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8UAYECTt RADIOLOGICAL SURVEYOF ENIWETOK BEST COPY AVAILABLE FAsA. ASA RESULTOF COMMITMENTSMADE BY AMBASSADORUILLIAMSAND INITIAL IT IS’niBOVERALLAK PURPOSETO GAIN A SUFFICIENTUNDERSTANDINGOF THE YOZAL BADXOIXUXAL ENVIRONMENTOF ENSWETOKATOLL TO PERMITJUDGMENTSAS I? SO, URATSTEPS TOWARDCLEANUPSN.OULDBE TAKEN BEFOREHANDAND WHAT OF TEE ATOLL AND XN THE LOCAL MARINEENVIRONMENTPRIORTO COMMENC= ji:... -IMTKLLIGKNCETO DEVKLOPAN APPROPRIATECLEANUPPROGRAM. SPECIFICALLY, IT (1) To LOCATEAND IDENTI?YcoNTAMINATEDAND ACTXVATEDTEST DEBRIS, (2) TO LOCATEAND EVALUATBANY SIGNIFICANTRADIOLOGICALHAZARDSWHICH MAY .
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PAM. YOU ARE DIRECTEDTO PLAN, ORGANXZE,AND CONDUCTA RADIOLOGICALFIELD SURVEYTO DEVELOPSUFFICIENTDATA ON THE TOTAL RADIOLOGICALENVIRONMENTOF ENIllET&ATOLL TO PERWI THE ASSESSMENTSON WHICH THE JUDGMENTSDESCRIBED ABOVE CAN BE MADE, THIS SURVEYSHOULDBE ACCOMPLISHEDAS SOON AS POSSIBLE UPON COMPLEXIONOF THE NECESSARYPLANNINGAND COORDIMTXON. XT SHOULD CONSIDERTHE TOTAL ENVIRONMENTPERTINENTTO REHABILITATIONINCLUDINGWrH AHTICXPATEDTHAT TECHNICALSTANDARDSAND REQUIREMENTSWILL BE PROVIDEDBY WJUTNINGHAS BEEN INITIATEDBY DOS AND DBER IN COOPERATIONWITH FIELD ORGANIZATIONSAND SUCH PIANNINGWILL SERVE AS THE MS& FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PAM. IN X.MPLEMENTATINGTHE ABOVE ORJECTIVEYOU ARE DIREX3%DTO! (1) PREPAREA PLAN FOR THE LXXiDUCTOF RADIOLOGICALFIELDSURVEYAND (2) SKLECTPERSONNELNECESSARTTO CONDUCTTHE FIELDSURVEY.
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SELECTLABORATORIESAND PERSONNELTO ACCOMPLISHTHE NECESSARY LABORATORYWORK FOR ANALYSISOF SAMPLES. THIS TASK INCLUDES ESTABLISHKENTOF PROCEDURES,STANDARDS,AND METHODSFOR CORRELATION OF DATA BETWEENLABORATORIES.IN THIS CONTEXTYOU SHOULDPROVIDE POE REVIEW AND REPORTINGOF DATA. SUPPORTPATHHAYAND DOSE ASSESSMENT ACTIONSWHICH WILL COME UNDER THE OVERALLTECHNICALDIRECTIONOF THE DBER, SUPPORTEDBY THE DOS. COORDINATELOGISTICSUPPORTREQUIREMENTSWITH THOSEOF THE ENGINEERINGSURVEYTO BE CONDUCTEDCONCURMNTLY BY DNA. PENDINGFURTHERGUIDANCEYOU ARE DIRECTEDTO ADDRESSCONSIDERATIONS 0? PRIORITYIN PL4NNINGFOR SAMPLEANALYSISAND FOR THE BIOLOGICAL PATHUAY AND DOSE ASSESSMENTPORTIONSOF THIS TASK. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT A REVIEWOF THE SURVEYWILL BE CONDUCTEDUPON COMPLETIONOF THE FIELD EFFORTAND BY THAT TIME MORE DEFLNITSVEGUIDANCEWXLL BE P0RTHCc141NGON PRIORITIESIN THE AREAS OF ANALYSISAND ASSESSMENT. ORGANIZATIONOF THIS SURVEY. INITIALLYTHE COST OF PERFOIWINGTHIS EFFORT SHOULDBE & GED TO THE ON-CONTINENTPROGRAM, FOR YOUR INFORMATION, THE
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During the period .Tulv 26, 1972, to P.ugust 2, 1972, a joint AEC-I)OD team vi.sited E~i~~(~(~tol~. Atoll to conduct a survey of i-hose portions of Runit Island wliich ar~ to he lused for a PACE cruterin~ experiment. A tho~ough l-adiolc:,i.ccl survey Id:lsmade of that portion of the island which will be determine tb.cprccautjons required fur conducting tlie P?,c~;experinel~t as AIOil~ t?leoc-can reef of Runit there is a very large quantity of scrap ]]~etaldebris covered with watez to vasjous depths depending cil t};~ title. cleanup o~erations in preparation for other tests. 14ucl]of the debris during the TLA(;ROSSE event, ~~hich WCIS a surface burst. A spot check of one pile indicateti that the debris is contaminated to levels that would also be contaminatecl. It i.sexpected thnt the quarantj.ne on Runit will remain in effect urtil. tilesurvey ancl re.wdial actions necessary to continue tilePA(H{ experiment
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