REPGAT BY THO TASK GROUP Ow RECOMMENDATIUNS FOR CLEANUP AND REHABILITATION OF ENEWETAK ATOLL INTRODUCTION On September 7, 1972, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) agreed to provide radiological criteria for cleanup and rehabilitation of Enewetak Atoll to the Department of Defense (DOD) and to the Department of Interior (DOI). AEC also agreed to conduct a comprehensive radiological survey. The purpose of the survey was to gain a sufficient understanding of the total radiological environment of Enewetak Atoll to support judgment’ as to whether all or any part of the toll Denney. be reinhabited and, if +f. to des- crtbe_cleanup actions to he taken,arid any coe eoftips tn Te 4 "A i“ey ep ot aed. fAboomer, pope Ee rf Mhesaabamof Radiological surcey ‘field operations were conducted between mid-October 1972 and mid-February 1973. i) 3 Samples taken in the field have been analyzed and complete results of the survey have been published as a Nevada Operations Office document (NVO-140), Enewetak Radiological Survey, Vols. I, II, III. An abstract of NVO-140 is presented deAppendix I of this report, and the "Summary of Findings" chapter is reproduced here in Appendix II. In July 1973, a Task Group was established to review the Survey findings and to prepare cleanup and rehabilitation recommendations for consideration by the Commission. Members of this Task Group are: ao Mr. T. McCraw (AEC/OS), Dr. W. Nervik (LLL), Dr. D. Wilson (LLL), and Mr. W. Schroebel (AEC/DBER). Advisors and consultants to the Task Group have included Dr. E. Held (AEC/REG), Dr. R. Conard (BNL), Dr. H. Soule (AEC/WMT), Dr. N. Barr (AEC/DBER), Dr. R. Maxwell (AEC/DBER), Mr. L. J. Deal (AEC/OS), and Mr. R. Ray (AEC/NVO). aout“bin Staff ey liaison representatives from DNA, EPA, and DOI partictpated=teTask Group meetings. . So fo; ss ~. ctpth gD he a be gee tower The job of the Task Group is to récommend radiological criteria for “f cleanup and rehabilitation of Enewetak Atoll and to recommend those remedial 001 _