Notice from Public Comment
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently hired Pacific North-
west National Laboratory (PNNL) to conduct a study of the impacts of climate change on the Runit Dome waste containment structure
site in Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, and on other environmental
hazards created by nuclear weapons testing between 1948 and
1958. Following the publication of a draft of this report there will
be a public commenting period that will run from September 28
– November 15, 2023. The draft report is available for review here:
https://pnnl.cventevents.com/d/80qttc/.
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) ear kōjerbal Pacific Northwest
National laboratory (PNNL) ñan kōmmane juōn ekkatak kin an
okoktakin mejatoto jelet jikin kakwōn kwopej eo Runit Dome ilo
Aelōñ in Enewetak ilo Majōl in, im ekoba menin kauwatata ko jet
rekar kōmman jen nuclear weapons ko rekar kōmālmel kaki kōtaan
iio kani 1948 im 1958. Looranlok wōt melele kein rej driwōjtok ilo
mweñan eo imaan enaj wōr ien ñan an jabdewōt likit aer enaan
ikkijeen melele kein jino jen allōñ in Jeptemba 28 ñan Nobōmba
1, 2023. Mweñan eo imaan ej pellok ñan an jabdewōt etale ijin:
https://pnnl.cvenevents.com/d/80qttc/.
All comments must be submitted via the website. All comments
will be reviewed and appropriately addressed prior to a final report
submission to the US Congress.
Aolep enaan ko raikuij in etal ñan website eo. Aolep enaan ko renaj
etali im bōk buñtōn ko rekkar mokta jen aer lemaanlok melele ko
ilo mweñan eo a ̄liktata ñan Congress eo an US.
Background: The Runit Dome is a containment structure on Runit
Island, located on Enewetak Atoll, built in the late 1970s, and
contains over 100,000 cubic yards of radioactively contaminated
soil and debris that were encapsulated in concrete (waste pile)
inside an unlined nuclear test crater, the Cactus Crater, on the north
end of Runit Island. The waste pile was subsequently covered over
by a non-load bearing, exterior concrete cap to help protect it from
natural erosion. The site has remained a concern to the people of
Enewetak and their leadership. DOE remains committed to fulfilling
the United States’ commitments regarding the health and safety of
the people of the Marshall Islands from the effects of past nuclear
weapons testing. This report contains assessments and summaries
of environmental and health-related data collected by DOE and its
predecessor organizations.
Melele ko mokta: Runit Dome eo ej juōn jikin kakwōn eo ion ene
in Runit, ilo aelōñ in Enewetak, ekar ekkal ilo jemlokinlok 1970s
ko, im ewōr elōñlok jen 100,000 cubic yard in būdej im kobej ko
ewōr jorreen in radiation ie im raar kalbubuki kin cement (ejouj in
kobej in) iloan juon roñ in kein kōmālmel nuclear ko, Cactus Crater,
ilo maan tuiōñ in Runit. Ejouj in kobej in kar wōnmaanlok wōt im
kalbubuki kin jimaan wōt ñan jibañ kejbaroke jen an jorreen jen no
im lañ ko. Ijin ej juāān jikin eo armij in Enewetak im ritel ro aer rej
inebata wōt kake. DOE ej bed wōt ilo an kijenmej ñan kōmmane ijo
kunaan United States ikijien ejmour im bwe en
ejjelok jorren ñan armij in Majōl tokjen kōmālmel
in kein tarinae nuclear ko raar kōmmani mokta.
Ilo ripoot in ewōr jerbal in etale ko im melele ko
rekadu ikijjeen jukjuk in ped im ejmour kar aini
jen DOE im doulul ko moktalok.
