cotection £9 325 bommy Mone Tubt (320 BOXNo, rovpen 2. gb 3 7a qu 112 7 G ites R. E. Hollingsworth pues General Manager ENIWETOK REHABILITATION PROGRAM Your memorandum of Auguat 1, 1972, delegated AEC coordination respon~ sibility fer the rehabilitation of Buiwetek Atoll te the AGMA. It was our understanding, at the time, that DOS had placed €175,000 in the HV financial plee fer uee in conducting a radiological survey at Enivetek this fell. The $125,000 was net included in the DGS YY 1973 budget and the money was wade available by deletion or reduction of planned DOS programs. With the assignment of coordination respousibility te AQHA, DOS fe attexpting to reprogram these funds back to the original projects. In conjunction with FV, DOS, and UBER, we have reviewed the Eniwetek situation and recognise that the AEC will have a responsibility to provide technical advice and support in radiclegical wattere ta the federal agency having overall authority. It appears that additional funds for DOS and OBER will be required te expand the scope of the redtological eurvey end to deternine, on an accelerated basis, the significance of the radiolegical situation at Eniwetek as {t applies to rehabilitation of the atoll. Areas ef interest includes both foodchain considerations and basic cleanup to acceptable criteria for exposure to external radiation. In discussions on Auguat 17, 1972, DOS and WV tdentified the need for « two-month eurvey scheduled to begin at the end of Septenber 1972. Ie is estimated that about $300,000 will be required for field oparations in cennection with this survey end an equivalent amount fer aenalysia of samples taken. A substantial degree of wacertainty exfiate because of current wiknowns in the level of 20D logiatie euppert which may be wade avatlable and in the extent to which AEC and DOD laboratories may support sample analysie on a nonreimbursable basis. In addition to the survey and sample analysis, a major effort will be required to fully evaluate data collected and to exanine biomedical end anvironmental parameters. ‘Totel FY 1973 costae to DOs for the survey and analysia may approziwete $500,000. OBER costes have net yet been identified with precision but should approximate $200,000 in FY 1973. BEST COPY AVAILABLE