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ENEWETAK ATOLL MASTER PLAN: 1973 - 1975
The draft Master Plan wasissued in November 1973. Final results of the
(AEC)
Enewetak Radiological Survey, the Atomic Energy Commission

Statement, as
Task Group Report andthe Draft Environmental Impact
officials,
well as further coordination with the dri-Enewetak and TTPI

required changes to be madein the Master Plan.7.8 Enjebi was changed

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from residential to agricultural use, to be planted at a later date. Runit

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changed from agricultural use after the cleanup to ‘‘quarantined

indefinitely.””9

The final Master Plan, issued on 31 March 1975, was based on adoption

of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Case 3 and the following

recommendations for resettlement and habitation which were presented to
the dri-Enewetak by government officials during a conference at the atoll

in September 1974:10

a. Enjebi cannot be made
approximately 30 years.

radiologically safe for habitation for

b. Although coconuts may be grown on Enjebi, pandanus, breadfruit,

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and other plants used as food sources could be unsafe for

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consumption if grown on thatisland.
c. Permanent habitation would be confined to the southern sector of the

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d. Runit would be quarantined to all inhabitants for an indefinite period.
e. Coconuts may be grown on the southern islands, Jinedrol through
Kidrenen, and in the north on Enjebi through Billae (Wilma).
f. Pandanus, breadfruit, and other edible plants would be grown only in
the southern section (Jinedrol-Kidrenen).

atoll, Jinedrol (Alvin) through Kidrenen (Keith).

g. Domestic meat would be raised on islands in the southern section

only (Jinedrol-Kidrenen).

h. Coconut crabs would be taken from islands in the southern sector

only Vinedrol-Kidrenen).

i. There would be norestrictions on travel within the atoll, except to

Runit (for the duration of the quarantine).

j. Lagoon fishing and wild bird and bird egg gathering would be

unrestricted, except for Runit.

The dri-Enewetak accepted these recommendations and, by December

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1974, had reallocated the land on the three southernresidentialislands to
accommodate both the dri-Enewetak and dri-Enjebi families.!! The final
Master Plan reflected the revised land assignments for Enewetak (Figure

10-3), Medren (Figure 10-4), and Japtan (Figure 10-5).

According to the revised Master Plan, houses would be arranged in
Clusters around a common courtyard on each extended family’s wato
(Figure 10-6). The courtyard would serve as a focal point for social

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