GUIDANCE FOR DOD meNeon IN ‘THE CLEANUPOFDUSATOLL rn ne te ee, a ee a eee ne eeeane 1, The DOD and AKC will jointly uwudertake the cleanup of Bikini Atoll, Cleanup is Jimiied to the rernoval of vegetative overgrowth, debris, and structures or materials residuz)] from the use of the Aio)] for etomic testing, which could pose radiation or accident hazards to the population or interfere with their reasonalle use of the Janda. ‘2. The total estimated cost of the clearance operation is about $1.3 miJlion of which $600 thousand wil] be available for’ oblige»tion in FY 1969. The AEC and DOD will jointly fund the FY 1969 cosis onan equa)-share basis to a cciling of $300 thousand for each party. 3, AEC KY 1969 funds will not be available Sor expenditure affer 30 June 1969, : , 4, DOD FY 1969 funds wil] not be available for obligation after 30 June 1969; these funds will be made available to the AEC, 5. The AEC will be responsible for determining that radiological health and safety requirements for the scrap removal project at Bikini Atoll are met at the completion of the project. These requir ements, a 5 developed jn program plans, will be subject to AEC approval] prior ‘Lo the beginning of ficld operetions, AKC will follow the progress made and kecp interested agencies informed, 6, The Director, Defense Atomic Support Agency (DASA), as Project Manager for the clearing operation described above, will act for both the Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and the Secretary of Defense in accomplishing this project. FY 1969 funds for this purpose, as noted above, wid] be made available to DASA by the AIC, 7. Lis recognized that use of certain equipment or other asseis available to the ARC and DOV maybe in the overall besi interest of the U.S. Government. Whenavaileble and jf mutuallyagreed between the providing party and the Project Manager, the eguipments or other assets wil) - to the extent possible - be made available to the Project Manager, “gg bY