Tey: OFFIC! L ut OULY 2 5 In considering a mechanism whereby AEC may determine that the conteminated scrap cleanup job or other portions of the rev settlement effort are caspleted, it is probably undesirable to saddle any one individual with such decisions. As vith the initial judgement that resettlement could take place, an Ad Hoc group consideration may be the best approach. Im any event, with Dr. Gustavson's predictions and the 1967 AEC survey forming the basis for a finding that risks associated with radiation exposure would not preclude a return to Bikini, it is incumbent upon AEC to insure that risks beyond those predicted do not occur, exposures of the returning people are at an acceptable | level, and provisions of the Ad Hoc Committee recomendations have been med. Other projects coming out of these recommendations would be: a. The reduction of the coconut crab population. b. A study on fish poisoning for Bikini Lagoon. ec. Agricultural product contamination. da. Radiation exposure status of Bikini residents. e. Re-evaluation of islands outside Bikini-Eneu Camplex. There is also a potential need for a study on the contamination status of shipon the bottom of Bikini Lagoon. 6. In item No. 9 it is stated that a civilian contractor will supply labor and perform other tasks. In our opinion this contractor, because of its experience and capability, can take a more important role with majar inputs in planning the operation. We would seek their advice and guidance particularly in areas of engineering aspects of these field operations. Recommendations: Rewrite item No. 5 as follows: The AEC will be responsible for determining that radiological —_ 3 Ll oY health and safety requirements for the scrap at Bikini Atoll sre met at the close of this requirements, as developed in program plans, AEC approval prior to the beginning of field . 5. removable project project. These will be subject to operations. AEC