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August 17, 1977
Dr. James L. Liverman
Assistant Administrator
for Environment and Safety
U. S. Energy Research and
Development Administration
Washington, D. C.
20545
Dear Dr. Liverman:
In response to your request of August 11, 1977, plans for the cleanup
ef Enewetak Atoll were reviewed at a meeting at the Nevada Operations
Office, August 15-17, 1977.
attached.
A list of participants in the review is
Prior to the meeting, the reviewers were provided copies of documents
relative to the development of cleanup criteria and preparation of
the EIS. Supplementing these were briefings by Joe Deal, Tomny
McCraw, Roger Ray, and members of the Staff of the Defense Nuclear
Agency. Mr. Stevens reviewed the Environmental Impact Statement
and Major General Shedd and Colonel Hemler described operational
plans for soil cleanup and crater disposal.
In addition, Mr. M.
Gates, Manager of the Nevada Operations Officé, met with the reviewers
and diccussed points he radsed in his letter to you.
The reviewers addressed two primary issues:
The criteria for cleanup of the islaads coutaminated with
plutoniun.
The plan for disposal of plutonium contaminated soil and
other radioactivity contaminated debris in the Cactus Crater.
Several other related issues were addressed during the discussion.
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Summary of the Reviewers’ conclusions
DOE ARCHIVES
There was unanimous agreement that the criteria for cleanup
of the islands contaminated with plutonium are reasonable in.
the light of present knowledge and their application does not
pose an unacceptable health risk.
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