~ rn AOOLAS DEPART?" CNT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND VCLFARE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE SOUTRECIT Ean MOD OLOSICAL meat Pm Laggaatoay P.O. oo8 tx77 BAS veces EVER ep ate - , . SEP 1 3 1963 . : a . f REFER To: PPC : AES % oh : Frank DBD. Ciuff, Safety Officer ‘Safety Advisory Group U. S. Atomic Energy Commission ‘Nevada Operations Office P. O. Box 14100 - Las Vegas, Nevada 89114 Dear Mr. Cluff: - ooo J . a . Prior to your last visit to Bikini Atoll, you and Mr. William Moore of SWRHL prepared a status report of the cleanup program. This was trans- | mitted to General de Saussure by letter of August 14, 1969. That sum_ Mary indicated certain ‘things were still to be completed before the , radiological cleanup could be considered to be satisfactorily accomplished. . .. . - The islands of Jig, King, Love and Mike were surveyed before I left. All background readings were in the 5-10 uR/hr range and no evidence of contaminated scrap was found. oo : All radioactive debris from the Dog--George complex had been removed and was ready for disposal at sea. Removal of debris from Charlie was essentially complete and all radio- - active scrap had been marked for disposal. oe Doo a On all other islands, any work remaining was not concerned with the radiological cleanup, but was nore in the nature of beautification efforts. - . sent I have been assured by Joe Merrill that the disposal of debris from Dog-George and Charlie has been accomplished. I am satisfied at this time that the radiological cleanup is complete and JTF-8 may be so notified. Any further efforts on Bikini are a matter of negotiation * between JTF-8 and the Trust Territory and do not affect the status ‘of the radiological safety effort. nn oe Lo: oo ae yours, ef s 72 es! re + Adan E..hon. Chief _ Pacific Operations sagla ee ey x .