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Evaluation of Enewetak Radioactivity Containment
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7. Author(s) AGVisory Board on the Built Environment Committee on
Evaluation of Enewetak Radioactivity Containment
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National Research Council
Advisory Board on tne Built Environment
2101 Constitution Avenue
Washington, DC
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16. Abstract (Limit: 200 words)
Between 1948 and 1958 the Enewetak Atoli in the Marshall Islands was the site of 4=
the study concentrated on two issues:
(1) the potential hazard of tranfuranics beig
transported to the surrounding environment from the structure, and (2)
sequence of events that would affect the structure's physical integrity]
the possible
and the radio—
active hazards that would result from breachment of the dome. : The commllttee"s report
concludes that the containment structure presents no health hazard to the Enewetak zeopife
The committee went on to recommend periodic inspfctiom of the
now or in the future.
Runit Island, on which the dome is situated, was found to be un fe dme to highly
dome.
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toxic plutonium particles in the soil and was piaced off-limits forever]
the committee examined the possible radiation hazard on nearby Enjebi Ifland, a potertiaa—
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nuclear explosions, part of the government's nuclear testing program.
demands of the Enewetak people, the government in 1972 decided to rehab itate the atoll
many of the
In the cleanup process, radiologically contaminated soil and debris fr
atoll's ‘slands were placed in a massive, domed concrete containment stfucture buiit owe== |
In order to provide the peopl® of =newets& amc
one of the bomb craters on Runit Island.
the Marshallese Goverrment with an objective assessment of the containmfat structure's
safety, the Defense Nuclear Agency asked the Advisory Board on the Builf Environment of
The committee appoigted to conduct
the National Research Council to study the matter.
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nuclear weapons, nuclear testing program,- radiological cleanup, radioacfivity,
uranics, plutonium, nuclear hazards, nuclear waste containment structur
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DNA, Enewetak Atoll, Marshall I: lands, Cactus Crater, Runit Island, Enjpbi Island, WE
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