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EMD-77-1 1 (1976-10-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaabtg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: JNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Ce4 - .. 4,- WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 o ENERGY AND MINERALS LM 100229 /111111111 DIVISION . -166506 OCT 2 6 1976 The Honorable Robert C. Seamanis, Jr. Administrator, Energy Research and Development Administration Dear Mr. Seamans: We are involved in an ongoing review of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) radiation programs for the settirg of standards and monitoring radiation exposure to man and the environment, and its coordination with other Federal agencies. Following the recent detonation of a nuclear device by the People's Republic of China on September 26, I!76, a situation has arisen in this regard which we believe warrants your iediate attention. This involves the roles played by various Government and non-Government entitigs in detecting, monitoring, .and reporting on the fallout from this test. Under the President's Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970, EPA has the overall Federal responsibility for monitoring all radiation related activities to determine the safe levels of public exposure. To effectively carry out this responsibility, EPA must havt the cooperation of a number of other Federal agencies--in:'luding the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-which also have important roles in radiation protection. Our review of the circumstances surrounding the fallout from this test indicates that some confusion -and publi--- concern was generated because of a misunderstanding about the source and potential hazard of the resulting radiation. This occurred because no formal procedures exist for the various agencies responsible for detecting and monitoring radiation EMD-77-1 i

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