aol 44s Department of Energy Oo Nevada Operations Office PO. Box 14100 , i Las Vegas, NV 89114 BESS i977 Mahlon E. Gates Manager _ ENEWETAK RADIOLOGICAL SUPPORT PROJECT Over the past few months we have had several conversations the role of the DOE Enewetak Project Manager. Of specific to me at this time is the role of the Project Manager as a in the DNA decision-making process. My concern has become because of two recent occurrences: regarding concern participant acute 4d. Our early November discussion with Hal Hollister, wherein he expressed disagreement with my philosophy of participation. 2. A recent request received by John Stewart (currently acting for me as Deputy Project Manager on site) that he concur in the establishment of the detailed cleanup objective for one of the Northern islands, Lujor. In this paper I describe what I visualize as the appropriate mechanism and sequence of decision and the DOE Project Manager's role. I know that this scenario is at variance with what some others both in DNA and in our Headquarters expect; but it is the product of almost six years of study of, and experience with, the Enewetak situation, and of many tens of hours of argument, debate, and soul searching. I believe that each of my six Project Management Deputies feels completely free to disagree with me and to express his disagreement. Yet I believe that you will find unanimous agreement with the concept herein described, by these seven senior people (including myself) who are closest to the issue and who each mist individually represent the Department of Energy. during rotational on-site tours. Let me. first review a few of the “givens" in the cleanup program. First, by its very nature, the scope and magnitude of the program are ill-defined, and will remain so until we are well into the actual implementation. It was for this reason that I suggested in 1972 that Lb Foote 242 5010732 Mi 4/97 ?- Ae