Letter to Davies
June 11, 1982
Page 2
We believe that Dr. Wachholz made positive steps toward getting the
Marshall Islands program under the control of DOE Headquarters. He
accomplished a great deal in the areas of planning and integration and
had the complete support of DOE Headquarters and the scientists
performing the studies. A lack of support became a significant factor
in early 1981 when responsibility for the Marshal] Islands program was
again fragmented, resulting in deterioration of Headquarters’ management
of the program.
We believe it is this fragmentation and lack of
positive support in EP, not Dr. Wachholz's performance, that have led to
claims of poor management.
In fact, we believe that poor management is
not a valid issue in making a decision to transfer the Marshall Islands
program.
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decision should be based on other considerations.
Wood. Batr, Ph.D., Chairman
Manager, Environment, Health
and Safety Research Program
Pacific Northwest Laboratories
Cb Gaia
A. Auxier,Coucfoa
rector, Industrial Safety
& Applied Health Physics
Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
UL Bonne. SO
C. W. Francis, Ph.D.
Soil Scientist
Environmental Sciences Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
(On leave in Japan)
R. 0. Gilbert, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist
tnergy Systems Department
Pacific Northwest Laboratory
J{
W. Healy°
Staff Member, Health Division
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
CI¢ Cle,
R. O. McClellan, Ph.D.
Director, Inhalation Toxicology
Research Institute
President, Lovelace Biomedical
& Environmental Research
Institute
(ie
C. R. Richmond, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Biomedical & Environmental
Sciences
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
noebo—
W. L. Templeton
Associate Manager, Environmental
Sciences Department
Pacific Northwest Laboratory
RO Towarenn
R. C. Thompson, Ph.D
Senior Staff Scientis
Biology Department
Pacific Northwest Laboratory
cc:
R. T. Johnson
H. E. Roser
W. A. Vaughan