emoale “ ' + te aye x 2 Meetingte’Diacuss. pigposal"Methods.for naatologtéally Contaminated and Non-contaminated Materials--_Enewetak AtollCleanup 2 wg’. bes‘The ‘information’ Stained in thie‘noatingptovided-nobasis for abandoning the disposal of radioactive conteminated material “in the Runit. crater, ~ However, it did reinforce the ‘need* for @ studySy todetermine.the bene geor suitability of the crater from a geological‘Viewpoint. =! 500°" " - oo . A change in-the method of disposal. to: ocean dumping wouldnot only . increase the project cost for Case III by an estimated 10% but cause a delay of from two to three years in disposal action while awaiting the grant of: @ permit. Any stretch out of the project ‘work schedule after work has begun would significantly add to project costae. ET . 5.. . Recommendations._ one Sota yee. A “Retain“the current. proposal, asitated in¢ the “DEIS of September 1974, to ‘dispose’of the radioactive debris resulting: from the cleanup (Case III) by encapsulation in a concrete matrix Placed in the Runit craters and covered with a concrete cap. <.. : Sta pe wo ee. a : ¥ Epeaiiyhy * , «bas “ALLEN A. ‘FUTRAL . . Chief, hogistics Services Division