401629 MoaRSHALL ISi- 3D WORKSHOP LAWRENCE LIVERSORE LABCHD.TORY, TRIP REPORY BY WILLIAM L. JUNE 27-29, YEMPLETON, 197? PNL SUMMARY At the invitation of and Bill Robison, LLL, Rocer Ray, NVOO; Bill Forster, BER; I attended and vparticipated in the ‘Marshall Islands Workshop,* June 27-29, 1977. I agreed to submit my perceptions of the program in writing and have restricted these to four ma_n areas. I identified the following major areas of concern, for attention by AES: 1) The lack of a coherent program plan defining short~ and long-term objectives and priorities. Ft is suggested that the appointment of a scientific director for program management supported by a small steering committee 15 a priority requirement. 2) The rationale for the Enewetak soil cleanup and disposal operation is based on assumptions regarding resuspension of plutonium that have not been validated by empirical data. The proposed soil guidelines for the removal of soil do not appear to be technically supportable. It is recommended that the basis for the proposed scil cleanup and disposition, reevaluated. including ocean dumping, snould be The present terrestrial inventory available for resuspension and the resultant dose commitment cannot be aitered by the proposed course of action. 3) Resuspension. research studies are required to be intensified to define the zanaletion ana ingestion pathways for plutonium. 4) With the present Bikini inhabitants at some radiological risk, alternative resettlement proposals need to be considered in greater depth, and scientific and. technical bases necd to be examined alorg with the social and economic impacts. BEST COPY AVAILABLE quest IO11218