| Soul CleanP Planning not apparent in the A NA responded thal these intentions were suranics other tl U Group Report, which (1) did not mention tranbi soil removal, : Enje nst agai ed (2) specifically recommend Task ‘om inated soil on Rt Mo ifically recommended that plutonium-contam on which ERDA | ) Peved 22 DNA reminded ERDA that the EIS, A had helped devel . inated and the OPLAN, which ERD ns on Aom: eelically identified excision of plutonium concentratio mention or Boken, and Runit as required cleanup tasks.43 The only ful. harm be d woul it that Enjebi soil cleanup in those documents was exist that the “it became apparent at the 13 September 1977 meeting AEC-ERI policy, plans, and schedules for soil cleanup were based on duta and guidelines which were no longer reliable. It was obvious tl ERDA was revising its guidelines for plutonium cleanup to bet correspond to EPA’s proposed guidelines for all transura d ne contamination, despite EPA’s assurances that its guidelines woul apply to Enewetak. This not only cast doubt on the original Ai ume estimates ar guidelines but rendered invalid the existing soil vol consequently, the existing soil cleanup plans, priorities, and schedu which were based on those guidelines. Asa result of the 13 September 19 meeting, the Director, DNA decided to suspendsoil cleanup preparatic until firm guidelines and estimates of all transuranic soil contaminati could be developed. in On | October 1977, ERDA was reorganized. Those components involv the Enewetak project were assigned to the newly establist change except in name and off Department of Energy (DOE)with little -NV. symbol; e.g., ERDA-NV became DOE RUNIT CHARACTERIZATION On 4 October 1977, experts from DOE-NV, the Armed For Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI), Field Command, and seve DOE contractors met at Las Vegas, Nevada, to examine meansof meet requirements for a more definitive, quantitative characterization of scope of work involved in the radiological cleanup of Runit Island. 1 conference was chaired by Field Command’s COL Treat who brie reviewed the cleanup background, requirements, and the specific probl of assuring that the plutonium concentrations on Runit could be remo: within the resources available and with consideration for the impact Runit cleanup on the cleanup of other islands. ERDA headquart representatives questioned DNA’s interpretation of the AEC Task Gre Report as requiring priority be given to concentrations over 400 pC