Table 12 and the associated discussion in NV-140, Vol. I, contains
information on known or suspected burial sites for radioactive debris.

The

Holmes and Narver "Engineering Study For A Cleanup Plan, Enewetnk Atoll-Marshall
Islands," Hn.-1348.1, contains information on the location and quantity of

other above ground contaminated scrap.
Considering the relative short radiological halftimes for the fission
products and induced radioactivity found on such scrap and debris, the Task
Group suggests that the objective for disposal is to make this debris,
particularly scrap metal, unavailable to the people when they return.
Possible approaches for disposal are:

1. Disposal in water filled and underwater craters.

2. Shallow land burial wherein the radiation level of the scrap
is not significantly greater than the radiation level on land.
3. Disposal in deeper portions of the lagoon.

It is expected that

this would be a modest addition to similar material already there
from past test operations.
For contaminated soil, other than plutonium, the Task Group has not

included removal of such soil in its recommendations and therefore there would
be no requirement to select a method of disposal.

If such disposal were

required, the objective would be to assure that there would be no pathway for
any exposure of the Enewetak people to this radioactivity and a minimal followup requirement to insure that this situation continues after disposal.

The Task Group view is that because of its extremely long half-life, disposal
of plutonium in the form of contaiminated soil and scrap is a problem of greater
magnitude than for fission products and induced activity.

In its deliberations,

the Task Group has assumed that the disposition of such material will be such

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