on LAWRENCE LIVERMCRE LASORATCRY April 4, 1977 410322 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 Bie fCpsbbn Victor E. Noshkin Environmental Sciences Division WLR:VEN:1b Att. BEST COPY AVAILABLE we Od FOG Get a venue euronnd FIL Pe yt one sl Sp as cide. Pax Slu-getroslg or CALLE LE