446 Runit (Yvor RADIOLOGICAL CLEANUP OF ENEWETAK ATOLL a. Remove transure b. Removs depth o volume c. Erect a. of Sout: d. Clean all concentrations over 160 pCi/g concurrently with other soil cleanup, using resources not currently employed on othertasks. The amount of resources available for Runit cleanup would increase as other tasks were completed until, eventually, all resources could be devoted to Runit cleanup. Thelast alternative was adopted, and the CJTG wasdirected to begin cleanup of contaminated soil on Runit concurrently with other operations, d. Dig a quarant using equipmentavailable at Runit when not in use on other activities. The CJTG also was directed to segregate contaminated soil into three stockpiles on Runit according to degree of contamination. The most contaminated, principally that excised on Runit, was to be used to sustain tremie operations while disposition of that having much flower levels e. Quaran The Direc making a de to be overtak would be decided later. 105 At the 2 Director, D! that “If we t As the work wasactually carried out, however, the USAE concentrated on the crater containment mission on Runit, leaving contaminated soil and debris cleanup on Runit to be accomplished later. The USAEassisted the Navy WBCTin disposal of debris removed from the waters around Runit, but because other priorities required the use of available personnel and equipment, no other effort was madeto clean Runit in }978. To sustain tremie operations, soil transported from the other islands was used in there redoin presented 0: possibly be transportof months ahe filling the crater. remaining tasks.}06 During the 1-9 August 1978 Demobilization Conference, the Services were asked to address the issue of extending the project past 15 April 1980. They responded that it was possible to extendit until 30 September 1980, since they had funded the project through the end offiscal year 1980.107,108 In December1978, the CJTG presented to the Director, DNA, and the Commander, Field Command, his evaluation of the Runit situation. South Runit met the radiological guidelines for agricultural use without soil cleanup. Soil sampling had been completed in the Fig-Quince area and indicated varied levels of contamination mixed to depths in excess of 4 feet. Soil characterization had not been completed north of the Fig-Quince area and would require 12 days’ work. An estimated 28 acres in the Fig- Quince area and 2 acres in other areas needed to be cleaned. The CJTG identified the following alternative solutions: completed 2 yards of con 4 tet The delays in soil cleanup were discussed during demobilization planning conferences in August and November 1978. Soil cleanup appeared to be the one task which could require extending the project. The Commander, Field Command noted, in a message to the Services, that the 1S April 1980 project completion date in the draft demobilization plan was based on the assumption that soil removal would be completed on schedule. He also noted that, while he intended to exert every effort to hold to the 15 April 1980 date, there was much uncertainty involved in the from the ol slightly mor week. Clear yards, could 1979, permi month earl apparent col soil-cement confirmed t per week OF The Direc expedite del turned to L pCi/g), not Enewetak. 1 options: Cle Runit alone The initic cleanup of Lujor; ie.,