UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
OFFICE OF RADIATION PROGRAMS-LAS VEGAS FACILITY
P.0. BOX 15027, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89114
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HOV 8 1977
Colonel Charles J. Treat
Defense Nuclear Agency
Kirtland Air Force Base
Albuquerque, NM 87115
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Dear Colonel Treat:
Mr. Bruce Church has provided me with a copy of your draft Chairman's
Report and a copy of your draft Synopsized Minutes of the subject
October 4-5, 1977, conference. Mr. Bernhardt and I have reviewed
these drafts. Our comments are as follows:
General
Since there was considerable commentary on the scope and objectives
of the conference, these should be clearly delineated in both documents.
Presumably the objective was to determine if the existing data base
is adequate to estimate the resources necessary to cleanup Runit and
to delineate the initial operations plan. A secondary objective was
to define what additional data should be gathered if the data base
was considered inadequate. It should also be noted that the decision
as to the necessity for Rimit cleanup or the extent of Runit cleanup
was stated to be outside the conference scope.
Summary
Page 2, Item 2.f.
not be used.
Delete the last sentence.
Plowing or mixing should
We believe that this was also the group consensus.
Page 3, Iteme. For the central northem area we believe that the
recommendation was to conduct two cross-island traverses. Assuming
an average island width of 700 feet and sample spacing of 10 meters,
' this would result in about 40 samples. This should have a fairly high
_ priority in determining the relative mass for cleanup. Suggest replacing
Item e with Item k.
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Page 5,
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Given the uncertainties associated with sampling only
one 5~centimeter section out of each 20-centimeter vertical increment,
samples should be removed and stored from each 5-«centimeter section
for potential future analysis. Believe this was suggested and at one
point adopted at the meeting.
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