The preliminary assessment report, however, enabled actions
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to take place on a number of pending items, and it is on these
that I report.
Planting of the Northern Islands
You will recall from my July 3, 1979, progress report, that
planting of the six northern islands of Enewetak
of Engebi Island)
(exclusive
had been held up pending the results of
the new soil analysis.
The planting of these six northern
islands was part of the Enewetak Rehabilitation Master Plan.
The Enewetak Rehabilitation Master Plan, as funded by
appropriations through your Committee,
called for residence
only on the three southern islands of the Atoll, Enewetak,
Medren,
and Japtan.
Coconut and other agricultural plantine
was to confined to the southern islands and certain of the
northern islands.
The people of Enewétak agreed to these
Stipulations.
The exposure analyses in the “Preliminary Reassessment Report”
demonstrated that, under certain assumptions and limitations,
all of the radiation exposure estimates would be below the
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potential situation is outlined in a September 28,
The
1979,
letter from the Department of Energy to the Director of the
Office of Territorial Affairs.
enclosed for your information.
A copy of that letter is