ize greeThat tea DOEOTHALPneatLe Honorable Sidney F. Yates Chairman, Aaa. [o prrewle a few ee oi Subcommittee on Interior ( C. ¢ Committee on Appropriations v —neha. e House of Representatives fort atAL tore meaty &CormeenTe Washington, Dear Mr. D.C. 20515 [(Poelkty 4, Co 6 OZCIT w Chairman: List thos Oe r+ ALN, aTLE. PraA-—p— . AS promised in my progress report of July 3, 1979, on 72 Enewetak Rehabilitation and Resettlement Project to your Committee, I am submitting this followup report on recent developments. The Department of Energy during March and April of . this year . conducted a new soil survey of Engebi Island and other northern islands of Enewetak Atoll, by the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. entitled, i and the results were analyzed A draft report "Preliminary Reassesment of the Potential Radio- logical Doses for Residents Resettling Enewetak Atoll" was issued by DOE on July 23, 1979. This preliminary report has not yet been released because survey results on one additional RSTERM northewm island, RYO ALL OF THE ISLAWKES [i THE NORTHWEST Lujor,,still have to be factored into the dose calculations. It is not expected that the additional information will substantially alter the FORTHE LHESTYLE §$ Consioehtd tye wEVER . exposure estimatés, Copies of the final reassessment report will be provided to the Committee as soon as it is released by the Department of Energy. Ascntnine of L-See Dal focal £ls chee.we Nye «1 wr ds, Hak " ? _. |