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G. BRADLEY & MERRELL JONES, JONES, CLOSE & BROWN, CHARTERED Seventh Floor -- Bank of America Plaza 300 South Fourth Street Las Vegas, Nevada 89101-6026 (702) 385-4202 MESSAGE FROM XEROX 7024: (702) 385-1655 DATE: '7/S.l/93 . TO: Ralph A. Bradley, Esq. c/o Husch & Eppenberger FAX#: (314) 421-0239 PHONE #: (314) 421-4800 FROM: CLIENT/MATTER: Nevada Power v. Monsanto CLIENT/MATTER NO.: 11927.2 DOCUMENT(S) DESCRIPTION: `# U ,,ur'J tr * '3` U r NUMBER OF PAGES (including cover page): MESSAGE: / Qc THIS TELECOPY IS INTENDED ON LY FOR TH E ADDRESSEE NAMED ABOVE. IT M A Y CONTAIN INFORMATION TH A T IS PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL. IF YO U H AVE RECEIVED TH E TELECOPY IN ERROR, PLEASE NOTIFY US IMM EDIATELY BY TELEPHONE, DESTROY A LL COPIES, AND DO NOT DISSEMINATE TH E INFORMATION TO ANYONE. TH A N K YO U FOR YO UR ASSISTANCE. IF YOU EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION, please call (702) 385-4202 and ask for: Operator, Ext. 615 ... :f^a- BRADLEY & MERRELL J O N E S . JO N E S . 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We made the following assumptions: 1. The Corporation's involvement with health/envlronaental effects -- alleged or real -- for PCBs of our nanufacture does not cease until there are no further problems. PCBa are a learning model for determining moat effective Corporate action in the event that other products, or by-products sre at some future time deleted frost the product line: a forthcoming Policy will help decide the permanence of this PCB decision. 2. Appropriate budget resources will be proposed for assignment to EPS. Other budgeted funds In other parts* of the Corporation may be left with those groups but will be pulled together for monitoring purposes by EPS. The following action has been agreed to among Hr. Harblson, Dr. Nolan and me: 1, STAFFING A. One individual will be assigned EPS to becoms Manager, Environmental Product Responsibility reporting to NEW 0 3 7 8 6 2 803631 FROM 5 0 3 528 71 05 az - 2- p 23 Director Efivitonisfintil Affairs EPS* Responsibilities i, are shown on Attachment I* This job should be a key management assignment filled * by & mature manager''yitlv a technical background who la cognizant of government legislation affecting chemical toxicity and environmental protection has superior written and oral communication skills, and who will be prepared, to accept this assignment for s minimum of 5-7 years. B. Add: One para-legal archivist to organise and catalog information from 400+ file cases. This need may exist until the completion of thla task -- possibly two years* This archivist would be assigned to outside counsel required for such consolidation and would be expert in documentation ordering* C. Add: One clcrk/aecrRtary 2. SUPPORT * * CPS will have ready access to the following support resources on an "ad hoc" basis: A. Corporate PR -- Cros&on & Bishop B* Corporate Lav -- Park, et al C. M1C/MCI -- Manufacturing know-how for -- packaging & shipping -- separacions practice -- handling Intermediatea by-products, residues * -- safe disposal- practices <GV 037863 803632 FROM 503 528 7 1 0 5 P 24 - 3- Product Technology for any additional requirement for -- physical and chemical data -- application and use 1 --- environmental fate 3 . POTENTIAL UNRESOLVED ISSUES (Supplied by Messrs. Hollica & Wood of MIC) A. Contaminated "hot spots" e.g, Hudson River, Waukegan Harbor B. Litton Bionetics Primate Study* C. WGK epidemiological study. D. Seliltoff New York epidemiological study. E. North Carolina plant uptake study. F. Possible chlorinated dl benzyl furans In aged or incinerated PCBs. G. Monsanto compliance with PCB rules* H. Lack of consistent testing capacity for PCBs. I. Lack of resolution of causes of Yusho, Japan, incident % and up-to-date information on patient recovery rate. J. Best technology for transformer, capacitor protection. K. Reduction of FCB levels la ocher fluid systems* L. Reduction of body levels of PCBs by absorbent drugs. M. Medical examinations for low exposure cases. N. Discussion of PCBs being possible carcinogens, etc* O. PCBs in the food chain -- Including mother1e milk* 4. KNOWN CLAIMS t LAWSUITS See Attachment II -- Supplied by-Messrs. Molllca & Wood of MIC) NEV 037B64 FROM 533 528 " 1 0 5 A -A - 1 P 25 5> scope of Areas Requiring Responses . ' a) The public, e.g. those directly involved with PCB spill incidents, and concerned members of the general public. ; b) Agencies (Federal/state) EPA, FDA, DOT, Coast Guard, CPSC and legislators - Senate/Congressional staff members. c) Industry - Previous PCB users. - Users of devices containing PCBs. d) Disposal companies.- e) Overseas chemical companies - seeking PCB technology. t) Universities - wide range of PCB research. g) Testing companies. h) Transformer repair and scrapping companies. 1 Government contractors involved in regulatory procedures, j} Lawyers. k) Doctors treatin'g PCB exposed workers. , l) Media. ^ m) Suppliers of protective equipment. n) Transportation companies. o) The military.' p) Inventors - seeking new removal, destruction techniques. q) Chemical companies - market surveys of PCB replacement technology - products to absorb, seal PCBs. r) Waste oil dealers. # * * M. C. Throdahl NfcV 0 3 7 8 6 803634