411719 UNITED STATES . _ ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20545 August 2, 1972 DOE H islory h, wehson REPOSITORY oo COLLECTION aet C8 nl ID Ne raw _ oo BOX No. 2 Foren —U Caen nets Major General Frank A. Camm, USA Assistant General Manager for Military Application QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON ENIWETOK ATOLL The following represents our initial reply to the questions you raised concerning Eniwetok Atoll during the meeting in your office last Monday. It is expected that our data will become somewhat more refinedwithin the next few weeks. You will be advised of any new or significant additions. Question 1: Answer 1: Describe the recently enacted Micronesian Environmental Protection Act. The subject of the Act is "Environmental Quality Protection Act’! (Public Law 46-78). Territory. pollution. It is administered by the Trust Basically, it covers water, air, and land <A board has been appointed to issue permits covering a wide range of environmental uses,to establish Standards, rules, and regulations, etc. Mr. Thomas Whittington, Office Department of the Interior, is the Law to us. We should have We will request our lawyers to and inform us accordingly. of Trust Territories, forwarding a copy of it in a day or two. compare it with NEPA Mr. John Stewart, NV, is sending us a news clipping which discusses the Act. Question 2: Answer 2: What is the total land area of Eniwetok Atoll? is the total contaminated area? What According to Mr. Stewart, citing H&N records, the total land area for all islands comprising the Atoll come to. 2.83 square miles or about 1,809 acres. Mr. Stewart's sources also indicate that about half of the islands in the Atoll need cleaning up. Specifically, 4 or 5 need extensive coverage, 12 need moderate to light coverage, and 2 or more need light coverage. BEST COPY AVAILABLE (320