CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DATE EVENT YMD PAGE 440217 American forees invade Enewetak Atoll(EA) 480418 521031 First nuclear test at Enewetak (X-RAY). . 2... 6 se eee First test of thermonuclear device (MIKE). . .......-. 710700* 720200 720418 AEC radiological reconnaissance of EA (supporting PACE). . Interagency meeting to discuss potential cleanup of EA... . U.S. announced EA jurisdiction to return to TTP]. ...... 19 ** 17 DNA directed to plan EA cleanup. . 34 471202 580818 720512 720518 720717 People of Enewetak moved to Ujelang Atoll... ........ . . . 2 » Last (43rd) nuclear test at Enewetak (FIG). . . . « ° os 10 Radiological reconnaissance of EA.. . 2 6 2 2 6 ew ew we ew First visit to EA by the people since 1947... 1... 2... > . . - .© 1 © © ss ee Director, DNA designated Project Manager for cleanup. eee 720817 720907 721012 First interagency meeting to plancleanup. ......+.+.-. Second interagency meeting to planeleanup. . . . 2. + 2 « Engineering and radiological surveys begun . . see ee 730223 Meeting with Enewetak Council (EC) in Honolulu to 721130 2 « discuss cleanup 8 8 38 18 34 35 36 35 730415 Engineering survey results distributed. . . . 1. 2. 2 « «© we. 36 730509 AEC established Task Group (TG) for Reeommendations. .. . 39 Enewetak Atoll Master Plan published e468. 45 740300 740306 Radiological survey results distributed... 1... 2. 1 se eee Interagency meeting to discuss TG draft report 39 740419 740619 Second draft of TG recommendation distributed AEC TG recommendation published. . . . . . 2. 1 we ee 740907 740907 DEIS delivered to the people of Enewetak. . .. 2... 2. DOI promised early return to Japtan 750103 750214 DNA/DOI agreed on early return of people to Japtan Conference on EA cleanupcriteria 730504 Meeting with EC in Majuro to learn people's desires 730600 730625 Master Plan meeting with Ujelang council in Majuro Interagency meeting to review survey results 740101 740201 Managerial Authority for EA transferred to DNA Draft TG recommendations distributed for review 731100 740215 740312 740415 740820 741207 ........ DNA presentation to AEC on cleanup philosophy AEC response to DNA position Draft EIS circulated for internal DNA, AEC review DNA adopted TG recommendations Enewetak Project policy meeting Revised Master Plan published 750910 DNA/ERDA interagency support agreement. ........ 751007 760119 760200 760716 46 Enewetak Council resolution requested title to Ujelang 750225 750300 750415 750500 39 Finai EIS filed with Council on Environmental Quality. EIS accepted by EPA .... Congress authorized $20 million for EA cleanup ,...... Draft Radiological Cleanup Plan issued for comment DIR DNA released EIS despite interagency questions Congressional authorization for EA cleanup . . . 1... «+e 46 50 47 49 *Double zero (00) in day (D) column means the day of the month is unknown, or that a span of time was involved such that a fixed day has no meaning. **Events listed without a page number are not discussed in this report. xxiii