ede 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 Land 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 Nt ee O evambies in wie ciseussions cf the past several days to support the staternents above: 1. _ 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, ) I “# a ey. +E GATt Furia ¢ rE. Sis * Gheers, ‘ “ A z ‘ ao i | | | : — aoe ti er re Cn J i 1 BR ‘ “tig ‘ mnanentieansmeiieimed WE reacrr cm 4 Wo. Go. COVEN ASEAN Peet itl CR PICCS et aeons irs : ty : ape BO ea CT i ". : cs