It was very apparent to me,
the principal investigators,
and also expressed by some of
that there is an immedia:ze neci
fox strong program management embracing all the existing AES
programs.
It is my recommendation
that a program manager cr
scientific/technical Girector and a small steering committce
be appointed from a list of persons not presently ress.onsible
for the conduct of the program.
The program manager should be
given some executive responsibility and should be ressoonsible
directly to the AES.
PROPOSED ENEWETAK CLEANUP
The one project that received the most attention
from the
workshop was the proposed cleanup of the Enewetak Lagoon Islancds.
Initially,
concern was expressed regarding the placement of
contaminated materials
and soil on Runit.
In particular the
rationale for using Cactus Crater for the contaminated concrete
slurry was not obvious.
This particular operation appearec to
have many disadvantages in that it does not remove the material
from environmental interaction since there are data that indicate
ocean water connections do exist and that erosion,
etc.,
will
ultimately result in the material being returned to the uncontrolled situation.
As a repository for relatively short-lived
radioactive materials
this concept could be
useful,
but
the
consensus of the meeting was that the crater was not an
acceptable solution for plutonium contaminated wastes.
The discussion then moved to alternatives.
The most
Obvious one discussed was ocean disposal outside the lagoon.
It was reported that this was not acceptable to E.P.A.
is difficult to accept from a technical standpoint.
This
The
United States is a Signatory to the London Convention on
the Dumping of Wastes at Sea.
Resolution was signed by E.P.A.
The Technical Mcmorantunm andi
on behalf of the United
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States Government and includes the definition and recommendations
for xadioactive materials,
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providing
the basis
for ocean