July 25, 1974
SECY-75- 81
SUMMARY SHEET
Subject:
RADIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR ENEWETAK
ATOLL
Purpose:
To obtain Commission approval of proposed
radiological criteria for cleanup and rehabili-
tation of Enewetak.
Category:
This paper covers a major policy issue re-
quiring Commission approval.
The paramount issue is whether and under what
Issue:
conditions the Enewetakese can be returned
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plutonium soil contamination limits that provide
a conservative margin of safety for people
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Meeting these criteria will require
that village sites be confined to the southern
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northern islands will be disappointed with the
restrictions on village sites in the north.
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safely to their Atoll which is contaminated with
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