SUBJECT: 1. Minutes of Conference A conference convened at Las Vegas, Nevada, 4-5 October 1977 to examine means of meeting requirements for a more definitive, quantitative character- ization of the scope of work involved in the radiological cleanup of Runit Island, Enewetak Atoll. The message convening the conference is enclosure l. A listing of participants and observers is enclosure 2. 2. The conference opened with introduction of participants and observers, and brief remarks by BG Grayson D, Tate, Jr. Commander, Field Command, Defense Nuclear Agency, and Mr. Roger Ray, Department of Energy, Nevada Operations Office, DOE Project Officer. General Tate stressed the overall importance of Runit in the cleanup, the necessity to obtain a better definition of the scope of work involved, and the desire to explore alternative methods of meeting cleanup requirements. Mr. Ray addressed the purpose of the conference and the possible alternative of performing cleanup of Runit first in order to determine resources remaining for use on other islands of the atoll. 3. The chairman briefly reviewed the background of the cleanup, the cleanup requirements, the plan of operations to achieve cleanup, and the specific problem relating the scope of work on Runit to total resources and the availability of resources for cleanup of other islands (Encl 3). Mr. McCraw questioned the FCDNA position that cleanup of all soil contaminated to levels of greater than 400 pCi/g is mandatory and has priority over cleanup of contamination levels between 40 and 400 pCi/g. Mr. McCraw stated that the intent of the AEC Task Group had been to place both conditions at equal priority so long as resources were available. LTC (P) Sanches read an extract