Radiological cleanup of Enewetak Atoll
For 8 years, from 1972 until 1980, the United States planned and carried out the radiological cleanup, rehabilitation, and resettlement of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands. This documentary records, from the perspective of DOD, the background, decisions, actions, and results of this major national and international effort. The documentary is designed: First, to provide a historical document which records with accuracy this major event in the history of Enewetak Atoll, the Marshall Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Micronesia, the Pacific Basin, and the United States. Second, to provide a definitive record of the radiological contamination of the Atoll. Third, to provide a detailed record of the radiological exposure of the cleanup forces themselves. Fourth, to provide a useful guide for subsequent radiological cleanup efforts elsewhere.
- Research Organization:
- Defense Nuclear Agency, Washington, DC (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5406458
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-107997/9
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
450200* -- Military Technology
Weaponry
& National Defense-- Nuclear Explosions & Explosives
510300 -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
520300 -- Environment
Aquatic-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CLEANING
DECONTAMINATION
ENIWETOK
EXPLOSIONS
FISSION PRODUCTS
ISLANDS
ISOTOPES
MARSHALL ISLANDS
MATERIALS
MICRONESIA
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
OCEANIA
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
USA