Enelosu re. B Honorable Sidney R. Yates wr Chairman, Subcommittee on Interior Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Washington, Dear Mr. D.C. vey fan A oo uo 20515 W. J. Rare “A: SE ae oe se Chairman: As promised in my progress report of July 3, 1979, on Enewetak Rehabilitation and Resettlement Project to your Committee, I am submitting this followup report on recent developments. The Department of Energy during March and April of this year conducted a new soil survey of Engebi Island and other northern islands of Enewetak Atoll, and the results were analyzed by the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. entitled, A draft report "Preliminary Reassesment of the Potential Radio- logical Doses for Residents Resettling Enewetak Atoll" was issued by BOE on July 23, 1979. This preliminary report has not yet been released because survey results on one additional ASTEAS RMWO ALL OF THE 13L0"65 tM THE NORTHWEST northesm island, Lujor,, still have to be factored into the dose calculations. It is not expected that the additional information will substantially alter the FORTHE LHESIVLES Consettte to whvEir. exposure estimates,| Copies of the final reassessment report will be provided to the Committee as soon as it is released by the Department of Energy. Avensseinn of deeter— Lrwed ane Ach da, nee 7

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