one. I would remind you of Bruce's request that documents that you have there in the preprint state be reviewed in relation to your areas of expert knowledge and that the authors be communicated with about any comments that you might have about it, so that it gets some additional peer review before it goes for publication. — John.Dr. Auxier. OR. AUXIER: now. I have no substantive technical comments or suggestions It sti1tappears to me, as we have observed before, that the ORERP has been positively responsive to the DAAG suggestions, and I think the 10 work is progressingi in a very professional manner. 11 The things we've heard at this meeting that-we've received have helped clarify several long-term 12 problems including that 1d. bug-a-boo of the hotspots; but I would be sur13 prised if when al] is said—and_done if there are not areas found wherein 14 the 15 inmediately adjacent areas, and-I std have a slight nagging concern con- 16 cerning 17 sprinkling and soaking. 18 having looked at it that long in how I would interpret the data. 19 in a general sense how nuclides progress through soil, depending on their 20 solubility and other factors, but I worry .about this. 21 lawn with sprinklers going. 22 right now. exposures soil are somewhat higher sampling in areas in that. are surrounding subject to areas, extensive than use the of I think it Ys’ perhaps just a problem I have in not We know Like we picture a I wouldn't personally know how to handle that ~ 23 CHAIRMAN MOSELEY: 24 OR. CAROTHERS: 25 no recommendations. 26 being done on the NURE data. 27 Friday. 28 as an than Or. Carothers. —= With regard to the items presented on Thursday, I have As an observation, I am pleased to. see the analysis This ties in with commentswith respect to I have no recommendations for the items on Friday either; however, observation, I believe the 287 Phase II soil sampling program is

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