114 RADIOLOGICAL CLEANUP OF ENEWETAK ATOL L CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS: SEPTEMBER 1976 It was planned that the Enewetak Atoll Cleanup Project would be accomplished by a JTG consisting of a Commander (CJTG) whoreporteg to Field Command, a Headquarters Element (HQ JTG), elements from the three Military Services, and ERDA (Figure 2-6).243 Most of the changes that the Joint Staff made to the final CONPLAN were minor. however, one ted to serious command and control problems during the project. DNA had recommendedthat the CJTG be in commandofthe Military Service Elements on the Atoll. At the insistence of the Navy JCs representative, the CJTG was given ‘‘supervisory authority’’ rather than commandover the Military Service Elements of the JTG. ‘Supervisory authority’ was uniquely defined by the Joint Staff for this one project as “*, . the detailed and local direction and control of movements or maneuvers necessary to accomplish missions or tasks assigned.’’244 This ambiguous and limiting phrase caused considerable confusion and resulted in many management problems and other adverse effects on cleanup operations (described in later chapters). D-Day was designated as the day base camp construction and radiological field surveys would begin. According to the CONPLAN schedule (Figure 2-7), construction materials and supplies for base camp construction were scheduled to be ordered at D-3 months. After D-Day, 2 months were scheduled for rehabilitation of the base camp at. Enewetak Island and erection of a temporary campat Lojwa Island (Ursula). Actual cleanup operations were to begin at D+2 monthsandlast approximately 2 years, including cleanup of the base camps and worksites at Runit, Lojwa, and Enewetak. One month was scheduled for demobilization of personnel and materiel.245 The schedule was based on simultaneous efforts by a Navy Harbor. Clearance Team to remove debris below the high-tide line and three Army engineer teams to remove and dispose of other debris and contaminated soil. Team A would be based at Enewetak Campand accomplish cleanup of the noncontaminated southern islands. Team B would be based at Lojwa Camp and accomplish cleanup of the northern islands, including noncontaminated hazards and contaminated soil and hazards. Team also would be based at Lojwa Camp and would accomplish the containment of radioactive debris and soil in the crater on Runit (Figure 2-8).246 Before containment operations began, Team C would complete prerequisite preparations, including quarrying and crushing aggregate, constructing a dike or mole to minimize the effect of tides and seas, and setting up the batch plant and other facilities. It was anticipated that before these preparations were finished, Team B would havecompleted soil cleanup on all islands except Runit, thereby providing a stockpile of about 30,000 cubic yards—sufficient to begin containmentoperations. 247 ae ee ee,