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TRIP REPORT JULY 19,-24, 1971 Contractor that Is investigating the qereral Background level collected. Stations have been established in Las Vegas (for establishing background for the area) in ~!ercury and at IIJ Y (PlidTest Site). No results of analyses were available. so as to collect samples and monitor the environment. A separate report Is being submitted to cover this portion of the conference. 3. The Radiological Support Divisi~n furnishes a !?adioloqical Consultant for all major activities involving radiation and/or radioactive contamination. These include: a. One man at NTS, full time. This assignment rotates for one week periods. All health physics staff participate except
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TRIP REPORT CONTINUED -2- DIVIFT b. One man at Management Operations Center. This is an arrangement for Hanager, NV, and Hq., TOC on Conference phone connection 30 iilirNJtt:S prior to a;l nuclear tests. The conference continues for 30 minutes to 2 hours after detonation. c. One man, full time, at Hattiesburg, ilis~isslppi, through, clean-up. Possibly as long as 4 to 6 months. (Mr. Bruce Church). d. One man available for Rulison and Gasbuggy although this is not continuous. e. One man available for periodic trips to /Unchitka, prior to full operational period, then full time assignment througt; These are examples of the present, time consuminq assignments. Some of these will be closed-out by year-end. 4. During a discussion of environmental conditions at iiattiesburg, P&. &r-Ldric\;sstated that he felt there should be SorriE relief from Li-)est.rinqent cledn-up criteria issued recently used for overflow of r~dioactive materials frtimdo~it~i-!ol~ is contaminated, for the most part, wi-ti)antimony-125 as tile principal beta emitter. At the time the criteria were established this information was not available. However, since it is not _ available it is planned to request a change.in the clean-up criteria, possibly by a factor of 10.
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There are other problems in connection with the Antimony. For exawple, the Mississippi Rad-Health Officers were briefed, 5. There are several (as many as ten or more) law suits or , complaints being investigated that could result in law suits alleging that radiation was the cause of’their health problem. The Radiological Support Division is consultant to the legal counsel in each instance. 6. The function for appraisal of Contractors involved jn the Eberline, aI-Idothers), was removed from the Radiological Operations Oivision and assigned to the Office of Safety approximately, 1 1/2 years aqo. This function has been recently (about 3 weeks ago) returned to Fhdioloqical Operapresented in the appraisal report on iiVby Hr. ‘lallario. Briefly,
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TRIP REPORT CONTINUED -6- DRAFT c. Conference with Assfstant Manager for Operations. W. Roger Ray, has recently been appointed to the position of Assistxnt ?4anaqPr for Operations. Althoug}! many items for which he will be responsible were discussed in general, only a few are 1. It has been directed that all types and kinds of information_ generated for each test is to he assemtlled intc one file, even thouqh this may mean duplication in some instances. 2. The problems of the Micro Atoll experiment on Eniwetok were dixusse(!. Nr. Ray feels that the AEC should be involved in the experimental preparation phrase of the Operations but did not elaborate because no information was available on the extent I attended the afternoon session, 1st day, of the Ad Hoc Committee on Plutonium. A report of the discussions and presentations are not included in this report.
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