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APPENDIX B
R 132155Z SEPT 72
FM USAEC FRANK A CAMM WASHDC
TO: USAEC M E GATES LAS VEGAS NEV
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LT GEN C H DUNN DNA WASHDC

UNCLAS SUBJECT: RADIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ENIWETOK
PARA,

AS A RESULT OF COMMITMENTS MADE BY AMBASSADOR WILLIAMS AND INITIAL AGREEMENTS

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REACHED DURING AN INTERAGENCY MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 7,1972, IT IS THE OVERALL
AEC PURPOSE TO GAIN A SUFFICIENT UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOTAL RADIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT
OF ENIWETOK ATOLL TO PERMIT JUDGMENTS AS TO WHETHER ALL OR ANY PART OF THE ATOLL CAN
SAFELY BE REINHABITED AND, IF SO, WHAT STEPS TOWARD CLEANUP SHOULD BE TAKEN BEFOREHAND
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AND WHAT POST-REHABILITATION CONSTRAINTS MUST BE IMPOSED,

IT IS NECESSARY TO

THOROUGHLY EXAMINE AND EVALUATE RADIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS ON ALL ISLANDS OF THE ATOLL
AND IN THE LOCAL MARINE ENVIRONMENT PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF CLEANUP ACTIVITIES IN
ORDER TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT RADIOLOGICAL INTELLIGENCE TO DEVELOP AN APPROPRIATE
CLEANUP PROGRAM.

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SPECIFICALLY, IT IS NECESSARY:

1.

TO LOCATE AND IDENTIFY CONTAMINATED AND ACTIVATED TEST DEBRIS,

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70 LOCATE AND EVALUATE ANY SIGNIFICANT RADIOLOGICAL HAZARDS WHICH MAY COMPLICATE
CLEANUP ACTIVITIES, AND

3.

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TO IDENTIFY SOURCES OF DIRECT RADIATION AND FOOD CHAIN-TO-MAN PATHS HAVING
RADIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS.

PARA, YOU ARE DIRECTED TO PLAN, ORGANIZE, AND CONDUCT A RADIOLOGICAL FIELD SURVEY TO

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DEVELOP SUFFICIENT DATA ON THE TOTAL RADIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT OF ENIWETOK ATOLL TO
PERMIT THE ASSESSMENTS ON WHICH THE JUDGMENTS DESCRIBED ABOVE CAN BE MADE,

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