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RADIOLOGICAL CLEANUP OF ENEWETAK ATOLL

On | October 1977, ERDA wasreorganized. Those components involveg
in the Enewetak project were assigned to the newly establisheq
Department of Energy (DOE) with little change except in name and Office
symbol; e.g., ERDA-NV became DOE-NV.

EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL
Air Force explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) personnelassigned to the

FRST had the primary responsibility for recovery and disposal of aj
unexploded munitions found on land. The EOD team used extensivefielq
searches employing metal detectors, as well as reports from work crews
involved in both debris and soil removal, to pinpoint locations of

unexploded munitions. When such items were discovered, they were
marked and reported through commandchannels. FRST EOD personne}

surveyed the munitions and placed inactive munitions in designate
disposal areas. When the survey disclosed that the munitions were
dangerous and unmovable, they were detonated on the spot, following al

required safety precautions. By 8 October 1977, the FRST hadcollected 300

rounds of munitions along the southwest beach of Enjebi (Figure 4-13).

FIGURE 4-13. MUNITIONS COLLECTED ON ENJEBI.

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