PY ng up Planni Soil Clean sense of the conference because he believe: the gene ral \ attempting ¢0 reclaim the dri-Enjebi's home island for them oe nt cleanup goal. He had confidence that theforcesin tt dures iftt ind use ingenuity and develop more efficient procesuccess w complete were set for them. In the event that pCi/g cleanup, might nassible, even partial success; e.g., a 50 . eventual residence possible.) n and Lujor a Consider all possible alternatives to assure Boke from E pCi/g 400 over e.g., removing soil quarantined, plowing, etc. covering Lujor with low-level soil from Enjebi, alternative is found in 6 months, cease work on Enjeb concentrate on soil removal from Boken and Lujor, in that orc reduce them to 160 pCi/g or less and preclude quarantine. ~ PLOWING DECISION The issue of plowing to dilute contaminated soil concentrations not be resolved until its effects could be determined by a con ~ scientific experiment. In any case, plowing would supplemen substitute for, soil removal. It would only be implemented af practical soil removal had been completed. While it would probably | the resuspension hazard, the extent to which plowing would as reducing any plant uptake of radioisotopes was unknown and require further analysis. ° The Director, DNA decided to initiate a controlled plowing expe: as soon as practicable. Field Command, DNA and DOE-NVhadloc suitable plow at the Nevada Test Site and arranged to haveit delive Enewetak by 1 June 1978. '20 RUNIT SOIL CLEANUP DECISION. The issue of Runit soil cleanup was raised again for the samereaso: Aomon Crypt cleanup was questioned. There was considerable uncer that it could be accomplished or that available resources were adequ complete the task, even though boat transportation was not req Options included: a. Clean Runit to 160 pCi/g concurrently with other island cle using equipment assigned for that purpose. b. Clean Runit to 160 pCi/g concurrently with otherisland cleanup available resources (men and equipment not required o; employed in higher priority work). These resources would incre other work was completed. errata