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TO RHEGAAA~AJ HEN F A CAMM AGMMA USAEC WASSC fl h INFO RUEBDBAILT 6EN CARR0LL.H DUNN DNA DIR WASHDC I WITH RAY TODAY HAVE LEFT ME WITH THE IMPRESSlON THAT WE PERHAPS HAVE FOOT pff~ SUFFICIENT ALAR ITY DESCRIBEO WHAT THE sck 2 SURVEY IS AND WHAT ITS EN) QRODUCT MAY 8E EXPECTED TO 8E. ? CONSISTENT WITH YOUR DIRECTIVE OF SEPT. 33,. 1972, TO . A&7l SAMPLING PLAN FOR THE ATOLt AS A TOTALITY. THIS tS But ONE k PART OF A COMPLEX SCIENTIFICALLY BASED PROGRAM WHtCH INCLUOES AIR AND WATER SAMFLfN6, LAND BIOTA AND MARINE LIFE AND BOTTOM
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PAGE 2 RHWNEAAODOI UNCLAS PROPERLY, THE EXTERNAL DOSE AND SOIL SURVEY), AS DEFINE0 tN SECTION lt$.OF THE SURVEY PLAN ?NCLUDES A DETAILED FIELD METER AREAS <FOR A TOTAL ESTIMATED JO EXCEED 23,000 REAOt)(GS) AND WILL BE A COMPREHE,NSIVE PICTURE OF THIS ASPECT OF THE ENVIRONMENT - THEN, ARE lNTEGRATED YITH THE RESULTS OF THE OTHER FlEtO EFFORTS AND EXAMINkD IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF AN ASSUME0 h%IDEL FOR THE CULTURE Akl LtFi STYLE OF THE NEW ENIWETOK, fT IS HOPE0 THAT TO RETURN TO THE SOIL SURVEY PROGRAM, THE FIE:CO METER SURVEY . DEBRIS OR SOIL HOTSPOTS TO BE REMOVEO. ?fvEN FOUND, THESE, CF COURSE, 3tLt. BE PLOTTED AN0 MARKED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE,
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BUT SUCH RESULTS RILL SE A BYPRODUCT OF THE EFFORT TO GATHER THE EXTERUAL DO.SE AM) SOIL SURVEY 1s THUS SEEN TO BE DIRECTED TOYARD ITS JUDGMENTS AS TO THE BROAD PARAMETERS OF LATER’ COUFISES OF ACTION. .ITS TIMING IN THE CURRENTLY PLANNED SCHEDULE IS CONSISTENT WITH THAT PURPOSE AND IS BELIEVED TO MAXIMIZE THE USEFULNESS OF THE.AIR-_ ALLWING A REASONABLE PEQIOD FOR THAT DATA TO BE USED !N.REFI#lNGI THE SOIL SURVEY. PLAN. AS A SEPARATE ACTIVITY, IN SUPPORT OF THE DNA ENGINEERING SURVEY, NV PLANS’10 PROVIDE QUITE SPECIFIC RADIOLOGICAL SUPPORT. QUALIFIED A(ONITOR ING TEAMS WILL ACCOMPANY HDLMES & NARVER ENG IWEER ING PERSONNEL TO ASSIST IN THE EXAMINATION, PLOTTING AND MARKIWG OF ALL CONTAWINATED STRUCTURES AND DEBR IS, AND IN MIT-ING ANY UNUSUAL RADIOLOGICAL HAZARDS OR PROBLEMS. THEY OrILL ALSO ASs!ST IN THE EXAMINATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF CRYPTS, BU41At GROUNDS AM.DiSPOSAL SITES AND IN SUGGESTING APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN THEIR REMOVAL. UE RECOGNIZE THAT THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED ACTIVITY LEAVES UNANDERED V!HAT MAY BECOME DNA’S MOST DIFFICULT PROBLEM -- THE EXTENSIVE PLUTONIUM
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CONTAMJiATJON OF A LARGE FRACTION OF RUNJT ISLAND. CW? CVRRERT SURVEY PLAN .JSFt DESJGNEO TO QUANTliY THAT PROBLEM OR SUGGEST a TAMJNATJON PROELEM AS TO OEFY ANY KtiWN SAMPLING OR CALCULATIONAL ONE RESEARCH APPROACH TO THE RUNIT PUZZLE BUT. FOR THE UOMENT WE SiJRVEY RESULTS ARE AVAILABLE SOONER THAN NOW ANTICJPA’TED AND ESPJCALLY lMPLJCATJONS, WE YtLL, OF COURSE, FOLLOW THAT UP AS A MATTER OF HIGH VITHIN OUR CAPABILITY TO OBTAIN IT tff TtYELY FASHION. OAtRR