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LAWRENCE LIVERMCRE LASORATCRY
April 4, 1977
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Mr. Joe Deal
Division Safety, Standards and Compliance
USERDA
Washington, D.C. 20545
Dear Joe,
At your request we have made a rapid, overview assessment of the
potential impact upon the marine environment of disposing of contaminated
soil in Cactus Crater and cn Runit Island. We understand our response is
in answer to cuestions imposed by Congressional Committees before which
you testified.
In the attached paper we have tried to address the major impacts of
the proposed crater cisnosa] and to celineate thea macnitudce of potential
impacts due to Pu.
In view of the fact that such assessments are not cf
a trivial nature and are cirected toward programs wnicn require larce
scale field efforts and expenditures of iarcge sums of money, it would be
beneficial to both ycu and to us if more lead time was available to
thoroughly evaluate the questions generated by concerned groups.
We hope the attached comments will be adequate for your response to
the house committee.
Sincerely,
Lathepe
William L. Robison
Environmental Sciences Division
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Victor E. Noshkin
Environmental Sciences Division
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