CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DATE YMD EVENT PAGE 440217 471202 American forees invade Enewetak Atoll(EA) . . .. 5. . Peopie of Enewetak moved to Ujelang AtolL. . ......- 521031 First test of thermonuclear device (MIKE). 480418 580818 710700* 720200 720418 720512 720518 720717 720817 720907 721012 721130 730223 First nuclear test at Enewetak (X-RAY)... .....00-- . 2... +. 2. e « Last (43rd) nuclear test at Enewetak (FIG). . . 2... 455 AECradiological reconnaissance of EA (supporting PACE). . . 730415 730504 Interagency meeting to discuss potential cleanup of EA... . U.S. announced EAjurisdiction to return to TTPI. . ... . . Radiological reconnaissance of EA... 6 6 2 0 0 ee eee First visit to EA by the people since 1947... . . 6.1 2 ee © DNA directed to plan EA cleanup. . . 2... 6 2 7 ee ee . First interagency meeting to plan cleanup. . . 2... 2. Second interagency meeting to plancleanup. . .... .« o Engineering and radiological surveys begun . . . 2... 2 es Director, DNA designated Project Manager for cleanup. . . . Meeting with Enewetak Council (EC) in Honolulu to discuss cleanup Engineering survey results distributed. . . .. +... sees Meeting with EC in Majuro to learn people's desires 730600 730625 731100 740101 740201 740215 740300 740306 740312 740415 740419 740619 740820 740907 Master Plan meeting with Ujelang council in Majuro Interagency meeting to review survey results Enewetak Atoll Master Plan published ........426-. Managerial Authority for EA transferred to DNA Draft TG recommendations distributed for review DNA presentation to AEC on cleanup philosophy Radiological survey results distributed... ......6s Interagency meeting to discuss TG draft report AEC response to DNA position Draft EIS circulated for internal DNA, AEC review Second draft of TG recommendation distributed AEC TG recommendation published. . . 2... 2-7 wae DNA adopted TG recommendations DEIS delivered to the people of Enewetak. ........-. 730509 740907 AEC éstablished Task Group (TG) for Recommendations. .. . DOI promised early return to Japtan 741207 750103 750214 750225 750300 750415 750500 Enewetak Council resolution requested title to Ujelang DNA/DOI agreed on early return of people to Japtan Conference on EA cleanupcriteria Enewetak Project policy meeting Revised Master Plan published Final EIS filed with Council on Environmental Quality. .... EIS accepted by EPA 760200 760716 DIR DNA released EIS despite interagency questions Congressional authorization for EA cleanup . . . 2... 2 4 « 750910 751007 760119 DNA/ERDAinteragency support agreement. . ....... Congress authorized $20 million for EA cleanup ....... Draft Radiological Cleanup Plan issued for comment 2 5 8 8 10 19 ** 17 38 18 34 34 35 36 35 36 39 45 39 39 46 46 50 47 49 “Double zero (00) in day (D) column means the day of the month is unknown, or that a span of time was involved such that a fixed day has no meaning. **Events listed without a page numberare not discussed in this report. xxiii