DEFENSE NUCLEAR AGENCY FIELD COMMAND KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO 87115 2 SEP 1976 llanaver Unized States Energy hesearch & Development Adninistration Nevada Cperations Office ATs: My Rocer kay ¥. 6. jox 26100 his Vecius, i GULLS Dear Lr Kay: uring the 21 Ley 76 meeting at CEDA/!IV on Cnewetak Cleanup, opinions vere asptassed tnat ssil Fu ccacentration data shoul’ de treated statistically 4 O by aGuconeatic couputer cuutouriag miuthods to viele concentration contecurs ‘ith oo. hnova lywel of ecaficaves. If tucse methods are to be used durin: Vicaaup, it vould sam. baweideial to test than ut thie tine. The cate Wecessary CO Tacs suc: @ test z ore tnduisted in uceclosure 1,0 Mic are Pu Gene wtraucious tidus col Latcut isles me fren AUC! VO-TAC and corresuending souls Tay a oN ~~ Sane . os -t sae potency we Se Do gee Location caorotances feu thea original nays used Curing tue Ac Lucvetal S ec Darvey. ‘nese sarplinag locatioas ve the only ones identificd precisely by enviaeerin, surveyors. Rienara Cilverc, tateclle Pacific Jertuicsat LaLoratories, is doing cutonetic Fu co ntouciay as part ef ongoing Clu studies. Ta a recent informal dirii eusstion with nd cravlict, he indiceted that, if authorizec, ue could analve. 1 + cata in a fev work cays and the offert would add to the overzli cadinz of Pe centouring as well as identify better ao resions of deserving more thorough sampling. Yreank larkeell also expressed an t in analyzing the Uniebi data by his contouring, nathed in order to ate the need for a more extensive survey during Cleanup. Ss ace> would be appreciated in arr eneing for the unjeoi cata to be contoured by the nithods ios t apprcepriate for cica cup. Sin cerely, J. RR. SCHAEFER Colenel, USA Pirector, Locisticasa y re Copy Furnisned: mr aichard O. Gilbe ct lL snel As stated