(c)
The ground-water potentialities of Eneu and Bikini would be
defined much more precisely to facilitate resettlement planning.
(d)
The possibility of making land available for agriculture on
contaminated islands that are physically unsuitable for habitation would be
explored.
The ability of high-potassium fertilizer to block the uptake of
On
observed.
ground
water
would
be
In
the
case
of
The effects
Nam
(high
contamination), the island's tolerance for the removal of 15-20 cm of soil
would be considered.
The Committee
of these
studies
will
that within two years of initiation, the
provide
an
adequate
basis
for the
States and the Bikinians to decide on a final course of action.
preliminary
engineering
studies
should
also help to define the costs more precisely.
costs for Bikini Island
be
initiated,
Meanwhile,
which
will
As matters stand now, the
:
may be tabulated for comparison as follows:
A)
Delay resettlement for 80 years:
$25 million,
{
B)
Soil removal, lagoon dumping:
$36 million,
;
C)
Soil removal, land extension:
$42 million,
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D)
Item C plus backfilling with
lagoon sediment:
E)
$67 million,
Soil removal plus causeway:
To the engineering costs of plans
~
B-E would
RAPE athe
various
United
$80 million.
be added
$6-8 million
for
2 te
revegetating the denuded island and providing for agricultural development.
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results
believes
eeeas WES RS
(where contamination is high).
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compared to results on Bikini
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cesium-137 would be tested on Enedrik (where contamination is marginal) and
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