~w,=tiee -. ~“‘\“ -’” ‘“ ~ \ ( ~~ .;)’: ~r *V JJ_ Honorable Sidney R. Yates Chairman, Subcommittee on Interior CoXmlTitteeon Appropriations House of Representatives VJashington, D.C. 20515 -’ ~.., ,~. ,,, A- , ,“4 DECIZ WS: ~ .; <J, ~. ~.BAIS’ +>. )/7;hr,__7., ’:.’.. /; ..___/ p;,\!Ij$ \ Dear Mr. Chairman: As promised in my progress report of July 3, 1979, on Enewetak Rehabilitation and Resettlement Project to your Conunittee, I am submitting this followup report on recent developments. The Department of Energy during March and April of this year conducted a new soil survey of Engebi Island and other northern islands of Enewetak Atoll, and the results were analyzed A draft report by the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. entitled, “Preliminary Reassessment of the Potential Radiological Doses for Residents Resettling Enewetak Atoll” was issued by DOE on July 23, 1979. This preliminary report has not yet been released because survey results on one additional &WO Rsmsy R&L 6P Tu~ lsbn~bs tU THE ~-r#~~ Island, Lujor~ still have to be factored into 4 It is not expected that the the d~se calculations. northe~ additional information will substantially alter the . #4i*~#ti~4#$ -~rb@~@~tv~& exposure estimates,4 Copies of the final reassessment report will be provided to the Committee as soon as it is released by the Department of Energy. ● ~+ ~-~ .. . . . .... .. ---- .