296 RADIOLOGICAL CLEANUP OF ENEWETAK ATOLL was 25 minutes. while offloading took 52 minutes on the test run. Thesa times were expected to improve with practice. Also, it was expected that the average load would be only 30 cubic yards. Air samplers were operateg during loading and offloading and the crew of the LCM-8 wore full-Face respirators. Monitoring revealed no contamination of the crewor 4j, filters, Boat decontamination using sea water took four men approximately 2 hours. The modification had no effect on the craft's capability to hay; trucks, supplies, or debris. The JTG was enthusiastic about the results of the test and began planning to modify other craft should the proposa} be approved at higher echelons./!.72 No further bulk-haul deliveries of so) were made until the modification was approved by the Director, DNA fo, radiological and service tests. The contaminated soil transportation capability increased in successive Stages as additional equipment was modified or became available, 4 summary of these increases is at Figure 6-13. The pilot soil removal project met all of its objectives and provideg Director, DNA and Commander, Field Command with data that were critically needed for all of the major cleanup decisions, once adequatesoi characterization information was developed. Most important was the positive knowledge that inexperienced troops in the field could learn ang accomplish “‘surgical’’ excision of contaminated top soil and that, generally, one or two cuts would result in a radiologically acceptable area. Also of importance were the detailed planning factors of time. manpower, und equipment required per unit of soil moved. With this information developed by the JTG and Field Command, all that was required before all of the major soil-cleanup decisions could be made was the DOE soil characterization data from which estimates could be made of the amount of soil needed to be excised from each island to achieve alternative levels of cleanup results (e.g., to make the island acceptable for residential, agricultural, or food gathering purposes). The pilot soil removal project evolved into a cleanup of contaminated soi] on Aomon to qualify it for either agricultural or residential use depending on DOE’s forthcoming data. APRIL 1978 CONFERENCES On Il April 1978, COL Treat briefed the Director, DNA on some overall rough planning factors, using the results of the pilot soil removal project and the time and motion study based on data obtained during the project. The study did not take into account the improved capability that experience and maximum use of bulk haul would bring: thus, is predictions were nat optimistic. Because 5 months already had been lost