attempt ‘to circumvent

the

spirit OYthe

letter ot NEPA.

NEPA, of course, requires study of the potential consequences
of a proposed action priortoa decision being taken on

the proposal.

Calvert Cliffs' Coordinating Committee v.

AEC, 449 F.2d 1109

(D.C. Cir. 1971).

The question, here,

is whether the matter of resettlement of Enjebi island
was sufficiently well-studied in the April 1975 impact

statement.

I think the answer is yes.
As I have said before, Enjebi was far and away the most
Significant single issue during the planning phase of the
program.
Enjebi figured in several of the alternatives
considered by the AEC Task Group and in alternative
schemes for resettlement which were considered.
The principal alternatives, in the EIS, were termed "cases."
Case 1 posited full resettlement of the entire atoll with
no cleanup.
Obviously, that was ruled out by all concerned.
Case 2 restricted: use to the southern part of the atoll
for all purposes.
Case 3 called for residence only in the

south, with unrestricted travel throughout the atoll and
limited food gathering from the north.
Case 4 included
Enjebi as one of the two principal residential sites, with
unrestricted travel throughout the atoll and certain dietary
restrictions for those living on Enjebi.
Case 5 included
Enjebi as well.
see EIS,

Vol.

I

For a discussion of these alternatives

§5.

The Report By The AEC Task Group on Recommendations For
Cleanup and Rehabilitation of Enewetak Atoll, dated June 19,

1974, which was included in its entirety in the impact
statement, Vol II, Tab V, gave a good deal of attention

to Enjebi.
The Task Group Report, in turn, was based to
a great extent upon the enormous three volume work entitled
Enewetak Radiological Survey, NVO-140, USAEC, October 1973.
Those three volumes alone must contain
over 2,000 pages
of text,

tables,

plates

and charts.

It has

been described

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