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RADIOLOGICAL CLEANUP OF ENEWETAK ATOLL

via the FORT FISHER. There were 345 measurement tons for Johnston
Atoll, 1,685 for Pearl Harbor including two helicopters, and 2,035 for San
Diego including two Army LARCs. The Johnston Atoll cargo includeg

sheet pile salvaged from the Aomon Crypt project to repair seawalls a

Johnston Atoll and two IMPsto be used in a planned radiological SUrVey of

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SEPTEMBER 1979 QUARTERLY REVIEW
On 11-18 September 1979, a quarterly review of cleanup ang
rehabilitation work was conducted, including a walk-through of
representative islands by the Enewetak Planning Council, Fielq
Command, TTPI, Micronesian Legal Services Corporation (MLSC), H&N

and AIC representatives. Several demobilization issues were resolved

including a decision by the council that the hangar should be removed.
Since it had been severely damaged bytropical storms, the building now
represented a potential hazard. Concepts for a ceremony to mark the
return of the atoll to the people also were discussed with the Council. This
quarterly review was typical of many which were held with the driEnewetak, affording their representatives the opportunity to be actively
involved in the total planning process for the project. These sessionsalso
enabled the dri-Enewetak to review the work progress and to submit
modifications to the lists of facilities to be razed based on current
condition, newly recognized needs of the people, and potential salvage
value. Their modifications were presented to the JTG and rehabilitation
project contractors in the form of resolutions, which bore the approvalof
the Enewetak Planning Council.
On 18 September 1979, the Deputy Director, DNA visited the atoll to
review demobilization plans and progress. A Columbia Broadcasting
System crew also visited the atoll during the quarterly review to videotape

a program on the Enewetak Cleanup Project,2? which was to be later

broadcast nationwide on the ‘‘60 Minutes’’ program. This crew also
traveled to Ujelang Atoll for the Dose Assessment Conference described
in the next chapter.

DOE-ERSP DEMOBILIZATION
As the island radiological surveys were completed, DOE-Enewetak

Radiological Support Project (DOE-ERSP) personnel strength at

Enewetak wassteadily reduced until the end of September 1979 when the

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