interdepartmentalletterhead 411579 Mail Station L- 232 Doe Hh tory Divis ror REPOSITORY , Ext: 8721 Tre May 7, 1973 , Tommy; MCran(Ht [720 COLLECTION RG326 5 MEMORANDUM BOX No. TO: ry W. E. Nervik, Division Leader, Radiorpbeotrtry Reeli clog ick Sv ey FROM: R. W. Hoff, Radiochemistry Division SUBJECT: Eniwetok sample analytical program. Status as of 4 May 1973. — - —_— a ot -— -_ —_ —_ —_ _ —_ —_— — om 1 - ead —— = = -_ —_ Progress Report No. 7‘. -—= - - — —_ - — -_ ~~ ad -_ - er -_ This progress report summarizes the laboratory analytical effort being carried on at LLL by members of the Radiochemistry Division, Biomedical Division, and Hazards Control Department, at the University of Washington (Dr. Allyn Seymour, Dr. Victor Nelson, Dr. William Schell), at McClellan Laboratory (Col. R. McBryde, Maj. W. Myers), at LFE Environ- mental (Mr. Leon Leventhal, Mr. William Major), and at Eberline Instrument Corporation (Mr. Eric Geiger, Mr. Ernest Sanchez). I. Initial processing. Soil, sediment, and core samples: ¥ Estimate 2,800 soil samples to be processed. Collected 224 sediment samples - initial processing complete. Collected 165 core samples - initial processing camplete. Initial processing (LLL, Bldg. 412) - samples in process or completed} cumulative number includes soil, sediment, and core samples, 1 as of 4 May 1973 - 3,020 as of 20 April 1973 - 2,700 as of 6 April 1973 - 2,470 Current rate for completed samples: 180 samples per week. The sediment and core samples were collected from the lagoon floor. University of Cahlarnia i BPa LAWRENCE LIVERMORE LABORATORY