4e REPOSITORY COLLECTION soxne, FOLDER Dp o£/ PAs Q dD0€ /.nv V L277) EeDA® 2" ange IKSFVLUEY DES December 2, 1969 Me. Jack A. Tobin Bikiat Rehab. Project Coordinator Majura, Mershel! isiands 96966 WATER ARALYBI§ - SIKINT ATOLL BEST COPY AVAILABLE Bear Jack: Thies replies ts your letter of Nowesber 20, 1969, aeking fer @satataance ta obtaining @ radinactive analysis of Sikinf Atol} water staples, I vaderstand thet ground weter samples were takec tmet svemer dvriag the cleanup operations ot the Atoll and thet arvae of the teate showed beraful levele of redioactivity. Beteil date concerning the water sanples, al with date on samples of ta be published before vegetation and atrine life, are enpec very lung. Frank Ciuff end 3 nave diseussed your request that additions! eemp ling of the water now be made. We agrees samples of the ground water supply should be taken. Aloo, we believe eamples should be taken from the catchment water system on Bikial as well ae from the cetchaent water system on Bnec. The redtcactive analysis wil! be performed by the 6, 8. Publia Keelta Service as eoordineted by Frent Cluff. The regults of the eonlyats vill be furnished you by wy office, We are sending you einteen (16) coutatners. one (1) fomnel; aad one (1) gallon of dtetitled water. We would like @ one-galloe eanple from etch of the ecuress for radicective analysis. As I waderetead tt, there fe @ water catchment system Qad grovad wate: @ total of eource on Bikial as well ae on Bee: thus, mek of the one-ge!l a (4) four cee you euggest @la> We four (4) sovrcen reapining eight Tha coateat. bacterfa! the e.-ntainese fs: sampling for tastructtons following The spares fer (8) conteiners are collecting ell water samples should be caref. ily ubsecved: Each sample 1. The seeple conteingra provided ave t. be veed fe the watch water -f <ne-ga'ion wlestely appr -f aheoid conaiet wolowe of ech samp ce eoniéine: OFFICE » }'}_..__....DIR.pee eee eeeeeerene feces . fe. surname’ |_WABonnet/jcgaeeONOO _ Jse prep |.1272-69,| Form AEC-~-318 (Rev. 9-53 c » U.S. GOVERNMENTPRINTING OFFICE : 1966—O-214-629 wu