sa Soil Cleanup Planning VIEW INSPECTION AND RE by the High panied on this trip (TTP) m o c c a s a w A , N or D ct re , Adrian Di e h T sioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Commis “akel, BG Tate. and the three men the Director came to rely on as his Wink al agency advisors for the project: Mr. Roger Ray, of DOE-NV; Mr. esian Legal Services Corporation (MLSC). l, of Mitchel goreEarl Mn ete e, Micron Gilmor of Holmes & Narver, Inc. While en route to the en ly. they discussed the soil cleanup alternatives at length. It was generally vereed that Runit would not be cleaned until other islands had been leaned to some yet-to-be-determined level. It was agreed that the eventual resettlement of the dri-Enjebi on Enjebi Island was adesirable objective but that it might not bepossible if a large amount of soil removal were required. Other alternatives for northern island residence on somon, Bijire, and/or Lojwa also were discussed. Any use of the northern islands for residence would have severe impacts on the rehabilitation construction contract which had recently been awarded. Also, any significant changes in the cleanup and rehabilitation plans could require an amendment or supplement to the EIS.it was agreed that these and other coil cleanup matters must be resolved at a top-level policy conference scheduled for April 1978 at Headquarters DNA. \.ADM Monroe arrived at Enewetak on 17 January 1978 for his second inspection and review of cleanup project progress. Detailed briefings were held, inspection trips were made to all key islands, and back-to-back meetings were held until past midnight on virtually every subject pertinent to the operation. The JTG and Service Element Commanders had most problems well identified and were working out solutions to those which ° had not already been resolved. The most significant problems remaining were soil cleanup criteria and priorities. The new in situ survey requested by BG Tate had been expanded to cover all northern islands and was taking longer than had heen anticipated. Thus, the DNA leadership still could not be certain how much soil had to be removed from which islands to achieve optimum results for the dri-Enewetak. VADM Monroestill was determined not to start removing and encapsulating soil indiscriminately, unnecessarily using up volume in the Cactus Crater structure and possibly wasting manpower and money, but rather to keep pressure on DOE for soil characterization data so that a coherent overall plan could be made that would best serve the interests of the dri-Enewetak. In addition, there were ongoing discussions on the inclusion of all transuranics in the cleanup and on the actual criteria for soil cleanup considering the new EPA guidelines and the Bair Committee deliberations, all of which prolonged the delayin the start of the soil cleanup. Among the on-atoll forces~the CJTG and hisstaff, eee <—[—