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