UNITED STATES % ATOMIC ENTRGGY COMMIS a] t IN bu . WASHING PON, DLC, 20545 410359 “dear Sebbostr cer Conaissioner Raney Commissioner Larsen Commissioner Doub mlasloner Boy THRU: General Manager ENTLE LOR RADIOLGCICAL SURVEY Jhis remorandum provides information regarding current activiti es on Eniveton Atoll, ‘these acti vities concern the surveys essential to the Cleanup, rehabilitation, and resettlement of the atoll in connection with the announced return of Eniwetok to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (iTPI). in April 1947 the United Nations formally desicnated the fo raer Jonanese Pacifica Mandates Cinisvrstek ineluded) as Trust Tereutori es to be adminadler whe Vaieed So ves. Upon vritten puri tection io onc Ul... paler aie wes desienacad a pnucdeuc wentiue sita in Dr aenber 1G47, wlta the first test series there, SANDSTONE, being conducted an Che spriaiy of 1946. Trior te SANDS?TONG, the [Tniwetox people, abuut 156 in nuccar, were moved by the United States to Ujaliang Atoll vhere they still reside, althoush their number has now increased to about 432. iditional elas Pap Chia te ee ba foto.) arbre thaw ov a51 (OOS . Lone GaN), L054 (GAs ihLe 1955 CARDING), and. 195 8 (uae ~ PHASE FF). dhe luct or 43 tests was an suiy 1055. ALL tests have been Listed wullacly. Geographic location of the atoll is shown in Figure 1. Its remoteacss aeersests inheront cosuly oncrations te cecomplish the necessary surveys ard sugseguent cleanup. ieguce 2 identifies the istands of una ateil und gene ral location uf the aucLear tests conducted. Ca April 18, 1972, igh Cermissicner Junnasten and Aabassader Vil! jointly announced the dntention of the Laited Stnres ta return Atoll co the YePL subject toa retcution of soma aluor resicua! Subeeguontly, the Pesartmant of Interiors (OLLI, Department at (ON). and ATS detoemived tise @ comprehensive and courdinated ho survey and aloowm ua Matvecuk Stall ruse he wneortaken co mus i pyictanm was Uivided tuto threes wois|es: (4) leecre or Uae bnocedesr Guewey, (23 Cleosep, and @.) 2a . BEST COPY AVAILABLE )