- — } a et ce ce ne rt 8 vie Vi UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20545 January 21, 1969 UNCLASSIFIED CONFIRMED 0 BE Lt. Col. Anthony A. Gomes Division of Military Application ft, aE RITY: DOE/SA-20 dB. Re GILCo COMMENTS ON MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN AEC AND DOD ON A BIKINI CLEANUP There are several areas of concern that we have for this sgreement nud that hive been Qiseussed by OF stult. 1. ‘ We have concluded that the responsibility for rudiolosie.l snifety, of the rehabilitation of Bikini Atoll for which the Department of Interior is looking to the AEC, is a continuing responsibiiity that will persist long after the JTF-8 scrap removal operation is completed. The initial scrap removable project is only a portion of this responsibility. Sinee we in AEC will have to live with this problem and anything unexpected that occurs in the years ahead, the responsibility for determining when health and safety requirements are met should not be delegated to the Project Manager. 2. Our usual procedure for assuring safe operations and determining thut prorram objectives are to be met is to require review ol’ pians prior to operations, to closely follow the implement ution of plans during operations, and to review and evaluate objectives and results obtained at the close of operations. A requirement for these functions to be performed by AFC should be written into the Memorandum. 3. Assurance of radiological health and satety is eenerally nehieverd through a system of checks and balances, i. c. certrin preeiubions are taken to avoid or minimize exposure, then followup surveys and studies are made to insuré the adequacy of these measures. This is particularly appropriate for the Bikini resettlement wherein AEC has made recommendations affecting the agricultural recovery of the Atoll and covering a level of followup requirin; n continual cheek of the radiation status of the peopic. This is sunother reason not to delegate responsibility for comp} innee with salty requirements to the Project Manager. . O8 expect: to closely follow thic work us il in cexzpeebed Let PeM and the Ad Hoe Committee and even FRC staff muy wint to bec kept informed as it progresses. In this regard, and while we can understand the need to get started in the near future, wo ari concerned that there appears to be no provision for AKC to Jol. low this effort such that we may keep ourselves and others informed. 3ja¢-72.3% aeeeent IN Om f? DT . cue 74