vigorous
plant
growth.
In
any
case,
the
new
land
surfaces
promptly seeded and fertilized to prevent wind erosion.
desirable
food
or
woody
species
could
then
be
should
be
Revegetation with
attempted,
but
the
same
reservations apply here as stated above in Section 4.3.1.
Dredging for backfill
ecological
and
may
disturbances
also
lead
might cause some transient but significant
that will
temporarily
be reflected
to
rendering
in
diminished
fish
fish
tissue
toxic
23,
1983),
the
stocks
for
human
consumption (Appendix €).
4.5
Comment
In
the
Interim
Report
(Nov.
decontamination was estimated to be “of the order of"
cost
of
$100 million.
The
simpler plans ‘that continue to merit major consideration cost far less.
have
concentrated
since
only
these
(Appendix A).
primarily on
their
two
are
islands
applicability
suitable
for
to
Bikini
permanent
‘The other islands sooner or later will
and
We
Eneu,
resettlement
be washed over by the
great storms of the region.
The
cost
estimates
that we
have
used may
be
high;
they are
a
factor of 2.4 higher than comparable continental costs in the U.S. to allow
for the difficulties of staging in a remote, small, uninhabited area.
To
the extent that such difficulties can be overcome by the use of relatively
nearby
labor markets
and
available equipment,
the
total
cost will
drop,
possibly dramatically.
All
planning,
of course,
is
contingent
on
the
accuracy of the ,
dosimetry, based on the work of the Lawrence Livermore National
which
may
be
subject
to
minor
modification
and
refinement.
Laboratory,
We
are
recommending field measurements at Bikini, including beta-ray and gamma-ray
components,
but
we do
not
anticipate
the overall planning discussed here.
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findings
that will
materially affect