q k —_—— F, Ce fFOlcprer = 6 FRANK A. CAMM DIVISION OF MILITARY APPLICATION GERMANTOWN, MARYLAND 400148 J. G FVEVUST TEM Yo hi July (Signed) ; F.C .Gtibore ae AUG 3 1972 M. E. GATES, USAEC, NV, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA INFO: PAUL DUNAWAY, NV, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA SUBJECT: ENIWETOK PLUTONIUM STUDIES PARA. CURRENT CONSIDERATION OF CLEANUP OF ENIWETOK HAS POINTED OUT THE PRESENCE OF UNIQUE PLUTONIUM DISTRIBUTIONS ON RUNIT (YVONNE) ISLAND. IF IT APPEARS FEASIBLE THAT THE RUNIT CONTAMINATION COULD BE STUDIED TO OBTAIN USEFUL INFORMATION, DMA WOULD CONSIDER PROPOSING THAT THE AEC LEASE OR OTHERWISE OBTAIN ACCESS TO THAT ISLAND FOR SEVERAL YEARS FOR PLUTONIUM STUDY FURPOSES. PARA. TOWARD THES END, IT IS REQUESTED THAT THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BE CONSIDERED ON THE BASIS OF THE BEST RADIOLOGICAL DATA AVAILABLE AND WITH POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE FROM THE PLUTONIUM COMMITTEE TO THE NEVADA APPLIED 1. WOULD THERE BE BENEFITS TO STUDYING THE PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION ————---—-—>= a , AND TRANSPORT OF PLUTONIUM IN THE ATOLL ENVIRONMENT AS DIF- jess c GhHIlOdS Te ECOLOGY GROUP: ae FERENTIATED FROM PLUTONIUM IN THE DESERT ENVIRONMENT? ro ot 2. ARE THERE POSSIBILITIES AT RUNIT FOR USEFUL OBSERVATION ee eee eS OF THE BIOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF PLUTONIUM IN THE TERRESTRIAL one Aer CONTINUED SLE ” oe a ‘ : EO—! - NL 6 e DMA Cc e EXT. A elke eneewenenns n inne nee mew mwena wenn emmannnenwees [eon ono ae renee new ee omen Ln eens me wenaten nnn ersten saree [eer cess tewc encom nnmsamment ane nama cee e mem r* Dr newer ee ne eee ee et re eee meen eee eee cee ne [ane eee en ee nee eee caf tenet nce ee cneeemebeneemmecemenenmnerers A-364 DATE ® |_..... 022.22 = nn ene nn ee ene neneeeal eee eee nee eee Form AEC~318 (Rev. 9-53) AECM 0240 GPO of3—16—-B1405-1 445-078