ee »-2- plutonium contaminated waste, there is a considerable amount of World War II debris and debris from the nuclear test program, much of which is also contaminated with radioactivity. Rehabilitation of Eniwetok in a manner similar to that conducted at Bikini will require removal of all scrap and the burial grounds and removal and replacement of plutonium contaminated soil. g Additional Background Information ~ Eniwetok atoll consists of 42 islands surrounding a lagoon a 25 miles long by 20 miles wide. | | | The total land area is 226 square miles. In February of 1944, the atoll was taken by United States forces. One of the islands in the atoll (Engebi) was reported to be the most heavily bonbarded area in the Pacific. The United States was granted UN trusteeship at the end of World War II. Certain islands including Bniwetok were reserved for military use and were not placed under Trust Territory jurisdiction and present access to the atoll is under U. S. Navy control. In 1946, the 136 Eniwetokese were resettled in Ujelanj atoll 150 miles to the southeast. Since 1958, following the nuclear test moratorium, Eniwetok was an impact and scoring area for ICBM's launched from Vandenberg AFB. The atoll has not been used as an impact area since 1969. Two beryllium fuel rocket engine tests were conducted on the island of Engebi in 1966 and 1969. i i . PMO §3 1 Par ha ere? SESE OE th!