December 27, 1974
SECY - 75-449
INFORMATION REPORT
SUMMARY SHEET
Subject:
STATUS OF ENEWETAK CLEANUP
Purpose:
To inform the Commission,
Discussion:
Enclosed for the information of the Commission is a copy of
a report of a visit by the AEC, the Defense Nuclear Agency
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(DNA), and the Department of the Defense (DOI) staff to
Enewetak and Bikini Atolls during the week of September 2,
1974, On August 2; 1974, the Commission approved SECY
75-81 containing the recommended radiological criteria for
Enewetak Atoll. The criteria were transmitted to DNA and
DOI, During the week of September 2, 1974, representa-
tives of AEC, DNA, and DOI, the District Administrator of
the Marshall Islands, and the Enewetak Council met at
Enewetak and discussed the recommendations; however,
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there were a number of questions about the criteria which
the staff answered. On pages 3 and 4 of the report, there
is a discussion of some of the folla-on work that was identified during the trip. These are currently being considered
by the staff, The timetable for the Enewetak cleanup has
been delayed because the Congress did not provide DNA with
the necessary funding,