Enciosure jn £400,000 the vessel could be reactivated to a standard of operational guality and safety necessary to our programs and people. This would include modifications to accommodate scientific personnel in a decent mode under otherwise trying conditions. It would have a stand-alone capability for up to two months which could become more important as the Enewetak cleanup and rehabilitation project draws to a conciusion. The proposed annual operating costs are very similar to those now funded for the LcuU. The Ballistic Defense Missile Systems Command in Huntsville, Alabama,who operates Kwajalein Missile Range, has given PASO verbal indications that their contractor would provide support on Kwajalein as was the case with the R.V. Liktanur. On the whole, it seems to us that a good, relatively inexpensive solution to DOE requirements is available in YFU-81 and since other entities have we expressed a desire to the Navy for this vessel, remain open much longer. ea S01G8 14 this option may not