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FIGURE 8-27. PLACING CEMENT IN KEYWALL FORMS.

Eighty percent (40 sections) of the keywall located on the reef was

complete when tremie operations ceased.8! At this point, the total amount
of contaminated material to be contained should have been known, the

configuration of the dome determined, the location of the remaining

keywall staked out and all surrounding material within the dome area

removed to an elevation of 10 feet.82 Instead, because soil cleanup began
late, there were only 3,500 cubic yards in the stockpile and the balance to

be contained was unknown.
At the 12 February [979 Fission Products Survey Conferencechaired by
the Director, DNA in Albuquerque, conferees were briefed on current
project status (Figure 8-28) and advised that soil-cement operations would

begin soon with less than 12,000 cubic yards of soil remaining to be

contained from the islands other than Runit. It was estimated that there

were between 18,000 and 42,400 cubic yards of soil which might be
excised from Runit, more than enoughtofill a circular dome up to 30 feet

in height. The Director, DNA initially decided to proceed with cleanup of
Runit to 160 pCi/g, but subsequently requested that an optional plan be

developed for cleanup of Lujor soil to 80 pCi/g, concurrent with the Runit

cleanup.83 The options were discussed further during a visit to Enewetak

by the Commander, Field Command on 16-21 February 1979, including
options for the shape and configuration of the dome. However, no specific
decision on the shape was made.

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