- 24 numerical values. Page 14, lines 18-29 - "Before any final standards are set for the radiological cleanup of Enewetak, the International Commission on Radiological Protection should be called upon for plutonium and actinide standards applicable to air, water, soils and food concentrations for both soluble and insoluble activities, applicable to long-range exposure to the general public. Application should also be made to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency for special hearings for the same purpose. Consideration should also be given to the desirability of requesting the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation to conduct hearings and set these standards. indebted to Dr. Martell for these suggestions.)" Comments: (We are It is doubtful if UN hearings or additional EPA hearings would bring to light any information not already known and considered, or that ICRP would address the specific question of what would be acceptable for Enewetak cleanup. ICRP policy leaves to each nation a degree of flexibility in applying the basic standards. Theonly experience at clean- up and rehabilitation of an atoll lies within ERDA, EPA, HEW, DOD, and DOL. The request for EPA public hearings on plutonium soil contamination standards appears inconsistent with the preceding paragraph on page 14 which states that such hearings are now being held around the country. It should also be noted that there are in existence applicable ICRP standards for air and water (and by extension, food) for both soluble and insoluble forms of these isotopes for long-range exposure to the general public, Thus the only issue is the one of soil standards, which has been discussed at length previously. Page 15, line 5 to page 16, line 7 - "Removal and Disposal of Radiocontaminated Materials These comments relate to the proposed removal and disposal of contaminated scrap metal and soil treated in the DEIS at Vol. 1, $85.3.3.3 and 5.5. "All radiocontaminated scrap metal on the Atoll has been identified and will be removed, as of course it must be, but the preciee method of disposal has not been determined. Four alternative methods are discussed: ocean dumping of the loose scrap, concrete encapsulation in the Cactus and Lacrosse craters at the north end of Runit islet, or removal to the United FE EE enee EY crate on EL eh