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COMMENTS ANDRECOMMENDATIONS EVTHE MARSHALL ISLANDS ADVISORY GROUP.
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The Merstall islands Advisary Group provides the following comments
and recommendations em issues discussed at a meeting an Gctuber 3-4, -
1978 concerning the cleanup end renabilitation of trewetak Atoll.
P§anting of Coconut Trees en Northern Islands of Frewetak
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The fdvisory Groun. concurs with the O0F tatter of September 23
to View Admiral re Heioerae from L. J. Geal. -
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A final dacision.cancerning the permissibte degree of occupancy
of (29 northern isiands can bu rade oaly after conclusion of the
presunt cleamo effort and after acquisition of additignal fatsrmation
on applicable Bving hrdits Wid fand_chains. and the movement cf
radionuctides such as --Sr, ies, g2eyand 2élfm through these taad
chains. Panding fits evalustion it weuid be unfortunate if steos were
' teen that gowld encoureqa the Enenetak people to keiicve that a |
decision hed already been made. (We assume tuat.it kes sot been
stated or:“oiled ta the peenle that they can exaect ts returwrte
the Korthers Isiarmds at the emnpletien of ihe clean;-rrort. }. This
45 particu:nety cojent in view ef the utfortunat® emeriencs a. Bikini.
Thatexperience suocests thst cacqnuts croga om tn aoe:Paty4isicads
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To plan’ cocomut vrdes amo horcuermn islands
a® £h0¢ time mi it, tharefere, oo cwire|ete Ont:| frturestruction, —
oe whteh could fave unfarivrate gwSatTae,
Abe wNaivedy ec aright
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for copra procuction.
Cleanup Guidance for Suisurface Contaminata
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wouldJfeticate to be ineffective. Thactuce, tha P: wisoryw Group
Yeccmmends that cocenuts net. be olented now and thae decssiaus to
plent in the future be Guide oat dace aSsassments aad evaiustions ~
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In sone situations. Such as these “Witt the subsurface: contamination
‘at Doker end Enicat, ti is met en:aponrdate. to toniy a gaveric
. Blan-such as the cnoration pian. inetead, tn Situations os well
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defined ag these, 16 is fetter te renly on fudemnis specific te.
thosesituations. Ke would, foorefare, recotmend that the identified
pockets of costratination on Ockon be romowed and tak the centomination
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“or Enjebd be Jeft, unless furthor dafisition of tia subsurface pockets ingtcate
pockets: excensing 10 plifem. Consideraties shauld fhe aqiven. ta
removal-af the asphait under the soit-an Enjebt So teat veqetation will grow. With regard te the fomon Crypt, the Adsisory Group
would be pleased tO review any planprongsed by the UGE or dic.
“Bosed on. the few data mede availazie to us and aur observations ”
-durigg our visit, we comtinus to believe it. Is anengiaecering
problem that”can be handled tyCol. euchspfes. Reval of the |
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