Honorable Sidney R. Yates Chairman, Subcommittee on Interior Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Washincton, D.c. 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: AS promised in my progress report of July 3, 1979, on Enewetak Rehabilitation and Resettlement Project to your Committee, I am submitting this followup report on recent developments. The Department of Energy during March and April of this year conducted a new soil survey of Engebi Island and other northern islands of Enewetak Atoll, and the results were analyzed by the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. entitled, A draft report "Preliminary Reassesment of the Potential Radio- logical Doses for Residents Resettling Enewetak Atoll" was issued by DOE on July 23, 1979. This preliminary report has not yet been released because survey results on one additional RwWO ALL OF THE aAsTeas 1549063 1a THE WORTHWEST northesm island, Lujor,, still have to be factored into the dose calculations. It is not expected that the additional information will substantially alter the FORTIE LHESTVAE S$ Consolefy HowhvER., exposure estimates,| Copies of the final reassessment report will be provided to the Committee as soon as it is released by the Department of Energy. Cotemtninn of heats Arend carn Werk de, Roane * - Booey re ‘ : age ere, TOTeEOP : . See , wo! ewe ee. Serer sity eee os Tp ag poet nape a ocean gage res.. carmen cy age tons om eth a, + l Pew eat “, ya. 4 . - ’ . ‘ Pete . . ™ ot 7M * Th ae EES. .