC and DNA representatives, 3. Discussion. A list of attendees is attached. . a. Prior to the arrival of all the conferees, Dr. Rowe informally discussed the status of EPA's effort to develop a standard for plutonium. Dr. Nowe said EPA had recently comoaleted public hearings in which all interested parties had been given the opportunity to give their views on the “development of a standard for limitation on plant releascs of plutonium and cleanup of plutonium. He said that a model for the biological cfiects of plutonium on human beines for various exposures was essential in reacning such Standards and thought that perhaps some use might be made of existing models to hasten the task. b. Dr. Rowe asked Mr. Eacles to tell the group briefly what DNA wanted from EPA. Mr. Lagles stated that within the next two weeks the Directer would go before Congress to discuss the DNA budget. Inciuded in the DOD MLLCON request is $14.1N in FY 76 for DNA to initiate the cleanup. The DEGS as now written calls fer crater entombment. Responses by EXxDA/ALCC, by the Counsel for the Micronesian People and by the TTPI Environmental Protection Board expressed a preference for disposal by ocean dusping and because of these responses General Johnson was calling a meeting tamorrow to reach a decision on metheds to be used to dispose of the debris from the cleanup in order te complete the ETS and inform Congress that he has a plan. Dr. Rowe responded by saying EPA would like to help wherever they could, but emphasized that the Internacicsal Ocean Dumping Convention had been translated into slatuclaw by the U.S. and while it was not perfect it was the best we have sean. tie assumed that placing the material in the crater was nut, in fact, acean duanin.:. Hie also thought a study should be made to determine the suitability of the crater as a repository for the contamineted marerial. Ye stated that Epa stood by the conments made by their regional office and added that his office had wade dnout to their comment. we restated the position that entombrent in the crater, while a semi-permanent solution, in other alternatives, ise. ocean dumping. “Iu Te. : we ae Soe br OA VL eee eo ~ lee 2 “ep me oye Ff ay ee OO offered odvantapes nol CAmg Bee Nh ages ETS Be remem fr te et See ge “4 soe ow woot te 7 7 mh, . an) i spparenet . - tI Hee +f a.)