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DOE/NNSA Radiological

Assistance Program

(RAP) Capabilities

Overview

Hans Oldewage

Training and Outreach Coordinator

RAP Region 4

(505) 845-7728

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Ensure capabilities are in place to

provide an appropriate response to

nuclear or radiological emergencies

within the United States or abroad.

DOE/NNSA Mission

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DOE/NNSA Emergency

Response Assets

• Provide technical expertise from

throughout the DOE/NNSA complex in

response to:

• Nuclear weapons accidents and

significant incidents

• Radiological accidents

• Lost or stolen radioactive materials

• Acts of radiological/nuclear

terrorism

• Deployable capabilities configured for

a rapid, time-phased response

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Federal Radiological Monitoring Assessment Center

Nuclear / Radiological Advisory Team

Search Response Team

Joint Technical Operations Team

Accident Response Group

Radiation Emergency Assistance Center /

Training Site

Radiological Assistance Program

Aerial Measuring System

National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center

RAP

JTOT

NRAT

AMS

SRT

FRMAC

REAC/TS

ARG

Emergency

Response Officer

Nuclear Incident

Team

Office of Emergency Operations

CRISIS CONSEQUENCE

NARAC

NRAT

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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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RAP

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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U.S. Virgin Islands

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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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• Alpha Detection

• Beta Detection

• Gamma Detection

• Neutron Detection

•Gamma spectroscopy

systems (NaI and HPGe)

•Air samplers (high and low

volume)

Standard Response

Equipment

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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

Most “Room Temperature”

Units do NOT have the

Resolution to Identify Many

Complicated Isotopes

Room temperature

(NaI) Spectrum

Liquid Nitrogen

Cooled (HPGe)

Spectrum

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• 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@hq.doe.gov

triage.data@llnl.gov

triage.data@lanl.gov

DOE Triage System

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24 Hour Region 4 Contact (Transportation Emergency

Control Center): 505-845-4667

24 Hour HQ Emergency Response Officer: 202-586-

8100

RAP Region 4 RRC (FED):

Kent Gray (kent.gray@nnsa.doe.gov)

Office: (505) 845-6300

Cell: (505) 629-3238

Pager: (800) 342-7842

RAP Region 4 CRC (Sandia Labs):

Richard Stump (rbstump@sandia.gov)

Office: (505) 844-5943

Cell: (505) 238-0491

Pager: (800) 473-9306

RAP Contact Info

RAP Region 4 Contact

Information

RAP Region 4 Training and Outreach Coordinator

(Sandia National Labs)

Hans Oldewage (hdoldew@sandia.gov)

505-845-7728

RAP Region 4 Equipment Coordinator

Al Horvath (aahorva@sandia.gov)

505-845-0403

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Mobile

Deployable

Detection Unit

(MDDU)

Overview

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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• Mobile

o Radiation Solutions Incorporated (RSI) – 701 (3 or 5 each)

• Backpack

o Thermo Packeye (11 or 22 each)

• Handheld RIID

o Thermo IdentiFinder (4 or 8 each)

o Ortec Detective DX (2 or 4 each)

• PRDs

o Mini Rad-D (24 or 48 each)

Equipment

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• ID PRDs

o Thermo Interceptor (11 or 22 each)

• Computer system/wireless

connectivity

o Toughbooks (3 or 5 each)

• Handheld Radios

o Motorola XTS 5000 (12 or 16 each)

Equipment

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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

Teams (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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• 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

(National Atmospheric

Release Advisory Center) NARAC

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• 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

(National Atmospheric

Release Advisory Center) NARAC

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Aerial Measuring System

(AMS)

• 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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FRMAC FRMAC

• 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

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

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Consequence Management

Home Team (CMHT)

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• 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

(Radiological Emergency

Assistance Center /

Training Site)

REAC/TS

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Accident Response

Group (ARG)

• 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 (ARG)

• 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

Questions?

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