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ENERGY RESEARCH ANO DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION Attendees of the Marshall Island Workshop ‘+’”’ Livermore, California - June 27-29, 1977 At the Marshall Island Workshop several of you expressed concern over the planned criteria and cleanup activities scheduled for Enewetak AtoU in the near future. This concern led to an unsigned “statement of concern” being sent to Dr. Liverman through me. I thought you might be interested in what tuok place regarding this matter after In response to these expressed concerns, Dr. Bruce W. Wachholz was requested by Dr. Li-rerman to arrange for an immediate review of the adequacy of both the cleanup criteria and the crater disposal plans, together with any appropriate recommendations. This review was held August 15-17, 1977, at the Nevada Operations Office. A list of the enclosed. Briefings of the background of the guidance, of the current situation, and of proposed plans were presented by ERDA Headquarters personnel, by Nevzda Operations Office personnel, and by Defense Nuclear Agency Headquarters and Field Command personnel. Opinions of all interested parties were freely discussed. Considering all factors the review group unanimously found that both the cleanup criteria and the disposal plan were adequate and that neither would result in unacceptable health and environmental risks. Further, they reaffirmed the reasonableness of such activities. Consequently, following this review Dr. Liverman feels that plain should proceed as anticipated. We hope that this review, a direct result of the Livermore Workshop, will help to assure you that all aspects of the situation have been considered not only by the several interested agencies and their staffs, but also by a group of laboratory experts covering a variety of disciplines and experience. This review has helped to reassure us that our goals and plans are.appropriate ones, and we trust that you also will be reaseured that your concerns were recognized and addressed. Division of Biomedical and
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Division of Operationaland EntironmetiQ Safety . Office of the AssistantAdministratorfor Environmentand Safety
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* Major General William Col. John Hemler, USA Lt. Col. Manuel Sanches, Paul J. Mudra, Director Las Vegas, Nevada
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