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RADIOLOGICAL CLEANUP OF ENEWETAK ATOLL

FIGURE 5-27, SEALED BUNKER.

The fourth troublesome Master Index item on Enjebi was a small,
heavily reinforced, concrete instrument vault. The aggregate used in the
concrete was primarily scrap metal, including nuts, bolts, and other
hardware. A small portion of the vault’s surface contained beta
contamination. Chipping removed this contamination, but exposed even
more rusty, jagged metal. Attempting to remove this physical hazard by

explosive demolition did not appear safe or effective. The vault finally was
made safe by covering the entire structure with 6 inches of concrete.

Debris cleanup was completed on 15 May 1979.79 Five hundred and

thirty cubic yards of contaminated debris and 15,947 cubic yards of

noncontaminated debris were removed. 80

SOUTHERN ISLAND DEBRIS CLEANUP
With the completion of Lojwa Camp construction, Company C of the

USAE wasreconfigured as a cleanup organization. The company returned

to Enewetak Camp in two increments on 14 and 17 February 1978 to
accomplish the tasks assigned to Team A in the OPL\N—noncontaminated cleanup in the southern islands. They began work on
Medren on 15 February 1978 and on Enewetak Island on 13 March 1978,

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