DOB ARCHIVES The istaund of Bikini (see Attachment 3), largest island in the Atoll, is approximately 2,2 miles long and 0.6 miles at its widest point, and provides some 400 acres that can be utilized for growing coconut trees and subsistence crops. Mast of the island is now covered with wild vegetation which caused considerable difficulty in traversing the interior. The effects of the nuclear tests have destroyed the former coconut groves and only a few subsistence crops were found growing among the wild vegetation. It was determined that the remains of facilities used during the nuclear test period, including many wooden buildings and two steel towers, should be removed to permit rehabilitation of the area and to eliminate physical hazards. The concrete bunkers onBikini are usable as shelters or storage areas and should be retained. The island of Eneu (see Attachment 4), second largest island in the Atoll, is approximately 1.7 miles long and 0,36 miles at its widest point, and provides some 265 acres for growing productive coconuts and other crops. Eneu is also covered with wild vegetation and few coconut trees remain. Usable facilities found on the island were a large metal assembly building (approximately 125 feet by 400 feet), a large concrete room underneath a 100-foot radar tower, a 4,000-foot airstrip and two concrete bunkers. Remains of other test facilities and dangerous structures are to be removed. The conclusions and recommendations resulting from the 1967 AEC radiological survey of Bikini Atoll are contained in Attachment 5. One of these recommendations was that radioactive scrap metal should be removed from the islands, Prior to this planning survey, Mrs. Ruth G. Van Cleve, Director of the Office of Territories of the Department of the Interior, had indicated that Interior would look to the AEC for assistance in clearing away radioactive debris. Thus, efforts of the AEC members on the survey team were primarily directed toward identifying the types and locations of this scrap metal or other contaminated debris such that plans can be made for its removal (see Attachment 6). In February 1968, the Trust Territory prepared a preliminary resettlement plan for returning 500 Bikinians (300 from Kili and 200 from other atolls) at a total cost of $625,500, ‘The plan was divided into four chronological phases (planning, planting, construction, and move from Kili) spanning over a period of seven years (see Attachment 7). Eneu Island was suggested in the plan as the site to begin the agricultural rehabilitation work. The planning cost estimate for the planting phase was $165,000 (see Attachment 8). The $410,000 estimate for construction was based on unit costs for similar wooden structures built in 1966 by Global Associates for the Leb Island village, located 30 miles south of Kwajalein Atoll (see Attachment 9). The construction estimate may be low based on current costs or changes desired by the Trust Territory. The Bikinians have expressed a desire to locate the principal community village on Bikini Island near the present cemetery site.