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
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Radiological surcey ‘field operations were conducted between mid-October
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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:

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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).
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