MNIWETOK RADIOLOGICAL SURVEY
This memorandum provides faformat ion regarfing eurrent activities on
Eniwetok Atell. ‘These activities ¢
cleanup, rehabilitation, and rasettlemené
‘che surveys essential to the
of the stoll fin connection
with the announced return of Enivetok v6 the Trust Territory of the
Pacific Islands (TTPI).
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In April 1947 the United Nations f
y designated the ferner Japenese
Pacific Mandates (Enfwetok included) as Trust Territories to be aduizistered by the United States.
Eniwetok was designated a nucl
written notification to the U.H.,
testing site in Deceaber 1947, with
the first test series there - SANDSTONE - being conducted im the spring
of 1948. Prior to SANDSTONE,’ the Eniwetok people, about 136 in nusber,
were moved by the United States to Ujelang Atoll where they still reside,
although their numbers
now increased to sbout 432. Additional test
series were conducted in
atoll during the years 1951 (CREENROUSE),
1952 (IVY), 1954 (CASTLEY, 1956 (REDWING), end 1958 (HARDTACK - PHASE I).
The last of 43 tests
in July 1958.
All tests have been listed publicly.
Geographic location of the atoll fs shown in Figure 1. Its remoteness
correctly suggests
erently costly operations to accomplish the
necessary surveys
subsequent cleanup. Figure 2 identifies the
islands of the atoll and general location of tha nuclear tests conducted.
On April 18, 1972, High Commissioner Johnston and Ambassador Williens
jointly
Atoll to the
the intention of the United States to retura Enivetok
subject to retention of some afnor residual rights.
Subsequently,’ the Departuent of Interior (DOI), Department of Defense
(DOD), end akc determined that a comprehensive and coordinated progran
to survey gad clean up Exiwetok Atoll must be undertaken to make Eniwetok
habitable.’
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The program was divided into three phases:
(1) Pre-cleanup
and Engineering Survey, (2) Cleanup, and (3) Rehabflitation
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