Soil
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Cleanup Planning
FOLLOW-ON ACTIONS
The
Director,
would be
DNA announced that the conference would 6
d to record the issues, decisions, and rationale, and that copie
forwarded to all concerned.!29 Follow-on actions were t
incNA would develop an Environmental Assessment coverin;
decisions made at this conference which deviated from the publishec
EIS, and circulate it to DOE, DOI, and MLSC for comment an
advice as to the need of an EIS supplement.
_DNA would request DOEto have the Bair Committee reexamineit:
the conference.
criteria based upon decisions made at
ia
DNA, working through DOE, would obtain assistancee ofthespec
bes
rmin
dete
and
t
Cryp
on
experts to examine the Aom
methods for excising.
DNA, working with DOE, would devise a plan for a plowing
experiment that would permit determination of engineering
practicality and radiological effectiveness.
é. DNA would report these changes to the JCS, Secretary of Defense,
and Congressional committees, as appropriate. !30
The conference provided the opportunity to develop decisions relative
to two questions necessary to the commencingofsoil cleanup operations:
1.2. in what priority would the islands be cleaned and in accordance witt
what cleanup criteria. Priority would be placed on the cleanup of Aomor
and Enjebi, with the cleanup of contaminatedsoil over 160 pCi/g on Runi
being accomplished concurrently as resources becameavailable from othe:
activities. The cleanup would be based on the newcriteria recommendec
by the Bair Committee; i.e., 40/80/160 pCi/g for residential, agricultural
and food-gathering use. The conference also served to increase the
awareness Of al! participants that certain unknownsstill existed and some
problems werestill unresolved, but these would be handled while the soi
cleanup operations were underway.