XRU-6
samples.
Since Japtan will probably
Located along the same west of
be the first island resettled by the
south bearing as XRU-5 at a distance
Marshallese, one well, AJA-1, was
of about 90 m from the center of
drilled to assess water quality and
Cactus crater.
quantity.
Drilled from 3/22/74
It is located at the edge
to 3/29/74 to a depth of 47 m and
of dense vegetation about 50 m south
cased to total depth.
of the center of the island and 50 m
Elevation
northwest from the metal communications
—- 1.92 m AMSL(S).
building near the center of the
island.
DAVID (Japtan)
The well was drilled 3/2/74
to a depth of 11 m and cased to total
depth.
This island with an area of
0.44 km’, Fig.
Elevation - 1.95 m AMSL.
7, is located at the
east channel entrance and was used
ELMER (Parry, Medren)
as a rest area during the test pro-
gram.
It received about 1 R/h of
Elmer (Fig. 8, area of 0.74 tn”)
fallout and present background levels
was used as scientific headquarters
are about 1 uR/h over the entire
during the test programs and received
island.
only 2.6 R/h of fallout.
No elevated levels of con-
Background,
tamination were observed during the
soil and biota radioactivity levels
1972 survey in either soil or biota
are similar to those on David.
Like
David, Elmer will be among the first
islands to be resettled and, at
present, is designated for a permanent
village.
One well, APA-1, was there-
fore drilled to assess ground-water
Supply.
It is located approximately
220 m southeast of the southern dock
and 220 m northeast of the boat ramp.
It was drilled 3/1/74 to a depth of
12 m and cased to total depth.
Elevation - 4.03 m AMSL(S).
LEROY
Fig.
7.
Well location on David
(Japtan), Enewetak.
(Rigili)
Leroy, Fig.
9,
is unique in several
respects among the islands included
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