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The stockpiling of
all r.adiological recommendations of Case 3 of the EIS.
scrap was
discussed, and ERDA indicated that there would have to be a
radioactivity when
firm requirement to monitor these materials for
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further consider cleanup and rehabilitation interfaces.!179 At that
conference, which has been described previously, POD was asked to
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concentrate on designing crater entombment and to defer work on
engineering design of thecleanup work itself. 180 From this point on,
Corps of Engineers’ participation in the project was limited to providing
some base camp rehabilitation, designing the crater containment, and
providing necessary permits.
Field Command’s Enewetak Planning Group compiled a series of
Concept Plans (CONPLANs) based on input from the Hawaii group,
budget guidance from HQ DNA, and results of their own staff
coordination and planning. These CONPLANSsprovided basic concepts,
policies, and procedures for review and approval by the JCS and
development of an implementing operationsplan.
The first CONPLAN developed was for a JTG using troops to
accomplish the cleanup, with civilian contractors to rehabilitate and
construct base camps, operate and maintain the base camps, provide
radiological support, and accomplish the crater containment. LTG
Johnson was briefed on the plan during his visit to Hawaii in March 1975.
Upon his approval, it was completed by the Field Command Enewetak
Planning Group and issued with a blue cover in April 1975. Total cost
under this CONPLAN wasestimated at $30.6 million.!8! Although this
“blue”? CONPLAN was to undergo numerous, majorrevisions, it formed
the basis for the final CONPLAN which was to control the cleanup.
Anticipating that a plan using troops alone would be required to further
reduce project costs, COL Esser and the Field Command Enewetak
Planning Group developed a second CONPLAN using a JTG of military personnel for all cleanup and support work. It also was printed in April
1975 but with a redcover.It reflected a significant increase in man-years to
accomplish the work with troops alone (122 man-years) as opposed to a
mixed work force (91 man-years); however, it reduced MILCONcosts to
an estimated $20.4 million.!82 In the event Congress did not authorize
enough fundsto cover the ‘‘blue’? CONPLAN, DNA would be prepared
to respond with the ‘‘red’? CONPLAN.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM:1974 - 1975
In March 1975 (prior to completion of the CONPLANs), DNA
furnished Congress new estimates of the total costs for cleanup and