wae ACS LO ROUTINE TEN2 MSG 97 069 6 PAGE Ot 19 54 | MAK 10 13/8 PASO ROUTING SLIP A INFO? 484 R i101 FM USDOE SEE ME INIT Admin, Assist , RATUZYUW RHEGNVO0054 > ZNR UUUUU 1 0691 807-UUUU-"-RUHVAAAs MAR 78 NV ROGER RAY ASST FOR PAC TO RUWTFBF/FCONA KAFB NM/FCZ OPNS LAS PROTECT ENGINEER ADIAUSUST? “T'VE OFF. Dpaccr’ = i ASON OFF. SEND COPY TO: (VEGAS INV J*/5TE MGT. REP. EA/SIV2 MGT. REP. INFO RUHHDNA/CUTG ENEWETAK ATOLL MI RUHHDNA/USDOE ERSP ENEWETAK MI CTHER RUEBDBA/DNA WASHDC VAAA/FCONA HICKAM AFB HI REMARKS: RHEGGTN/USDOE T MCCRAW HQ GERMANTOWN MD eeHV AAA/USDOE W J STANLEY PASO HICKAM AFB HI AE BT UNCLASSIFIED/N O N W D/NARR SUBJECT: FOLLOW UP OF DISCUSSIONS YOUR 221520Z FEB 78 (NOTAL) PARAGRAPHS OF THIS MSG KEYED TO NUMBERED PARAGRAPHS OF REFERENCE. 1. NOTED 2e AS YOU KNOWe I AGREE COMPLETELY THAT UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT RUNIT wILt BE INDIEFINITELY QUARANTINED (WHICH I BELIEVE IS INEVITABLE) + CLEANUP ACTIONS ON THAT ISLAND WOULD BE OF LITTLE OR NO VALUE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE WHEN ONE CONSIDERS THAT THE CLEANED UP MATERIAL IS NOT TO BE REMOVED FROM THE SCENE* BUT SIMPLY x PAGE 2 RHEGNVOO0054 UNCLASSIFIED/N O N W D/NARR RELOCATED TO ANOTHER PART OF THE ISLANDe IY BELIEVE THAT A CASE MIGHT BE MADE THAT IN THE LONG TERMs RELOCATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL FROM A TERRESTRIAL SUB-SURFACE LOCATION TO THE CACTUS CRATER COULD MAKE THE CONTAMINANTS MORE RATHER THAN LESS BIOLOGICALLY AVAILABLE> HOW EVER I DO NOT RAISE THIS AS AN ISSUE BECAUSE THE INCREMENTAL ADDITION TO THE LAGOON WATERS AND SEDIMENTS WOULD BE SO TRIVIAL. AS TO THE RELATIVELY FEW RELATIVELY HIGH CONCENTRATIONS YOU HAVE NOTED? I CAN SEE NO JUSTIFICATION FOR DISTURBING THEM. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT FRACTION OF THE TOTAL INVENTORY THEY MAY REPRESENT? BUT ASSUREDLY IT 1S SMALL, NOR CAN I SEE ANY RATIONALE FOR SETTING OR .- REPOSITORY COLLECTION BOXNO. FOLDER Doe| fA80 , doe /NV 123Y FHEWETAK FOLDER WF ENERAL CORRESPONDENCE FY 1978 to ryt ROUTINE