ee a ee ee ee fartin B. Biles 4, a3 Diifeorent apnres ches are inherent in the domestic and international repulations: — a. The Act eppiicd by EPA requires containment of con4ayminated mterial after it reaches the ocean Slecr such that levels outcide tho container are "innocuoug,'' The term imnocnous in uewhere detined in ony numerical wayor othowwise. JA will apparently hold to itself the determini:tion of whatis innocuous for a ‘sarticular cet of circumstances. earlier. b. This £3 one indeterminate mentioned The International Regulations require that packaced wastes reach the ocean bottom intact. Practical means are to be used to put the deoris ina relatively insolubie form or to place it ina relatively insoluble matrix by designins contoinmen: to retain the materi2i ror an unsecified pericd, or te velect an area with characterisiies that facilitate retention in the site vicinity. 5. The Act and EPA Rega, provide that a nermit may he granted by OPA citer the request for a permit has survived a “Vhearing" and open debate where any person mav aspear whether or not represented by ceunsel or any other authorized representative. The Administrator of EPA is mzde the final judre of resuits from the Mearinz. How he will do this is not indicated. (Even the provisions of NEPA, related to a Hearing on an Onviron- mental Impact Siatement, do not require this, ) 6. The International Reculations reauire no public Heeving ccnures moris there a requirement to scek approval from any other nat.on' B revossentatives. tfem C.1.2 of Ann:paceI vittes, “Lt would be predentwJwor vhe Spare rrinte nation authoritics to cuihorize dumping at the lewest rate whichis reasonably practicotle, having remard to the development of applications or muciear eneryy. " 7. Dr. Rowe of EPA states in Enclosure V that "The U.S. has had a national poiicy of no ocean dumping of radioactive wastes since 1970." Te staten further that "it was surely the intent of Lh 9e-O27 and the Brus rermuiations to rigidly control or even to prohibit such dumping. Thus, it appears thst EPA etafi believe thet itis U.3. coties to probibit such Comping. he * Orrict » | GUA ART | te Nate ye . dorm AVCAITE (Rev, footy Aas th ao a ret rem oo Ese . - . o , _ Upaene le a8 a 5 vane eee . nee woe . — e pot, ebay! ea vane _* oe i . _ TW Goel COVONF a) beInTIBG GPricce i. 7a. eset Coe te ees ypert ome 8 “4 te ot NO or ee =. oe 4 8