235 



Mr. Pelly. It might be well before they do to revoke it, because that 

 word "salvage" kind of scares me. 



It sounds like they want to get rid of anything they have. 



Anyway, I raised the point, and you have indicated that the Agency 

 has taken its course. I would indicate that you implement that action. 



Mr. DiNGELL. Thank you. 



Mr. Kogers. 



Mr. Rogers. I would like to question on this. 



How much has been dumped in the ocean ? 



Mr. Ramey. Mr. Price, do you have the figures ? 



Mr. Price. We have some figures, Mr. Rogers, going all the way 

 back to 1946. 



Mr, Rogers. Why don't you just give us the last two nearest. 



Mr. Price. 1970? 



Mr, Rogers. Can you submit that ? 



Mr. DiNGELL. Without objection, the full list will be inserted in 

 the record at this point, subject, gentlemen, to appropriate discussion 

 of your staff and our staff with regard to the actual security questions. 



(The subject list follows :) 



SEADISPOSALOFRADIOACTIVEWASTES— HISTORICAL TRENDS, 1946-70 



Year 



1946 through I960.... 



1961. 



1962 



1963 



1964.... 



1965. 



1966 



1967 



1968.. 



19691. 



1970 «.. 



Total 86,758 94,673 



iThe number of containers differsfrom the numbercontained in ocean dumping — A national policy, A report to the Pres- 

 ident prepared by the Council on Environmental Quality, October 1970 to reflect information recently received on dispos- 

 als made by the University of Hawaii in 1969 and 1970. The quantity of radioactive material disposed by the Univers- 

 •ty of Hawaii in 1969 was approximately 7 millicuries and in 1970 approximately 25 millicuries which doesnotsignificantly 

 change the quantity of radioactive material disposed in 1969 and 1970. 



Mr. Price. In the last 2 years : 1970, two containers, 3 curies ; 1969, 

 26 containers, 26 curies. 



Mr. Rogers. What is a curie ? 



Mr. Price, It is a measure of radioactivity. 



Mr. Rogers. How could you explain it to a layman? 



Mr. Price. I will have to get some teclinical help, please. 



Dick Cunningham, could you say something ? 



This is Richard Cminingham. 



Mr. Cunningham. A curie is a measure of radioactivity in terms 

 of a rate of decay. It is 3.7 X 10^° disintegrations per second. 



It is a measure of rate of decay of radioactive material. 



Now, as an example, an average wristwatch being manufactured 

 today has 5 millicuries on it, and a millicure is one-thousandth of a 

 curie. 



