3. Disposal in deeper portions of the lagoon.

It is expected that

this would be a modest addition to similar material already there
from past test operations,

For contaminated soil, other than plutoniun, the Task Group has not
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to select a method of disposal.

If such disposal were required, the objective

would be to assure that there would be no pathway for any exposure of the
Enewetak people to this radioactivity and a minimal followup requirement to
insure that this situation continues after disposal.
long half life, disposal

The Task Group view is that becauseofitsewerend

of plutonium in the form of contaiminated soil and scrap is a problem of greater
In its deliberations,

magnitude than for fission products and induced activity .

the Task Group has assumed that the disposition of such material will be such
that there is no potential for exposure of the residents of the atoll once
cleanup has been completed.

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the objective for cleanup.

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of platonium metal, amd Appendix III of this report contains juidance on
decisions to be made on whether removal of plutonium contaminated soil is
justified on various islands.

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