Martin B. . Liles -7- quiring dierosal in no ot known exactly, but the quantity that may have to ‘be removes to meatihe SULA suides has been estimatcd by H&IN to be about 79, Clo yd“, “This would te: 79, COO yd" X . 764 2 fy” is216° em7/M? = 60.4% 109 em3 With the density uf Daevrotak woil at cocut 1. 2¢/em?, this would be: 60.4% 10% em? ¥ 1. 2¢/em* = 72.5 K 10% If all Cnewc'!sk noil above 400 nCi 239 eH per gram of soil is cioaned up plus soms concentrations less thanthis, one, could zssume tnat the overall averauve level of ¢59Pua in the 79,000 yd? ef soil may be |about 1,000 pCi/g. ‘Vis should be a high estimate. 172.5% 109g X 1,600 pGi/g = 5 72.5 10% poi “7? Du . 4 239 This js abovt 73 curies of, Fu or: 73 Ci X16 Ci/zg = 1,168g or cbout 1. 2 kg. The net result of all ef thin is that the Internadonsal Regulations would ellow the cumping of 16, “eo kg of <~?u into onegite in one year. The tcetal ws would need to dump for Enewetak would be only ‘about l.2kg of 239Pu, These two numbers are four orders of magnitude 4pazr te The arsument in behalf of ocean dumnine_of Enewetak Atoll debris _ I wouldlike to make, is that i. 2kz7 oi 429Dy mised with 79, cc9 ya? of soil dumped in the deeo ocean is «=n almost necligible amount concidering ihe liternational Agreement and a tiny amcunt to worry about from the view of corcern“for eeciumina tion ef the bacific, However, it is not co usictertan’ gfive think of ns Hilosram cf G37 Dy located in une are: in some Limited life container near the suriace on &simall island uncer the fcet of the inowetak pecple, leven raites Tyeast of Denewertk toll, the ovtan isa 12, C0%+ foet deep. Mileis the prac efor the Luswetak debris, put on the bottum ina concrete matrix, dropoed cere in simple steel contriners vented to avoid crushing. Inmy opinion, land burizl af this debris on cnewetak Atoeil would be a ceriogy mistake, a never ending oxpense to Lue tascpaycr, and anunnecessary threat to thy Enewetak peaple OFFiCn > | “UE ARE Se OTe Foran ALC -AIS . gE wee % we . . ' * ceceescentnennee (Rev, 9-53) } a! “J . “ae ~ tage? ADCS 6.1459 + tenet 8 $ ' Pe “ U. ©. GOVOERNA.INT Fe LING OFFICE! 1074-526-168 ao . . oo soa 37 . “T= ae ye. “* spur1.4 Rome ch ste coreg ae i” Fe ‘- I +. Nm tk ‘ $orayoe "4A ites . oo. . yet wre , ” es . oe “9 ‘ wong poe wot a