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Auxier, ORNL
Bair, PNL
Francis, ORNL
Gilbert, PNL
Healy, LASL
McClellan, ITRI
Richmond, ORNL
W. L. Templeton, PNL
R. C, Thompson, FNL
SUBJECT:
Calibration, Certification and Congress
Severa) things suggest that it might not.be useful to meet during the
week of January 7.
1.
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Roger Ray will be at Enewetak that week for previously scheduled
meetings.
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2. Roger Ray feela that the calibration information analysis will not
be completed by that time, primartly because “not auch will be done in
the next two weeks."
3. Certification documents need to be ravinedprior_to April, but there
ist no more restrictive time constraint. =~ >
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Senate hearings are postponed to February 13-14 in Honolulu.
The above suggest that some ‘date in February might be-niora appropriate
for the above subjects.
Furthermore, I am hopefulof scheduling a BNL
program review in February.
soon as possible.
Willsolicit your availability re dates as
,
Met December 17 with staff of Senate Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources. Day 1 of the hearings will feature up to 4 houre of
Executive Branch (DOI, DOE, DNA, EPA) testimony on the background and
history of Bikint and Enewetak, how we got to where we are today, plus
current conditions and differences between atolls (Enewetak/Bikini) and
islands (Eneu/Enjebi). Day 2 will feature whet options and directions
exist for the future, Second day participants will be DOI (with DOE and EPA
support), representatives/members of the Covernment of the Marshall Islands,
members of the Bikini council and their legal counsel (Weisgall), and
members of the Enewetak council and their legal counsel (Mitchell) and
advisors (Brill, Bender and Kiste).
Since the agencies are to integrate their testimony, and since there appears
to be more than a little confusion and uncertainty as to how this ta to be
handled, it seema inappréprtate to tie up your time early in J
ry.
In view of the above, therefore, I would suggest that it would/be useful to
meet on the January 9-]1 dates discussed last week, If a meeting re the
hearing teatimony would be beneficial, I will contact you.
We should,
however, plan to meet in February re calibration, certification and BNL.
Thank you for your time and comments last week.
Bruce W. Wachholz