REPORT BY THE TASK GROUP ON RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CLEANUP AND REHABILITATION OF ENEWETAK ATOLL INTRODUCTION On September 7, 1972, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) agreed to provide radiological criteria for cleanup and rehabilitation of Enewetak Atoll to the Department of Defense (DOD) and to the Department of Interior’ (DOI). AEC also agreed to conduct a comprehensive radiological survey. The purpose of the survey was to gain a sufficient understanding of the total radiological] environment of Enewetak Atoll to support judgment as to whether all or any part of the Atoll can safety be reinhabited and, 1f so, to describe cleanup actions to be taken and any constraints. Radiological survey field operations were conducted between mid-October 1972 and mid-February 1973. Samples taken in the field have been analyzed and complete results of the survey have been published cs 4 Nevada Operations Office document (NVO-140), Enevetak Radiclasical Survey, Vols. I, II, III. An abstract of NVO-140 is presented in Appendix I of this report, ard the “Summary of Findings" chapter is reproduced here in Appendix II. In July 1973, a Task Group was established te review the Survey findings and to prepare cleanup and rehabilitation recommendations for consideration by the Commission. Members of this Task Group are: Mr. T. McCraw (ALC/OS), Dr. W. Nervik (LLL), Dr. D. Wilson (LLL), and Mr. W. Schroebel (A2C/DEER). Advisors and consultants to the Task Group have included Dr. E. Held (AEC/ReG), Dr. R. Conard (BNL), Dr. H. Soule (AEC/WMT), Dr. N. Barr (AEC/DBER), Dr. R. Maxwell (AEC/DBER), Mr. L. J. Deal (AEC/OS), and Mr. R. Ray (AEC/NVO). Staff liaison representatives from DNA, EPA, and DOI participated in Task Group meetings. The job cf the Task Group is to recommend radiological criteria for cleanup and rehabilitation of Enevetak Atoll and to recommend those remedial Co