ENEWETAK CLEANUP PROJECT e UNITED STATES BORROWED ENEWETAK ATOLL IN 1947 FOR NUCLEAR TESTING. e NATIVE POPULATION DISPLACED TO SMALLER ATOLL. ¢ TESTING PROGRAM: — DESTROYED VEGETATION VITAL TO SUSTENANCE OF NATIVE INHABITANTS. — GENERATED THOUSANDS OF TONS OF DEBRIS WHICH WAS LEFT IN PLACE. ‘ — INTRODUCED RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION TO NORTHERN HALF OF ATOLL. e UNITED STATES PROMISED IN 1972 RETURN OF THE ATOLL TO DISPLACED OWNERS. e CLEANUP AND REHABILITATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED DURING 1977-80. e ENTIRE PROJECT INVOLVED: — REMOVAL OF DEBRIS FROM ISLANDS. — CONSOLIDATION OF SOIL CONTAMINATED ABOVE CLEANUP CRITERIA. — RESTORATION OF VEGETATION FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES. — CONSTRUCTION OF 116 NEW DWELLINGS AND TWO COMMUNITY CENTERS. e DNA WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANUP WITH DOE IN ADVISORY AND SUPPORT ROLES. CLEANUP WORK DONE BY MILITARY PERSONNEL.