from the dissosal of radioactive debris and soil on Runit Island.
They sr..ted, however, that this does not include moni-.
roring or inscecting the engineering features of the entombed
deoris.
With the
cermin ation
of the TTPI Agreement, the United
States will be leavi ng a radiological contamination legacy
on foreign soll.
Ho wover,
tween the seoples uv:
tnere
has Seen no agreement 5e-
Enewetak and the United States cn the
future status of the entomped radioactive soil and debris
¢r how to accomplish future monitoring and inspection.
feeding procran
Succlemental
Until the agric uleural system provides enough food for
tne peosle of Enewet ak wnen they return cto their home atoll,
the United States ma y
need to initiate ea supplemental feeding
The possiosle extent of the feeding
brocram to riil tne void.
crogram at this time is uncertain; nowever, the oarticulars
ef the program, incl uding the criteria for starting and endLag it, could ce resolvec.
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION
In the. waxe of the Bikini sitsation and the uncertain
eiftect cfr low level radiation on hamans, the United States
can nardiy afficrz co leave several significance issues related
to tne Enewetax cleanup program unresoived, since che TTPI
agreement
1S being
terminated.
Thes2
issues
incluce:
‘
=-Lost land or land use as a result of nuclear tests.
“-Lost casn cre
wltn
found to be unacceotaoly contaminated
radisactive elements.
--Scecirfving what the resscnsicility cf the United
States weuls ce shculdé the sesclie cf Enewerax chcose
net to c&serve
recemmendecé living scattern restric
rions.
eeTne® course! $s} cf action wt ce taxen sheouis the recris
Sf inewetan
rvaceaive axcessive ictse¢ If racistiin. |\em-Tne
Srer.iiss
tt
islicwus
Deiuilte.ial
fearvevt
anc
tiomenitsrins
tne néaltn sf tne resettlec secs
anc tne ratitactivity in ine envirenmeanct.
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