DOE/NNSA Radiological Assistance Program (RAP) Capabilities Overview

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DOE/NNSA Radiological Assistance Program (RAP)
Capabilities Overview
Hans Oldewage Training and Outreach
Coordinator RAP Region 4 [phone]
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DOE/NNSA Mission

Ensure capabilities are in place to provide an
appropriate response to nuclear or radiological
emergencies within the United States or abroad.

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DOE/NNSA Emergency Response Assets

• Expert technical advice from the DOE/NNSA complex
  in response to
• Nuclear weapon accidents and incidents
• Possible acts of nuclear terrorism
• Lost or stolen radioactive materials
• Radiological accidents
• Provide access to expertise in nuclear weapons
  design, nuclear/radiological materials
  characterization, and radiological detection and
  characterization
• Deployable capabilities, configured for a rapid
  response to any nuclear/radiological accident or
  incident

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Office of Emergency Operations
National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center
CRISIS
CONSEQUENCE
NARAC
Federal Radiological Monitoring Assessment
Center
Search Response Team
Joint Technical Operations Team
Radiation Emergency Assistance Center / Training
Site
REAC/TS
Accident Response Group
Aerial Measuring System
Radiological Assistance Program
NRAT
RAP
NRAT
Nuclear / Radiological Advisory Team
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Radiological Assistance Program (RAP) Mission

• Provide first-responder radiological assistance
  to protect the health and safety of the general
  public and the environment. Assist other
  Federal, State, Tribal and local agencies in the
  detection, identification and analysis, and
  response to events involving the use of
  radiological/nuclear material.

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Radiological Assistance Program

• RAP is organized on a regional basis to foster a
  timely response capability and coordination
  between DOE and other Federal, State, tribal, and
  local emergency response elements
• Eight geographical DOE regions plus a National
  Capitol Region
• Each DOE region is managed by a Regional Response
  Coordinator (RRC)

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DOE Regional Map and Coordinating Offices
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RAP Team Configuration

• Each region has a minimum of 3 teams
• RAP teams consist of trained employees from DOE
  and DOE contractors/facilities
• Each team consists of 8 members one Team Leader,
  one Team Captain, one Senior Scientist, and five
  Health Physics Survey/Support personnel
• Additional personnel are available, such as
  Public Information Officers, industrial
  hygienists, transportation specialists, logistics
  support, etc.

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RAP Team Response

• Fully mobilized within 2 hours of notification
• On-scene arrival within 6 hours of notification
• Deployment by dedicated response vehicles,
  charter air service, or commercial air

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RAP Team Capabilities

• Detection and identification of radioactive
  materials
• Monitoring to characterize the radiation
  environment
• Assessment and evaluation (hazards and risks)
• Mitigative advice/consultation
• Hot Line support personnel
  for monitoring, decon, and material recovery
• Public Information support

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Standard Response Equipment

• PPE (gloves, booties, respirators, coveralls,
  dosimetry, etc.)
• Communications and Logistics gear (hand-held
  radios, GPS, cell phones, satellite phones, lap
  tops, etc.)

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Standard Response Equipment

• Alpha Detection
• Beta Detection

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Standard Response Equipment

• Gamma Detection
• Neutron Detection

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Standard Response Equipment

• Gamma spectroscopy systems (NaI and HPGe)
• Air samplers (high
• and low volume)

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Radionuclide Identification
Room temperature (NaI) Spectrum
Liquid Nitrogen Cooled (HPGe) Spectrum
Most Room Temperature Units do NOT have the
Resolution to Identify Many Complicated Isotopes
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DOE Triage System

• The DOE Triage System provides rapid scientific
  evaluation to any responder
• Provides reach-back capability to tap into
  National Laboratory gamma spectroscopy scientists
• Possible trip-wire for other assets
• Initiate by calling 202-586-8100
• Send data to triage.data_at_hq.doe.gov
• triage.data_at_llnl.gov
• triage.data_at_lanl.gov

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RAP Contact Information
24 Hour HQ Emergency Response Officer 202-586-810
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RAP Region 4 Contact Information

• 24 Hour Region 4 Contact (Transportation
  Emergency Control Center) 505-845-4667
• RAP Region 4 RRC (FED)
• Kent Gray (kent.gray_at_nnsa.doe.gov)
• Office [phone]
• Cell [phone]
• RAP Region 4 CRC (Sandia Labs)
• Richard Stump (rbstump_at_sandia.gov)
• Office [phone]
• Cell [phone]

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Mobile Deployable Detection Unit

• (MDDU)

Overview
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Mobile Detection Deployment Program Mission

• Expand National programs to bridge infrastructure
  gaps in preventive rad/nuc detection capabilities
  during heightened alert states, intelligent
  driven events, high risk events NSSEs and
  SEAR1-4. Provide equipment and training for force
  multiplication to these events.
• DNDO Funded, DOE First Responder managed and
  executed.

