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PLANNING AND OPERATIONS DIRECTIVE (NVO-111) - 1972 BIKINI RADIOLOGICAL
RESURVEY AND GENERAL R4JIIOLOG1
CAL SURVEY AND CLEANUP STUDY OF ENIWETOK

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Objective and Purpose
The Biklrd and Eniwetok Atolls were extensively used during the 1950’s
for nuclear tests necessitating displacement of Individuals who were
living on these two atolls. The rehabilitation of the Bikini Atoll and
resettlement of people on 3ikini and Eneu islands has been approved and
the project is now underway. Regarding Eniwetok, it is anticipated
that rehabilitation of the atoll and resettlement of people on the atoll
is a possibility in the near future.

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The Secretary of the Interior has stated he will look to AEC for support
in the radiological safety aspects of the Bikini and Eneu resettlement
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program and NV has been funded by the Division of Operational Safety
for participation in the fir%t ofa

series of periodic Bikini radiologi-

cal field resurveys, planned for May 1972.

In view of the possible

rehabilitation of Eniwetok an add-on general radiological survey and
cleanup study of the atoll will also be conducted during this period,

The Bikini Atoll radiological survey will include sampling of soil, air,
sea and well water, terrestrial and marine organisms and agricultural
crops, as well as measurements of radiation levels in any collected
scrap metal and gamma levels in and around structures on Bikini Island.
Large volume water samples and goat fish will be collected from Eneu
Island. A gamma survey will also be made on all islands visited.
Soil, fish, and sea water samples will be collected from the region
of Bravo crater and Namu Island. Several western and southern islands
will also have sea water, coconut crabs, new coconut trees and any

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