3. Disposal in deeper porticns of the lagoon.
It is expected that
this would be a modest addition to similar material already there
from past test operations.
For contaminated soil, other than plutonium, the Task Group has not
recommended removal of such soil and therefore there would be no requirement
to select a method of disposal.
If such disposal were required, the objective
would be to assure that there would be no pathway for any exposure of the
Enewetak people to this radicactivity and a minimal followup requirement to
insure that this situation continues after disposal.
The Task Group view is that because of its extreme
long half life, disposal
of plutonium in the form of contaiminated soil and scrap is a problem of greater
magnitude than for fission products and induced activity .
In its delibcraticzus,
the Task Group has assumed that the disposition of such material will be such
that there is no potential for exposure of the residents of the atoll ence
cleanup has been completed.
This is then
Recomumendations which follow
the cbjective for cleanus.
will treat the questions of how to approach
recovery of the higher levels of plutonium contaminated soil and the pieces
of plutonium metal, and Appendix III of this report contains guidance on
decisions to be made on whether removal of plutonium contaminated soii is
justified on various islands.
It is the view of the Task Group that as a
mininun, cleanup must accomplish the recovery of the plutonium contaminated
materials, soil and scrap, from the various islands including buried scrap,
with placement in stockpiles as few in nunber as possible.
The obiect is to
get better control of the materials and to minimize spread of contamination,
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