TO ROREETAPREEOTEETERTY MOONEE RABE GAAS NT TT TS level of residual contamination on these islands was generally less than that of most locations in the United States. At the outset it was hoped that the dri-Enjebi could return to their homeisland of Enjebi in the north. However, upon analyzing the results of the radiological survey, AEC (DoE) decided in 1974 that residual levels of suburanics in the soil of Enjebi would be such that the lifetime body burden accumulated by people eating crops grown in the Enjebi soil might exceed ’ levels then considered acceptable. Accordingly, the Master Plan developed by the People of Enewetak and the U.S. Government in 1975 called for both the driEnewetak and the dri-Enjebi--then numbering about 450 in total--to reside on Enewetak, Medren, and Japtan in the south. Because of the relatively short half- lives of the principal suburanics in the north, it was recognized that eventual return to Enjebi would be possible. In addition to identifying the three large southern islands as the location for residence and subsistence agriculture, the Master Plan also outlined virtually all other major aspects of the future life-style of the People of Enewetak after return to their atoll. For example, in it the people set forth their property boundaries, the desired location of each family's home, the house designs they had selected, the location and configuration of the community centers, their decision not to have electrical power in their homes, their option for individual water: catchment systems rather than a distillation plant, etc. The planning documents identified the desired utilization of each island as either residential, agricultural, or food-gathering. The acceptability of each island for the desired use depended upon the residual radiation levels, as follows: o Islands whose soil met the tightest standard for amount of residual transuranics could be used for residence (including subsistence agriculture), pro. vided suburanic levels were acceptable. o Islands whose soil met an intermediate standard of residual transuranics could be used for agriculture (e.g., coconut trees for copra production). o Islands whose soil met a lesser, but still acceptable, standard for residual transuranic contamination could safely be visited for food-gathering (fishing, bird's egg gathering, etc.). o Only one island of the 40, Runit, had such extensive sub-surface contamination that cleanup to meet any of the three standards was not feasible. With the agreement of the People of Enewetok, Runit was to be quarantined indefinitely. o The lagoon wassafe for all purposés, including fishing, for which the People of Enewetak would normally use it. The radiological cleanup itself consisted of three phases spanning 35 months. Phase |, Mobilization, commenced on-atoll on 15 May 1977 and lasted six months, completing on 15 November 1977. Phase Il, Cleanup, was scheduled for 22 months, (MAL