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Equipment

• Mobile
• Radiation Solutions Incorporated (RSI) 701 (3
  or 5 each)
• Backpack
• Thermo Packeye (11 or 22 each)
• Handheld RIID
• Thermo IdentiFinder (4 or 8 each)
• Ortec Detective DX (2 or 4 each)
• PRDs
• Mini Rad-D (24 or 48 each)

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Equipment

• ID PRDs
• Thermo Interceptor (11 or 22 each)
• Computer system/wireless connectivity
• Toughbooks (3 or 5 each)
• Handheld Radios
• Motorola XTS 5000 (12 or 16 each)

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Equipment
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Requesting the MDDU

• Any civil authority, Federal, State, Local or
  Tribal, may make a request for the MDDU to the
  regional RAP team.
• The RAP team elevates the request to DOE/NA-42.
• The decision to authorize the use of MDDU assets
  is then made by DNDO and NA-42.

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Joint Technical Operations Team (JTOT)

• Rapidly deployable response for nuclear terrorism
  incident resolution
• Includes locating, access, diagnostics, render
  safe or destruction, containment and effects, and
  transportation preparation capabilities
• Home team available at LANL, SNL, LLNL

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NARAC
(National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center)

• Real-time computer predictions for atmospheric
  transport and dispersion of radioactive materials
• Computer model calculations based on
• Real-time weather data
• Terrain database
• 3-D transport and diffusion
  model
• NARAC products
• Ground deposition plots
• Instantaneous and time-integrated dose
• Airborne concentrations

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(National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center)
NARAC

• Response timeline for initial plots
• 5-10 minutes for NARAC supported sites
• 1 hour for non-supported sites
• NARAC products provide information to Decision
  Makers to
• assess dose and surface contamination
  downwind
• deploy field teams
• plan for AMS surveys
• develop protective action recommendations

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Aerial Measuring System

• Radiological detectors mountable in helicopters
  and fixed wing aircraft
• Provides search capability and radiation mapping
  over large areas around an accident or incident
  scene

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Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment
Center

• Provides the operational framework for
  coordinating all federal off-site radiological
  monitoring and assessment activities in support
  of the Lead Federal Agency and affected States
• Coordinates and provides quality controlled data
  and interpretations in an
  understandable format
• Multi-agency center initially
  managed by DOE

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Consequence Management Home Team

• Mission
• Provide early data assessment resources
• Function as conduit for data products such as
  NARAC predictive maps
• Interpret early radiological measurements
• Collect radiological data
• Provide a platform for collection of situational
  awareness information and to define objectives
• Provide technical guidance for worker and public
  protection
• Provide logistical support for deployed teams
• Activate thru HQ ERO 202-586-8100

RAPTER 2011
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REAC/TS
(Radiological Emergency Assistance Center /
Training Site)

• Provides 24-hour medical consultation or direct
  advice on health issues associated with radiation
  accidents
• Provides a deployable team of health
  professionals or provides patient care at REAC/TS
• Designated as a WHO Collaboration Center for
  Radiation Emergency Assistance
• Provides DTPA and Prussian Blue for
  treatment of internal contamination
• Provides training programs for health
  professionals

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Accident Response Group

• Technical response for accidents or significant
  incidents involving U.S. nuclear weapons in DoD
  or DOE custody
• Composed of nuclear scientists, engineers, and
  weapons designers capable of covering all weapons
  in the US inventory
• Deploys via commercial or military air using a
  time-phase approach

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Accident Response Group

• Uses highly specialized equipment and personnel
  to provide advice to DoD Explosive Ordnance
  Disposal teams for
• collection and identification of components
• weapons safing and recovery
• packaging damaged
  weapons
• transportation, storage and
  disposal of damaged
  weapons

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