social activities, and, if so, are there any actions that could be taken or
restrictions imposed that would keep exposures within acceptable criteria?"
Within this framework of data and basic questions, the Task Group has

focused attention on the following options (see Fig. 146, AppendixII):
Option I

a.

No return of the Enewetak people.

b.

No radiological cleanup.

This clearly represents a no-cost, no-radiation-dose option.

Just as

clearly, it runs contrary to the expressed wishes of the Enewetak people.

In

addition, choice of this option cannot be defended using current radiation pro-

tection philosophy and standards since the predicted exposures fer persons livin:
on the southermislands are well within acceptable standards.
Opitun If

a.

Return to the scuthern islands (ALVIN-KEITH).

b.

Agriculture linited to the southern islands.

c.

Travel restricted to the southem islands.

d.

No restrictions on fishing.

e.

No radiological cleanup.

This is an option with zero cost for radiclogical cleanup that results
in pepulation doses well below the guides

(Ro A of Tables 1-4).

It diZfcre

from later options in that it leaves the problems of contaminated scrap in
Many areas of the atoll, and the Pu in soil on YVONNE, IRDONE, and in the burial
sites on SALLY, plus generally contaminated areas on ALICE, BELLE, CLA,
and PEARL, unresolved.

Such a choice would establish the need for off-limits

areas in perpetuity, at least for YVONNE, since the metallic Pu is expected

te be present on the surface of the island indefinitely unless cleanun is

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