126
RADIOLOGICAL CLEANUP OF
ENEWETAK ATOLL
OPLANand for
schedule for developing an
The conferees prepared « new
D-Day. They
1977
e
Jun
ipmen t based on al5
mobilizing personnel and equ
m. Plans for » gra
pro
on
tati
support of the rehabili
for
ns
pla
ped
elo
dev
also
ch 1977 were
-Enewetak to Japt an in Mar
the early return of 50 dri
-Enewetak in the
for employing some o f the dri
completed, as well as plans
plans for support of
work. Logistics policy and
cleanup and rehabilitation
also developed.287
the activities at Enewetak were
sioner
pan with the Acting High Commis
BG Lacy’s team next met in Sai
l, Mr.
nse
cou
l
lega
n, and the dri-Enewetak
and
of the TIPI, Mr. Colema
urn
ret
y
earl
6 to coordinate plans for the
d
Mitchell, on 20November 197
an
mm
Co
d
Fiel
and rehabilitation efforts. The
6
197
for interface of the cleanup
er
emb
Nov
23
aiian area officials on 72a
of
team then conferred with Haw
t
men
ish
abl
ing est
cleanup project, includ
on preparations for the
vey by a Navy
ak and a forthcoming sur
branch exchange at Enewet
team,288
personnel,
assisted by Field Command
This Navy survey team,
beaches
and
ers
wat
ll
Ato
igation of Enewetak
est
inv
gh
rou
tho
a
ted
duc
initive
con
er 1976. They produced a def
h 15 Decemb
from 30 November throug
and trafficability,
requirements, beach access
nce
ara
cle
bor
har
of
ort
rep
28? The report was
equipment requirements.
and personnel and
or changes. In
mmand OPLAN with only min
incorporated in the Field Co
n’s Office also
the Pacific Air Forces Surgeo
December 1976, a team from
for establishing a
wetak Atoll! in preparation
conducted a survey at Ene
tion at Lojwa
Camp and a Medical Aid Sta
Medical Clinic at Enewetak
Camp.290
IGN: 1975 - 1977
CRATER CONTAINMENT DES
ae
a
n Analysis for
co mpleted the initial ‘Desig
On 29 November 1976, POD
ak.”’ It concluded
taminated Material at Enewet
Crater Containmentof Con
ensive and provided
ter would be unduly exp
that use of Lacrosse Cra
preliminary DEIS had
Cactus Crater, as the
procedures for use of
ysis provided for a
d’s request, the design anal
proposed. At Field Comman
,
soil the worst case
,000 cubic yards of
capacity of up to 200
er quantitiesif
bility of containing even larg
anticipated,29!.292 with the capa
placing soilof
hod
met
mmended that the tremie
w the water
cement slurry be used belo
dry soil and cement,
lished by windrowing the
omp
acc
the water level be
action.2?3 The
to ini tiate the cement’s bonding
then spraying it with water
the contaminated
ning c ontaminated debris in
POD design called for contai
placed after soil
to con tain slurry and debris
slurry mix and using dikes
containment
24 Further details on crater
un.
cement operations had beg
are in Chapter 8.
design and construction
Planning and Programming
127
RADIOLOGICAL SUPPORT AND CLEANUP PLANNING:
975 - 1977
On 16 Jun
;
developing
Tle the Director,
DNA requested ERDA assistance in
was
monitoring and support. This plan
considered to be on raotoeical
ne of the- most import:ant elements 7in
i:
accompli
nn mplshment of the project. A draft DNA-ERDA a venane fon
é Whe an support was forwarded with the request, 295
agreement for
‘
ife t
Field Commantand
ER was being negotiated at the Washington level
support plan. It ons vo os began developing a proposed radiological
andl. survey. taske 5 anime ately apparent that some radiological control
ec accomplished |by troops but the
Shs
cl,
s
radiological
target aa seen
would have to be provided by ERDA vontract mA
OTA ONS.
ugust 1975 was establi
O
GUE cleanup
PEt
tablished for completing the draft
plan.29
radiological
.
The DNAto as the ‘‘SheddLiverman”’ a aah agreement, commonly referred cleanupproject
wa
siened on a cment, for radiological support of the
proclaimedthe ir Bs (DNA) and 10 September (ERDA) 1975 it
that radiological hazard
(0 ensure
saf resettlement vee.
manner that safe
suchena agencies
were disposed atin
im ia
.
accompli
.
had pplished.Further, it specified compliance with the sidelineswhich
97
the AEC Task Gro
These guideli mmended for the cleanup by
United States. a dane more stringent than those in general use in th
preconditi
isa
by the Co
s, and they had received endorsement
to;
agreement obligated ERDA
the radi Thewal
when
or resettlement.29®
certification
ide won
provid
guidelines.
.
adiological cleanup had complied with the
Octeee ne pesentatives of Field Command and ERDA-NV met
to InFO
di
and discuss
-ERDA agreement and
develo
.
cle:
radiological
A draft plan was completed on 13Novembes
plan.”
amu
eoen
1975 1976
May
resulls
of this conference.300 The two parties met agai
ain in
,atw
proposed to developil a usi field survey
.
system for meusuringplutonium con:
th soil u
in the
concentrations in
;
/
dete
achat mounted ona boomextending from a van. (The van tae samima
This trade name wad its
“IMP.”
nameherein
with the trade
are or were derived fro "
as used
derivativ
an varations
denechicle
é
ich is the property of the De Lorean Manufacturing
Sees
'
Te
situ surveyucinw thie van jecaleneedty
conducting an in
as “IMPin=g, it id
van is referred to “
& g this »
fe survey e usin
the vehicles are
‘
was anticipated that this in situ
system—in com roered to as IMPs.’ ) It
es—w
fort andin soil sampling techniqu
a ould
significantly reducetheef
m clea
ofsoil
e effort and incre
d
spee
nun
the
ase
dite
expe
to
cted
expe
plutoniun 1 concentrations. It also was
up