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DOE/NV/25946--692
Lessons Learned from FRMAC
Participation in Ingestion Pathway
Exercises
RaJah Mena
Alexis Reed
Presented to
National Radiological Emergency Preparedness Conference
April 22, 2009
This work was done by National Security Technologies,
LLC, under Contract No. DE-AC52-06NA25946 with the
U.S. Department of Energy.
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Topics
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Introduction to FRMAC
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Kevin Keyes – FEMA Perspective
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FRMAC Products and FEMA Objectives
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The FRMAC product development process
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Data required from State/Licensee
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FRMAC Data/Products
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Realism in Exercises
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Lessons Learned
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Introduction to FRMAC
Assist the states in their mission to protect the health and
well being of their citizens:
– Provide initial prediction based on source term estimate
• In conjunction with the National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center
– Verify and validate prediction based on ground monitoring data
and fixed wing surveys
– Comprehensive characterization of environmental and public
impacts based on ground monitoring, sampling and analysis,
and rotary-wing survey data
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Federal Response
• Regardless of the Coordinating Agency
– DOE coordinates radiological monitoring and assessment
activities for the emergency and intermediate phases
– EPA coordinates the intermediate to long-term activities for
radiological monitoring and assessment
• Advisory Team (EPA, CDC, FDA, USDA)
– Provides PARs to the State / Local / Tribal representatives
• FRMAC (Multi-Agency)
– Coordinates monitoring, analysis, and assessment
– Provides data products to the State / Local / Tribal
representatives
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Response Times
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Consequence Management Response
Team I
• Trained responders – 25
• Equipment – 2000 pounds
• Operations – 24 hours
• Initial capabilities
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Assessment
Geographical Information Systems
Health & Safety
Monitoring & Sampling
• 5 field teams
– Logistics
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Consequence Management Response
Team II
• Additional responders – 38
– 24-hour/day operation for several weeks
– augmented monitoring, sampling and
assessment
• Additional equipment – 23,000 lb
– 20 field teams
• Laboratory Analysis
– sample receipt
– prepare samples for transport to labs
• Training for additional responders
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AMS Fixed Wing
Beechcraft King Air B-200
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Twin-engine turbo prop
IFR (all weather) rated
260 knots (300 mph)
Range 1,130 nm (1,300 sm)
Max endurance 5 hrs (without refueling)
Four-person crew
• Pilot and co-pilot
• Scientist/Health physicist
• Technician/Technologist
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AMS Rotary Wing
Bell-412
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Twin-Pac turbo shaft engine
IFR (all weather) rated
120 knots (140 mph)
Range 360 nm (410 sm)
Max Endurance 3 hrs (without refueling)
Four-person crew
• Scientist
• Pilot and co-pilot
• Technician/Technologist
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FRMAC Assistance and FEMA
Objectives
• Assistance available for many of the objectives
• Objectives test more than utility and state capabilities
• Notional play can be beneficial to meet objectives
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Six Major Criteria
• 1. Emergency Operations
Management
• 4. Field Measurement and
Analysis
• 2. Protective Action
Decisionmaking
• 5. Emergency Notification
and Public Information
• 3. Protective Action
Implementation
• 6. Support
Operations/Facilities
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2. Protective Action Decision Making
2.a.1 Worker Safety
 CMHT connection with other federal assets
 Dose projections and early data assessment
2.d.1 Ingestion Pathway Assessment
 Nuclide specific models
 Via Advisory Team – agricultural advice
 Assessment Scientists for radiological assistance
2.e.1 Relocation, reentry, and return decisions
Map products utilizing models and data
Assessment Scientists to assistance with data
Map products of aerial surveys
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3. Protective Action Decision Making
3.c Implementation of protective action decisions for special
populations
 Custom map products can be generated with features indicating
locations of special population locations
 National database can be queried for additional data
 Specific local data can be added
3.f.1 Implementation of relocation, reentry, and return
decisions
 Maps can be generated to assist with route design or
sector designation
 FRMAC field team members can assist with monitoring
requests to assist with reentry of agricultural workers and
other persons
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4. Field Measurement and Analysis
• Criterion covers entire gambit of sampling and measuring
• FRMAC can provide
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Personnel to support up to 20 field teams
Equipment for those teams
Sample receipt and control
Some field counting
Sample shipment to offsite labs
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6. Support Operation/Facilities
• 6.b.1 Decontamination and monitoring of personnel and vehicles
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The FRMAC Development Process
• Funnel defined source term information through NARAC
• Acquire deposition models for evacuation, relocation, and ingestion
PAG maps
• Create infrastructure and sample point overlays
• Use the NARAC deposition models and specified overlays to create
appropriate FRMAC map products
• Use underlying deposition data to provide pertinent sample
information
• Use a flight simulator to produce a sample B200 flyover map
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Data Required from State/Licensee
• Reactor activity release rates by nuclide for desired release time
intervals
• Wind speed, wind direction, and stability class specifications
spanning the release time
• Latitude/longitude coordinates for sample point locations
• Type of sample requested at each location, e.g. water, soil,
vegetation, and/or milk
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Data/Products Provided by FRMAC
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Realism in Exercises
• The value of “keeping it real”
• Evacuation/relocation/ingestion extents
• Your options for meshing logistics with reality
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Lessons Learned
• During development
– Key decision maker attendance at outreach
– Restricting attendee list
– Appropriate points of contact
• Logistics
• Technical
– Scenario evaluator involvement
– Who makes the final call?
– Ensure players have no access to data prior to
exercise
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Lessons Learned
• During the Exercise
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Integration of data provided by FRMAC/State/Licensee
Allowing sufficient product briefing time
Useful to include federal partner insight into ingestion decisions
Time jumps should be used with caution
Room set up to facilitate small group discussions
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