DOE/FRMAC Update: Respond Faster and Smarter April 10, 2013

Daniel Blumenthal, PhD, CHP Manager, Consequence Management Program Office of Emergency Response DOE/NNSA

Office of Emergency Response

CRISIS Nuclear / Radiological Advisory Team NRAT CONSEQUENCE Render Safe FRMAC Federal Radiological Monitoring Assessment Center RS Emergency Response Officer REAC/TS Radiation Emergency Assistance Center / Training Site Accident Response Group ARG Nuclear Incident Team AMS Aerial Measuring System Radiological Assistance Program RAP NARAC National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center

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NASA NRC DoD FBI DHS/ FEMA State, Tribes, Local

FRMAC Integration

NARAC 

DOE has initial lead. EPA leads later phases of response.

AMS FRMAC RAP CMHT 

A-Team not part of FRMAC, but closely linked. Its recommendations based on FRMAC products.

CMRT 

CM Augmentation

REAC/ TS EPA A Team 3

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Strategy

Mission:

Provide technical assistance to authorities charged with protecting the public, responders and the environment from the consequence of a nuclear or radiological incident.

People

• Develop and maintain a cadre of individuals with expertise in the areas of radiological data collection, assessment, and interpretation.

Tools/Methods

• Establish and maintain equipment, tools, facilities, and methodologies to support the mission.

Organization

• Organize and integrate the radiological hazard consequence assessment capabilities to effectively support key leaders and incident management.

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People (Updates)

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Knowledge base

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Offer FRMAC liaison training Develop just-in-time training Develop medical training framework

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Tiered positions

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Create sustainable workforce

Leverage external expertise

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Access radiation experts across the U.S.

Create broader base with mix of skills

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Tools/Methods (Updates)

Data management

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RadResponder, RadResponderPro Assessment

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TurboFRMAC, TurboFRMACWeb Communications

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CMweb HSIN: FRMAC Community of Interest (COI) Additional standard FRMAC products Simplified NARAC briefing products for NPP Put tools in more people’s hands

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Organization (Updates)

Team composition

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Coordination rather than monitoring Deployment strategies

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RAP modified role “Advance Party” resurrection CMHT expanded role Team augmentation

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Leverage existing reserve corps infrastructures Planning

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Menu like approach for IPX’s Exercises Capacity for flexible, scalable response

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What This Means for You

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More FRMAC knowledge

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Interpret products, knowledge of resources, decision support Tailored expertise More capability Faster assistance Better integration

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