TRIP REPORT JULY 19,-24, 1971 Monday, July 19th, 1971. A Conference was held with Mr. Donald Vendricks, Director, Radiological Crerations Division, NV, and attended by Mr. T. F. McCraw, OS, Ho.. Items of interest to all concerned were discussed. 1. Isotopes Incorporated-Westwood, New Jersey, is an ARPA Contractor that is investigating the gereral Lackground level for krepton, xenon, tritun {tritiatec water) tritiated methane. Santlas collected at 5Cf% cc/rinute until 2.£ cubic meters are collected. Stations have been establisned in Las Vegas (for establishing backaround for the area) in Mercury and at 8 JY (Mid Test Site). 2. No results of analyses were available. A site selection team to Enivetck for Micro Atoll Experiment (HE, DOD) was accompanied by Mr. Lynch, tIV, and Mr. Costa, WERL, so as to collect samples and monitor the environment. A separate report is being submitted to cover this portion of the conference. 3. The Radiological Support Division furnishes a Radiclogical Consultant for all major activities involving radfation and/or radioactive contamination. a. These include: One man at NTS, full time. one week periods. This assignment rotates for All health physics staff participate except Mr. Hendricks and Mr. Whitman.