OCEAN DISPOSAL OF UNSERVICEABLE CHEMICAL MUNITIONS 91-2 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OCEANOGRAPHY OF THE COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES NINETY-FIRST CONGRESS ON THE PLANNED DUMPING OF OBSOLETE POISONOUS SUB- AND TO PREVENT POSSIBLE POLLUTION OF THE 1970 OCEAN DOCUMEN 49-760 Printed for the use of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1970 Cheek, Dr. Conrad H., Chemical Oceanographer, Ocean Sciences Division, Naval Research Laboratory- 6 Fascell, Hon. Dante B., a Representative in Congress from the State Harris, Allen, Special Assistant to the Deputy Legal Adviser, Depart- Hollingsworth, R. E., General Manager, Atomic Energy Commission Hunt, Walter J., Chief, Industrial Process Wastes Section, Division of Technical Support, Federal Water Quality Administration_ Johnson, Hon. Wilfrid E., Commissioner, Atomic Energy Commission_ Kifer, Robert, Program Analyst, Research Planning, Office of Fishery Programs, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, Department of the Kirk, Hon. Claude, Governor of the State of Florida. Meacham, Charles H., Commissioner, Fish and Wildlife Service, Motley, Capt. S. A., Wilmington, N.C. Murray, Brig. Gen. J. E., Director of Army Transportation, Office, Paul, Dr. Martin A., Executive Secretary, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, National Academy of Sciences-- Pepper, Hon. Claude, a Representative in Congress from the State of Pollack, Herman, Director of the Bureau of International Scientific and Technological Affairs, Department of State--- Reid, Col. Robert D., Commanding Officer, Military Ocean Terminal, Reilly, William K., Office of the General Counsel, Council on Environ- 217 286 6 258 93 225 130 Rhinelander, John B., Deputy Legal Adviser, Department of State_ Ridgway, George J., Assistant Director, Biological Laboratory, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, Boothbay Harbor, Maine__ Steinfeld, Dr. Jesse L., Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service. Stokes, James, Army General Counsel's Office... Stone, Brig. Gen. W. R., Jr., Director of Chemical and Nuclear Operations, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Force Develop- Talbot, Lee M., senior scientist, Council on Environmental Quality__ 258 Tesche, Frederick R., Deputy Director, Division of Military Applica- Train, Hon. Russell E., Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality Webster, R. Kenly, Deputy General Counsel, Office of the Secretary of Additional material submitted by Army, Department of— Army plan for disposal of nerve agent rockets.. Attendees at Chemical Operation Chase meeting, table.. Derailments occuring in North Carolina while carrying munitions Excerpt of statement of Charles L. Poor, before House Committee August 5, 1970__ August 6, 1970, with attachments. Hurricane data__ Inventory of vaults containing rockets--- Page 68 310 294 21 48 158 158 66 48, 309 69 Photograph of M-55 rocket__ 204 Possible leakage of nerve gas during moving operations and pre- 26 Project Harpin feasibility study, by Lawrence Radiation Labora- 55 Safety panel findings, Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point, Schematic diagram of partially filled vault showing random 298 Schematic end view showing approximate position of rockets---Transporting consultants contacted for nerve gas movement.. Atomic Energy Commission— 205 206 34 Letter dated August 28, 1970, and signed by Robert D. O'Neill, Consolidation of ad hoc committee draft comments. 35 "Easier To Invent Than Destroy," article from the Christian 220 Excerpt from Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conserva- 19 Extract from Time magazine, August 24, 1970, entitled, "Cut 296 Giller, Maj. Gen. Edward B., letter dated July 29, 1970, to 53 "Nerve Gas Precautions," article appearing in the Wilmington 295 Reply to editorial in August 7, New York Times by Under 295 MacDonald, Gordon J., memorandum dated August 4, 1970, re "Sunny Point Safety," news article appearing in the Wilmington 294 265 Lennon, Hon. Alton, telegram to Dr. Paul M. Gross- 285 Revelle, Roger, letter to Herman Pollack dated June 26, 1969, enclosing a note on the relative oxygen consumption of pelagic 279 |