UNITED STATES Tycagads « U | U ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATICN WASHINGTON, D.C. 20545 August 12, 1977 James L. Liverman, AES ENEWETAK REVIEW Pursuant to conversations with ken Cowser, Bill Burr, and coe Deal, I have proceeded to organize an immediate review of the Enewetak Situation. Attached is a list of the attendees and a tentetive agenda. The meeting will be held at the Nevada Operations Office and is expected to last through the week of August 15-19. We have kept DNA fully informed; they are most concerned about this activity at this late time (see memo to you from Joe Deal this date re this - subject). The objectives of the review are two: 1) Review of AEC recommendations for clean-up and rehabilitation of Enewetak Atoll, specifically the criteria for Pu-239 in soil; 2) Review of environmental and health implications of, and longterm monitoring requirements for, disposal of contaminated debris and soil. The review group will be requested to either endorse the present criteria and plans, cr to present alternate recommendations with justification. Before the meeting disbands, I would Jook vo have a report available for your consideration. The potential exposure of the Enewetakese from soil contamination has been addressed in the past. Therefore it should be possible to review this material, relate it to potential exposure of the native lifestyles under varying degrees of constraint, derive potential healch consequences resulting therefrom, and arrive at some conclusions as to che accept- ability of the clean-up criteria. As of August 1], howeve-, the risk “ acceptability factor upon which the EPA transuranic guidance is based has been challenged within EPA. ORP unofficially advises chat the guidance itself will not change; Rowe has not yet endorsed this, however. (See accompanying memo). I requested of EPA/ORP an fle folder= 0,672 Nev 19 Jo- #7