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SUBJECT: cleanup of Bikini Atoll The Department of Defense and the Atomlo Energy Commimi,on have aCreed to cooporate with the Department of Interior in the clean-up of the Bikini Atoll for the return of the native population. The clean-up involves the removal of vegotatlw overgrowth, debrla~ struoturosand other materials red.dual fmm the use of the atoll for atomio testin~ which could pose rad.lationor accident hazar~ to the population or intorfcre with tk-d.r reasonable use of the land. It haa been doterml.nodthat the retention of certain facrilittw would bo bomflcal to tho roturnlng Blkinl Natives, thcroforo, tho undersigned hereby a~ree to the following oxcoptilono and clar-l&iu~ otatemont~ to the ocope of tho alean-up work M stated above. 1. Structuroo; Duildinga and ind@lat:lons whioh oan bo u~ed by the returning Elkini I’oople,and which are structurallyand radioloAcdlY oafe$ shall be saved. be saved economically The ground cover and soil are to be diEturbed as pdos and mioaolkooufi wood; All WOd that w io to be left. It till be SOrtOd and ~tackod by the Wclni Peoplo on their return. All wood polos are to puchoilover-or cutof’fat Cround Ievol oxoqt tho two antonm poles adjacent to buildin~ material, lead brioka and coppor wire chall be removed frum the iSands. 5. Broken conoretol Broken concmcte may be used fcr proteotlon, where agreed, or to f+lll low area~ provided it item havci been qymod to; is covered with the following spocifio
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(2) Aosembly JktLld.lng(#279) - remove overhead cram and save concreto slabs around buildin~. Socuro all the roll up doors (except the front door) in placo where pomible. Clmr ve~otation around Assembly Building for a dietance of approximately 20 fact. Remove chain link faloe. Faock dovn mod poles. (3 Mldings 277, 287, 335 and bunker - (adjacent to (4) Station 70- eavo Iar[;econorete bunker. Mnove door8, all metal and Ixmn. Level all bonns and pueh into borrow p5.tsas final (5) station 560.04- save small concrete bunker. Removo doors and othor metal. conduits, pipes, underground tanks and other metal oxcopt vent covers. Remove and spre&l berm-over adjacent area. Fill generator Fits and cable troughs in the bunker. the dzd-nlms steel sink. Remove kitchen IWGWJ Gave reefer boxes looatmd a~ncent tc building. the basic structures amd oven~ and other metals. framework, remove scrap. (12) communication Building (#204). Ibnovo ell metal and fill cable troughe, Clmr vegotatlon out to nt least 20 feet from building. and all vegetation intact. Mmovo door from ualk-in reofor, without disturbing vo~etation or removo roofer. Cut dol,mpower pole and wood tmwer and leave where they fall.
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(14) Central docbt Save the three piers as tkey are. Scr~apmetal.and broken concrete will be uocd tcjfill tl~edock area, Cover vctthlayer of ciirt. Remove tl]ot~roSCJtCIor mottil upright= at head of the (15) old tent camp area~ Pugh all frames into piloa to make access for rmnoval of slaba. Leavo pileo. (18) Mrrow pita adjacent to ataticn ’70t MzLybe filled with scrap metal and conoreto mbblo provided mffloiont dirt cover to allow growth end support of coconut trees la plnccd over the fill. Tho bemxs will be leveled and ~shed into the borrow pits in my emnt. (19) Asphalt parking apron: AS is. b. Uashdom pad - break up concrete slab and diupose of same. 00 Stripping - to ao~ist in the futuro cooonut P1-antincpr’ocrzm? atrlps, on 56’ centers and approximately 15’ in width, of the misting vegetation ehall be cut down b~ a bulldozor, The Etrips shill bo cut perpcndiouh’ to the runwuy and shall oxhnd from tho cnd CK the runway on the south to the oouthernmoat oc~e of Camp Ulnndy on WC north. A 50t minimum strip of vegetation shall be left on tho ocoan Bide of the island an a mlt f3praybelt. On the ~outhwent corner of the island all vqytation bounded from a Hne running nonmil.to the runway from the LLT Dock and west of the runway shall be lel’tin place. All vegetation couth cf the read running from the turning pad cn the cmuthwed cnd of the runmy to the east end of the lar~e borrow pit dull bo left in place, All vegeti.ticmnorth of tho eouthcrnmoat boundmy 0:: Canlpf~land~~1~11 remain in place. except tent frames, tent slab, movie screen, bmeball Ixuskstopand wooden pole. Tent frames are to be knocked dwn and pushed into piles wlnichwill remain. Tent dabs will be dispoeed of. Movie DcreenB ‘baseballlxick~top and wooden poles are to be knocked do~.mand left whero they fall. Insofar ao poaeibl.ove@ation ehall be cleared around the buildinCs for e distance of appzwtitely 20 feet.
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(2) Old gravoynrcl- as is (3) Station 6001- two large concrcto padc shall be laft be dozed cmt and diapoood of. (4) Station 6002 - concrete bunker to romaln. Steel.doors skill bo dlspo~ml of, all metal within shall bo removed. (5) Wition75.02 - to bo saved in place. (6) SEELLI.bunker stiutheastof main camp - remove steel door and ether large metal flxture~. b. Stripping - otrlpn, ae described under iterw of work for ~eu, paragraph l.c. above, rJhallbe cut in a General ncrthwost - southmst d.lraation. The north boundag shall be the wooden towor near station 271 and the wuth boundary nhnll bo tho northoxm Mmits of tho ccmp aral. A 5@ foot belt of vqptntion CJhallbo loft in placo cm tho ocann filthof tlm up to I.afyon road. framoo, tent slabo, olomted water tmlm and pcwol*hou~ebuilding. frm?m are to ho kncckod dotm and punhod into pilcm wh.i.chwill remain. Savo photo-bunkoro Remove all doom and rmtal. Remve wcod and leave nonr bunker. Rcmovo and nproad dirt cover cnd kcxa
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Save largo concrete bunker. Remove a].1exterior doors and mcto,l. Interior doors are to be Gmurecl in an o~jcnpooitlcn to prevent clo~ing, Remove and opread dirt covor and berm. structure at vest end of island is tc be caved ao ic. .Savethe two concrote bunker structures. Renew QII doors and metal. Remove and opread dirt cover and bam~ Lkvo tllotwo conarcto bunker otructurw. RemcwI n].].docrr?and rnotal, Remove and oproad dirt covor and bor.
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&vo the concroto bunker at tho wrgutend of tho island and the hr~o concroto bunkers at tha aouthwat ond of’tho ioland. RCMOVO all clooraand metal. Remove and sproacl dirt covar and bcnm.