application of Federal guidance on radiation protection, and (2) meet the "as low as practicable" criterion considéring factors of practicality and effectiveness. These principles were followed in the Bikini Atoll cleanup, the most appropriate precedent for Enewetak. The Enewetak cleanup and rehabilitation recommendations, including the restrictions, are similar to those for Bikini. About the same order of conservatism was used in applying the standards. While there are no national or international criteria for plutonium cleanup, the staff recommendations are consistent with a recent, independent study performed by LASL entitled, "A Proposed Interim Standard for Plutonium in Soils, '' LA-5483-MS, dated January 1974. EPA plans to develop cleanup guides for plutonium contaminated land but these will not be available for some time. Plutonium contamination on the islands of Enewetak is confined principally to well defined and relatively small areas. The exception is the contamination on YVONNE; about half of the 94 acres of this island is highly contaminated. There is a wide range of particle sizes, and the distribution in the soilis not uniform. The recommended criteria for cleanup of plutonium in the soil are intended for use throughout the islands of the Atoll. Specific recommendations for cleanup of YVONNE are also given. Decontamination of YVONNEis seen as an iterative process to be conducted by a team of experts. There remains the difficult problem of disposal of the contaminated soil which is a responsibility of DNA. However, by the time cleanup is started, a method for disposal may be available. If not, then the plutonium debris throughout the Atoll should be retained on YVONNE and the quarantine of that island continued until contamination is removed. Further study is needed on possible removal of the plutonium contamination DOE ARCHIVES