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4017355

Department of Energy

Nevada Operations Office

PO. Box 14100

Las Vegas, NV 89114

August 6, 1979

Bruce W. Wachholz
EV-212, HO
ENEWETAK CERTIFICATION
Enclosed herewith is the Certification Format for Enewetak, which has
resulted from numerous discussions, reviews and comments over the past
month.
I have done my best to accommodate the suggestions of appropriate DoD
elements as well as those I have received from you and others of the
HO staff. It seems, however, that now the time has come to turn from
format to substance.
I believe that this format will provide us a
vehicle for writing detailed island-by-island radiological descriptions
and that if we find a case or a few cases Where because of the peculiar
characteristics of a particular situation the standard format is
deficient, it will be easy enough to tailor a specific certification.
In any event, it is my intention to proceed with this task on my forth-

coming tour at Enewetak.

The original of each certification will be

delivered to the Task Group Commander and copies will be furnished you
(and others on request). The box .score will be reported in our situation

reports.

I.should Tike to again remind you of our need for a document which formally establishes the definitions of the terms
Residential,

Agricultural, and
Food Gathering
You will note that such a document is referenced in blank at the end of
both versions of certification paragraph III].
I hold no particular

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