f I 306 RADIOLOGICAL CLEANUP OF ENEWETAK ATOLL e. Minimize deviations from the EIS which might require amendments and delays. f. Maximize compatibility with the TTPI Rehabilitation/ Resettlemen, Program. g. Assuming that the new proposed EPA guidelines on transuranics ang dose criteria for the continental United States were adopted (ang were to be applicable to Enewetak), minimize deviations from these criteria in order to avoid problems encounteredat Bikini (lawsuits delays, recleanup, exposure).87 PROJECT STATUS BRIEFINGS Field Commandnext presented a series of briefings on the status of the project. Debris cleanup had begun on schedule and was now well ahead of schedule because resources which would have been used on soil remova| were instead accomplishing debris cleanup. The forces were running out of debris work in the north and some were being assigned lower priority work in the southern islands to keep them occupied. The only majorlag was soij cleanup (Figure 6-14).88 Details on the status of manpower, equipment and funds were presented. The data showed clearly that the resources were on hand to accomplish soil removal and containmentin Cactus Crater. The Army and DNA already had invested over $3 million for crater containment equipmentand construction on Runit. Funds wereavailable to contain at least 145,000 cubic yards of contaminatedsoil.89 A detailed briefing was presented on the crater containment design by the Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division (POD). POD had developed a flexible design, based on using one crater, which would accommodate 200,000 cubic yards in the Cactus Crater.29 A circular configuration provided for containment of from 29,000 cubic yards up to 116,000 cubic yards. Once the optimum height had been achieved, elongating the structure would permit the additional containmentup to 200,000 cubic yards. The POD design provided for completion of the tremie operation and, based on an estimate of remaining soil to be encapsulated, an attempt would be madeto define the height to which the structure must be constructed and whether or not elongation would be necessary. In terms of economy of time and funds, and considering that the tremie fill of the crater would follow the crater contours, the options favored using the circular configuration ifat all possible.9! The evolution of soil cleanup criteria was reviewed from the AEC Task Group Report through the latest Bair Committee report, showing how the AEC/DOEguidelines had become more stringent and better defined. Whatoriginally was a requirement to removeall concentrations over 400