RMI Nuclear Justice Documents

114 RADIOLOGICAL CLEANUP OF ENEWETAK ATOLL Planning and Programming 115 CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS: SEPTEMBER 1976 It was planned that the Enewetak Atoll Cleanup Project would be accomplished by a JTG consisting of a Commander (CJTG) whoreported TASKonoup DRILENEWETAK REPRESENTATIVE COMMANDER to Field Command, a Headquarters Element (HQ JTG), elements from 1 1 , the three Military Services, and ERDA (Figure 2-6).243 Most of the changes that the Joint Staff made to the final CONPLAN were minor; however, one led to serious command and control problems during the project. DNA had recommended that the CJTG be in command of the DOUTTP Military Service Elements on the Atoll. At the insistence of the Navy JCS representative, the CJTG was given “‘supervisory authority”’ rather than om ONSITE LtAISON ERDA REPRESENTATIVE 1 RAD LABSPT command over the Military Service Elements of the JTG. ‘‘Supervisory authority’’ was uniquely defined by the Joint Staff for this one project as ‘‘ 20 . .the detailed and local direction and control of movements or maneuvers necessary to accomplish missions or tasks assigned.’’244 This ambiguous and limiting phrase caused considerable confusion and resulted in many management problems and other adverse effects on cleanup operations (described in later chapters). ADMINISTRATICN ENGINEERING DIVISION DIVISION RAD CONTROL LOGISTICS DIVISION DIVISION D-Day was designated as the day base camp construction and _| SECURITY OIVISION radiological field surveys would begin. According to the CONPLAN schedule (Figure 2-7), construction materials and supplies for base camp construction were scheduled to be ordered at D-3 months. After D-Day, 2 ® months were scheduled for rehabilitation of the base camp at Enewetak Island and erection of a temporary camp at Lojwa Island (Ursula). Actual cleanup operations were to begin at D+ 2 monthsandlast approximately 2 years, including cleanup of the base camps and worksites at Runit, Lojwa, and Enewetak. One month was scheduled for demobilization of personnel and materiel.245 wees The schedule was based on simultaneous efforts by a Navy Harbor Clearance Team to remove debris below the high-tide line and three Army engineer teams to remove and dispose of other debris and contaminated soil. Team A would be based at Enewetak Camp and accomplish cleanup of the noncontaminated southern islands. Team B would be based at Lojwa Camp and accomplish cleanup of the northern islands, including noncontaminated hazards and contaminatedsoil and hazards. Team also would be based at Lojwa Camp and would accomplish the containment of radioactive debris and soil in the crater on Runit (Figure 2-8).246 Before SOT ray preparations, including quarrying and crushing aggregate, constructing a dike or mole to minimize the effect of tides and seas, and setting up the batch plant and other facilities. It was anticipated that before these preparations were finished, Team B would havecompleted soil cleanup on all islands except Runit, thereby providing a stockpile of about 30,000 cubic yards—sufficient to begin containment operations. 247 a COMM-ELECT CHAPLAIN TEAM TEAM a ‘ i HELICOPTER 1s HARBOR CLEARANCE TEAM 0 FINANCE TEAM ; fs fs AM | ABBREVIATIONSFCONA - Fields Command, Deterse Nuciear Anoncy DRI CNEWETAK . Enewetak Peropts DOL Department af the Interine TEFL. Trust Territorty Paestic Inland RAD LAR SPT Radiological paoratory Support EROA Energy Research and Development Adouniarration LEGEND en COMMAND - ee ee ee COORD INATION SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY FIGURE 2-6. ENEWETAK ATOLL PROP OSED JOINT TASK GROUP.