Advance Party Arrives: )/ May agi cece eee lee Lojwa Camp Construction: May-November 1977 ....cesceee cence reece 157 Military Sealift Command Support Begins: 3L May 1977 20. eee eee 160 D-Day: 15 June 1977 .. 02... eee ee ee eee 161 Organizing the Joint Task Group: June 1977 ..... 162 Field Radiation Support Team Deployment: 9B June 1977 2... ce ee tees 165 Enewetak Radiological Support Project Deployment: 28 June 1977 ...........-- Levees 166 South Runit Mobilization: June-July 1977........ Mobilization Continues: July-November 1977 .... Permits: 1975-1977 0.00. ccc ees Operation Switch I: November 1977 ...........-. Mobilization/Cleanup Overlap ..............---CHAPTER 4 169 169 175 176 177 Radiological Environment ..........----05+++++> 183 185 186 187 188 199 201 In Situ Soil Survey Procedures .......-.-.----+-- 202 Subsurface Soil Surveys .........--000e eee eee 206 Brush Removal Experiments ........----++---+> 206 ...........- 207 Channel Clearance: September 1977 ............. 209 i Explosive Ordnance Disposal ......--.--+. 0.055: 210 Other Preparations .........-.-. 225s e reenter 212 Opening Ceremony for Cleanup: okey November 1977 ........00 00 ee eee eet eee 213 13 ; 214 Tropical Storm Nadine: January 1978 ........08-- 215 XiV Debris Surveys 1.0.0.0... 00000 cece eee nee Debris Reclassification ..................00000 05 Debris Cleanup Procedures ..................... Debris Transport .............0.0.. 0. cc cee eae Debris Disposal .............. re Northern Island Debris Cleanup Begins .......... Taiwel (Percy) Island Cleanup .................. Bokenelab (Mary) Island Cleanup ............... Lujor (Pear!) Island Debris Cleanup ............. Aej (Olive) Island Cleanup ..................... Billae (Wilma) Island Cleanup .................. Alembel (Vera) Island Cleanup ................. Elle (Nancy) Island Cleanup .................... 220 221 222 229 235 236 236 236 237 237 238 238 239 Islands Debris Cleanup ...................... 239 Gross Aerial Survey .......... 000s eee eee eters 179 Erie Site Survey ......---.00e eee eeeeae nes 180 | Debris Classification ..... 0.0... ccc cece eee eens 219 Bokoluo (Alice) Island Cleanup ....... Lecce ee ees 240 Bokombako (Belle) Island Cleanup .............. 241 Noncontaminated Scrap Removal by Contractor .. 179 A Change in Priorities: August 1977 DEBRIS CLEANUP Boken (Irene) and Bokaidrikdrik (Helen) RADIATION SAFETY AND CLEANUP PREPARATIONS Standards and Guidance .......--....- +e seer Radiological Control Organization ..........--.-+ Radiation Safety Audit and Inspection Team ..... Radiological Protection Procedures .......-..---Radiological Program Results .........----.++5-5 Enjebi Island Survey Begins: 15 July 1977 .. 00... CHAPIER 5 Mijikadrek (Kate) Island Cleanup ............... 241 Kidrinen (Lucy) Island Cleanup ................ Louj (Daisy) Island Cleanup .................... Bokinwotme (Edna) Island Cleanup ............. Kirunu (Clara) Island Cleanup .................. Eleleron (Ruby) Island Cleanup ................ Aomon (Sally) Island Debris Cleanup ........... Bijire (Tilda) Island Cleanup.................... Enjebi (Janet) Island Debris Cleanup ............ 242 242 242 243 243 244 246 247 Boko (Sam) Island Cleanup .................... Munjor (Tom) Island Cleanup .................. Inedral (Uriah) Island Cleanup ................. Van Island (No Marshallese Name) Cleanup ..... Jinedrol (Alvin) Island Cleanup................. 253 253 253 254 254 Jinimi (Clyde) Island Cleanup .................. Japtan (David) Island Cleanup .................. Jedrol (Rex) Island Cleanup .................... Biken (Leroy) Island Cleanup .................. Ridtenenthen) Ciciiup 254 255 257 257 251 Southern Island Debris Cleanup ................ 252 Ananij (Bruce) Island Cleanup .................. 254 XV