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To determine the problems and develop estimates of redevelopment costs
she Atomic Energy Commission, the Department of Defense, the Department of
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the Interior and the Trust Torritory of the Pacific Islands conducted an onive survey of Bikini in late August.
t+ was agreed that until conditions on
ne islands had been inspectcd no réliable redevelopment cost estimates could
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be projected.
Inasmuch
aes the President's announcement was not issued until
mid-August and in view of the time required to survey the islands following
me announcement to develop preliminary cost data, it was not hitherto possible
to reflect the Bikini program reouirements edcequately or accurately in the
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program or budzet justifications.
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- Following the August-September survey trio the Atomic Enercy Commission
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worked up estimates of the cost of clearing the islands of debris and scrub
vegetation and the Trust Territory developed estimates for replanting, redevelopment ond resettlement.
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Cleanup costs are cstimated to te $1 ,200 ,000 and it is
Turcheor estimated that the cleanup joo could oe completed within a six-month
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voricd after funds are made available.
estimates are attached,
RedeveLovncnt costs are estimated to total $2,752,000 over a five-ycar vericd.
the
bULK OF the redevelopment expense is encountered in the first year of new
consvuruction.
Cost data are provided in exhibits attached to this paner.
For
procram planning purnoses the costs have been allocated to seven major catefories:
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