UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20545 SEP 15 i972 Major General Frank A. Camm Assistant General Manager for Military Application ENIWETOK SURVEY During several meetings these last few days, the Division of Operational Safety has presented comments on the Eniwetok Survey Program. This memorandum is intended to confirm the more significant of these comments. 1. Enclosed is a draft copy of the OS recommended plan for a comprehensive radiological survey of Eniwetok Atoll. This, coupled with the marine biology program of BER should provide the basis for evaluating the radiological conditions on all islands of the atoll. Although the survey was designed as a low-key, low-budget effort, it should develop the data neces- sary for evaluating rehabilitation and planning restoration measures. The development of the plan was a joint effort of NV, OS, and the University of Washington. 2. . Our experience in the restoration of Bikini Atoll convinces us that the survey team must be made up of multidisciplined technical persons, preferably led by scientists experienced in terrestrial, marine, and radiobiological work in the Pacific Islands. Acceptance of the results of the survey will be enhanced if the team is recognized by their peers in the scientific:community as including leading independent experts in the study of effects of nuclear tests on the marine environment. The staff of the University of Washington has this experience and qualifications dating back to the Crossroads in 1946. A competent scientist from the University of Washington should play a prominent role in directing this survey. 3. The most difficult and controversial long-range problem is the dose assessment. This is primarily a responsibility of BER; however, its success is dependent on having the proper input from the radiological surveys. A recommendation regarding rehabilitation of the atoll cannot be made until thorough esti- mates are made and carefully reviewed. As you know, Dr. Burr noted that BER will probably ask an outside group, such as the National Academy of Sciences, to review these assessments. The