strong reiteration that Federal followed. Radiation standards would be General Warren D. Johnson, then Director of DNA, was a backup witness at this hearing and testified: " . | (p. 768) ,The Department of Defense is committed to clean the island up to the standards established by ERDA, and ERDA is committed to assure we have reached those standards, so this is a coordinated effort. In other words, we cannot move anybody back until ERDA says, "You have done what we have said has to be done." The Master Plar. for the Enewetak Rehabilitation and Resettle- ment Program that was submitted to your Committee for funding in 1977 was Geveloped around the radiation standard stipulations set forth by the Department of Energy and by Congress when it approved the cleanup funding. earler in this report, As nuted the Master Plan called only for the rehabilitation and resettlement of the three southern islands, Enewetak, Medran, and Japtan, and for the planting of only certain of the northern islands as well as the southern islands. 35-50 years, elements . Engebi Island was not to be used . i.e., . for the next . . aN . until natural decay of strontium,cesium 4 . in the soil had RESLTED IN WHIEH +S LeévELS POTEWTIAL RADIATIOW Lx fosvhlé. worst CL with THE REPLICARLE STAKLAR OS» ccept The people of Enewetak agreed to these stipulations and had a major role in the development of the approved Master Plan. Thus, in addition to the radiation risk elements unresolved, still resettlement of the Engebi people on Engebi