Wane acove history of Bikini and EnivetoQPaicates Age had Yev,
f any, contractual obligations to perform clean-vuo at its own
expenses and no pudlic pressures which would compel it to do so.
Todey the contract terzs would determine whether or not AEC would
fund a clean-up. As to the physicel clean-up, it would appear

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From recent situations such as Weldon Spring raffinate pits and

Lake Ontario Ordnance Works that AEC would be responsiole for
waking action to perform cleen-uo if AEC had been @ principal

contrioutor to or cause of the contamination,avsent any con-

tractual transfer of this responsioility to a licensee ar othe
Federal agency.

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Management Specialist
Division of Contracts

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