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RESPONDING TO RDD AND
RELATED WMD EVENTS
NRT-RRT 2004 CO-CHAIRS MEETING
March 4, 2004
Craig Conklin
Department of Homeland Security
Types of Radiological/Nuclear Events
 Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD)
 Explosive
 Manual
 Fixed Location
 Dispersed Placement
 Atmospheric
 Aerosol
 Burning
 Vaporization
 Improvised Nuclear Device (IND)
 Nuclear Chain Reaction (Nuclear Yield)
 Stolen Nuclear Weapon
 Crude “Homemade” Device
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INCIDENT SPECTRUM
Response to
Disasters
NUMBER OF
INCIDENTS
Local
State
Regional
National
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT INVOLVED IN THE RESPONSE
SEVERITY AND MAGNITUDE OF
DISASTER
Most disasters are handled by Local and State governments.
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Capabilities and Resources
LAYERED RESPONSE STRATEGY
Federal Response
State Response
Regional / Mutual Response Systems
MINIMAL
LOW
MEDIUM
HIGH
CATASTROPHIC
Tornado
Ice Storm
Flood
CAT 3 - 4
Hurricane
LA Earthquake / New
Orleans CAT 5 Hurricane
Influenza
Food borne illness
Endemic plague
Anthrax
Pandemic
Influenza
Smallpox
Bio-Engineered Agent
Traffic Accident
Aircraft Crash
Radiological
Dispersal Device
Dam Break
Improvised Nuclear Device
Plague w/1-2 cases
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MANAGEMENT OF DOMESTIC
INCIDENTS (HSPD-5)
 Single comprehensive national approach
 Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Recovery
 Ensure all levels of government work together
 National Incident Management System
 Horizontal and Vertical Integration
 Effective Communications
 Integrate crisis and consequence management
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INITIAL NATIONAL RESPONSE
PLAN (INRP)
 Bridging document to full NRP
 Uses existing plans (FRP, FRERP, CONPLAN, NCP)
 Harmonizes existing operational procedures and protocols
 Requires specific modifications to existing plans
 Defines DHS elements
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Principal Federal Official
Interagency Incident Management Group
Assistant to the President for Homeland Security
Homeland Security Operations Center
Joint Field Office
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Washington, DC
POTENTIAL OPERATIONS
DIAGRAM
White House
& Congress
Assessment Center
Federal Radiological
Monitoring and
Joint Field
Office
LFA
Department
DHS
-------------NEOC HSOC
Lead
Federal
Agency
(LFA)
Federal
Coord.
Officer
(FCO)
Federal
Advisory
Team
Other DHS
Responders
& Asset
Special
Agent in
Charge
(SAC)
Principal
Federal
Official
(PFO)
Senior
Energy
Official
(SEO)
State,
Local, &
Tribal
Rep.
Other
Federal
Agency
Officers
Consequence Management
Official (CMO)
State,
Local, &
Tribal
Other
Federal
Agency
Responders
Responders
----------------------------------FRMAC Director
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Issues for Resolution
 What is the relationship between the PFO and FCO?
 Who is responsible for clean up and site restoration?
 Who provides plume modeling predictions?
 How clean is clean (acceptable level of risk)?
 What do we prepare for – RDD or IND?
 How are the NIRT assets employed in a response?
 How is information communicated during a response?
 How will military assets be integrated into a response?
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Current Federal Activities
 Consequence Management Subgroup
 Protective Action Guides
 Plume Modeling
 Scenario Development Working Group
 Nuclear Power Plant Security Policy Coordinating Committee
 National Response Plan/National Incident Management System
 Federal Response Subcommittee FRERP Integration Effort
 International Activities
 Code of Conduct
 Safe Source Tracking
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Questions?
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