YVONNE may be a suitable site for such stockpiling with the quarantine
continued until proper disposal is accomplished,

It is the hope of the

Task Group that deliberation and decisions on disposal of plutonium contaminate
soil and scrap will not delay other cleanup and rehabilitation actions.
As for considering disposal, there appears to be three possibilities:
1. Disposal wherein there is an irrevocable comnittment of the contaiminant to the environment.
2. Disposal wherein, with some difficulty, a later decision could
change the method of disposal.

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3. An effort made to find a way to reduce the volume and amount of materi.
requiring disposal in either way (1 or 2) above,
The following ideas have been put forth for disposal of plutonium contam:
soil and scrap:
1, Disposal of plutonium contaminated scrap in the deep lagoon or
deep ocean,
2. Make the contaminated soil into concrete blocks with disposal in
deep ocean or through burial on land,
3. Disposai of contaminated soil in the form of cement poured into
deep drill holes on land with the scrap added.
4. Disposal of soil and scrap in the water filled craters on YVQUNE wit

a thick concrete cover.
5. Return of these materials for burial in the U.S. in packaged form or
as concrete blocks.
Any ocean disposal plans must be coordinated with the Environmental

Protection Agency.

The Enewetak people should be informed of any plans

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