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Jperatiovs Office of
the Tenartment of cre-qy was respane thie for the cadiciscical
acterization of the atoll and fer certificatiosr of radiclacicel
coaditisn af each istard upon completion of the preject. In-situ
measur2aments of ganma raye enitted oy amariciua-251 sere utilized alargz
eith wet chemistey seaaration ef olutonium fron soil sas
to 1
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aid delineste surface areas requiring remeval of seil,
removed over £90,000 cubic yards af go11 from tre eiurta:
and ceocsited this hater lal in a crater remaining from
Period. Subsurface secil wes excavated and cenoved frean
Where measurements indicated «he presence af c-ad:i enuchae
aredetermired criteria. The metnodelogies of data acai
interaoretation ars describec and ceteilec results are cravicte

“igures ard micrefiche., The “inal
ts]ets

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