,’ , ‘. responsible for rehabilitation and resettlement. completed in October 1969. The cleanup was The AEC certified that the program of radio- logical scrap removal, environmental sampling and general radioactive cleanup had been satisfactorily completed. The Bikini project was the focus of recent publicity and congressional concern when abnormal quantities of radioactive elements were detected in some.of the people living there. These discoveries triggered a DOI decision this year to request $15 million from Congress to again relocate the people of Bikini. Although similar in nature, there are significant differences in the Enewetak and Bikini projects. For example? some radioactive contaminated Enewetak soil is being excised and disposed of, whereas there was no cleanup of such contaminated soil at Bikini. residences for the people of Enewetak, unlike t~i~se Moreover, for the people of Bikini, are being constructed on islands which are essentially free of radioactive contamination. Following is a pqrtial cmparison made by DNA of the . . Bikini and Enewetak cleanup projects. Similarities Both atolls are located in the Western Pacific near the international date line just north of the equator. The diet and liv~ng habits of both people are about the same - they tend to live in family groups 6n the largest islands, to grow subsistence crops near the family living area.and develop larger areas for cash crops. Birds, bird:s eggs and other edible wildlife are gathered from the smaller islands. Fish are taken from the lagoon and clams and other shell fish gathered from the reef. They are primarily gatherers rather than producers. An extensive survey was conducted in both cases to determine the impact of testing on the environment. This was followed by an extensive report of the findings-and an evaluation of the physical and radiological hazards. On both atolls the radionuclides of principal concern are 6- “