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RADIOLOGICAL CLEANUP OF ENEWETAK ATOLL
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FIGURE 10-26.
INTERIOR OF CHURCH ON ENEWETAK ISLAND.
One of the major rehabilitation efforts was reconstruction of the
deep-water pier at Medren (Figure 10-27). Piers at Japtan (Figure 10-28)
and Enewetak (Figure 10-29) were repaired for use during fhe Cleanup
Project. In addition, the Joint Task Group forces, as part of the cleanup
effort, converted a sunken barge off Enewetak and a dilapidated pier at
Medren into usable fishing and small boat jetties (Figures 10-30
and 10-31).
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTPLANS: 1973 ~ 1975
Military and scientific activities between 1940 and 1977 destroyed
almost all of the coconuts, pandanus, and other edible vegetation on
Enewetak Atoll. In their place were asphalt taxiways, concrete slabs, and
the ubiquitous but inedible Messerschmidea and Scaevola plants. To
provide a viable, self-sustaining ecology for the dri-Enewetak, it was
necessary to reestablish the groves of coconut trees and the other edible,
native plants. Basic concepts for agricultural developmentof the atoll were
included in the Enewetak Atoll Master Plan based on accepted agricultural
practices, predicted diet patterns, and the desires of the dri-Enewetak.35
The March 1975 Master Plan provided for replanting ten islands as part
of the Rehabilitation Program, with four other islands to be replanted by