CLEANUP OF TRANSURANICS AT ENEWETAK ATOLL

Radiological Cleanup Project
Northern

Approx.

Island

Area,

ha

Excised

Soil**, m3

Final Surface

ALICE

FG

9

76

9

8.8

BELLE

FG

12

95

12

11.2

CLARA

A

3

40

3

0.6

DAISY

A

8.5

43

8.5

2.8

EDNA

R

4

33

4

--

0.5

TRU pci/g

Level

Code

FG

ha

Soil Excision

Islands*

EDNA'S DAU

Area,

Final Surface Area Exceeding
Screening
20 pci/q,

103

IRENE

A

18

0.6

3775

32

11

R

118

15.5

40525

20

36

KATE

R

LUCY
PERCY

MARY

20

A

8

35

R

0.8

R

40pCi/g,

0.5

JANET

6.5

ha

3.5

3.3
0.4

5.5

6

--

--

5

19

1.5

0.1

FG

0.5

54

0.5

0.3

NANCY

A

4.5

34

4

0.6

OLIVE

A

16.5

20

4

1

A

22

36

14

MARY'S

DAU

PEARL
PEARL'S DAU

FG

9.7

11415

0.5

123

1.5

6.5

0.5

0.5

8

--

“=

8

4

0.4

0.5

--

RUBY

R

SALLY

R

SALLY'S CHILD

R

TILDA

R

21

7

--

--

URSULA

R

16

2

--

--

VERA

R

15.5

7

--

--

40

1.8

8100***

0.8

21

WILMA

R

6.5

3

--

~~

SO. YVONNE

Q

15.5

8

3.5

0.2

NO. YVONNE

Q

21.5

50

8210

41

19.5

5.5

375.6

32.8

72025

TOTALS
Code:

FG = Food Gathering; A = Agricultural;

145

49.7

R = Residence: Q = Quarantined

*Northern Islands were more contaminated than Southern Islands, which had an average of less than
1 pCi TRU per gram of soil.
**Includes subsurface pockets excised to depths exceeding 1 meter.

***Does not include 7500 m3 excised from subsurface repository to depth of 7 meters.

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