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RADIOLOGICAL CLEANUP OF ENEWETAK ATOLL

(Vera), Lojwa, Aomon, Bijire, Aej (Olive), and Ananij. (Ananij Was
included even thoughit lies in the southeast quadrant.) Data on these
islands was required for decisions to be made in May 1979 by Do] and
the dri-Enewetak. Sampling on islands which required access by

LARC —Bokoluo (Alice), Bokombako (Belle), Kirunu (Clara), Louj
Bokinwotme (Edna), and Boken—would be completed before 1p,

September 1979 Navy Opportune Sealift (OPLIFT), which would

retrograde the three serviceable LARCs. Detailed schedules woulg be
accomplished on atoll within these parameters.
b. Base Camp Support. Billeting and messing support for the Enjebj

sampling teams would be provided by the DOE research Vessel
Liktanur If. Other base camp support for sampling parties would be
provided from the Lojwa Camp.
c. Intra-atoll Transportation. Intra-atoll transportation, other than that
provided by the Liktanur II and LARCs, would be provided by the
USNE. Three LARCs would beretained until the September 1979

OPLIFT for transportation of equipmentto limited accessislands,

d. Equipment. DOE would provide two leased backhoes to dig soil
sample pits and would transport them and repair parts to Enewetak
The USAE would furnish two baekhoes with operators, plys
maintenance and operators for the DOE backhoes.

e. Personnel. In addition to backhoe operators, the USAE woulg
furnish two rodmen for surveying parties. The U.S. Navy would
review Rad Lab personnel assignments with a view to retaining all

personnel until their normal tour completion dates in order to

provide added Rad Lab support. The U.S. Air Force would replace
the in situ van operator scheduled to depart in March 1979 and would
replace seven Rad Lab Team members, whose tours expired that
spring, to provide continued support through the fall. H&N would

furnish surveyors~in addition to the two Army rodmen—as
necessary.
f. Radiation Laboratory. DOE would extend operation of the Rad Lab
from the scheduled demobilization date of 30 June 1979 to 30
September 1979, and would provide additional techniciansforthe
survey.
DOE advised that the soil profile samples would be analyzed for

transuranics as well as fission products. Based on
Service representatives’ expressed concern, it was
profiles revealed additional subsurface transuranic
the final in situ surveys had not detected, such

exceededisland usecriteria would be excised.62.63

Field Command and
decided that, if these
concentrations which
concentrations which

On 22 February 1979, an H&N survey team, providing their own small
boat support, began resurveying and restaking Billae on the 50-meter grid

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