———- 411483 * RG Zale Cott a WekOpiohed Box 13] Wobo | Fol: |” BETHESDA, MARYLAND ee T. F. MCCRAW O —bscmed by - ToUeCyaid Flos 9:00 Pete caw | — FEBRUARY 26, 1969 W. R. COOPER, ASST. MGR. FOR PLANS & BUDGETS NVOO USABC LAS VEGAS, NEV. SUBJ: REQUEST FOR COMMENTS ON NVOO'S RESPONSIBILITIES IN CONNECTION WITH BIKINI CLEANUP PROJECT. STAFF OF DOS HAVE REVIEWED THE STATEMENT OF NVOO'S RESPONSIBILITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE BIKINI CLEANUP PROJECT. ALL OF THE PROVISIONS WE HAD SUGGESTED FOR INSURING THAT AEC SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE MET APPEAR TO RE COVERED. THE ONLY SUBSTANTIVE COMMENT CONCERNED ITEM C, PAGE 3. IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THERE WILL BE A FINAL REVIEW OF PROGRESS REPORTS (THESE ARE TO BE AVAILABLE AT LEAST MONTHLY), THERE IS TO BE EXTENSIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE, AND WE HAVE A VERBAL AGREEMENT WITH MR. CLUFF TO DECIDE THE EXACT PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW AT A LATER TIME FOR PROVIDING AEC CERTIFICATION THAT BIKINI IS NOW READY FOR RETURN OF THE POPULATION. THE CHANNEL FOR THIS CERTIFICATION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN THE RAD SAFE PLAN WHICH WE DEVELOPED IN HONOLULU. WITH THESE CONDITIONS BEFORE US, NO FURTHER COMMENT FRCM DOS APPEARS NEEDED. Distribution: NEES Subject NEES Reading OS Reading (2) OS:NEES TRMcCraw/nor X7261 2/26/69 OS: NEES OS :ADHP Dr. Maxwell Mr. Catlin 2/26/69 2/ /69 OS:DIR Dr. Biles af /69