Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex Nuclear Radiological Incident Taskforce National Radiological Emergency Preparedness Conference April 11, 2017

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1 Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex Nuclear Radiological Incident Taskforce National Radiological Emergency Preparedness Conference April 11, 2017

2 NRIA Scope This iteration of the NRIA supersedes the 2008 version and will serve as an operational annex to the Response and Recovery Federal Interagency Operations Plans (FIOPs). Addresses both inadvertent/accidental incidents and deliberate attacks: - Improvised Nuclear Device (IND) - Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) - Radiation Exposure Device (RED) - Fixed nuclear facility incidents (deliberate and inadvertent/accidental) - Lost/found/orphaned radioactive material sources - Transportation incidents - Domestic nuclear weapons accidents - Foreign incidents involving nuclear or radioactive material (deliberate and inadvertent/accidental) 2

3 NRIA - Composition Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex Base Annex Deliberate Attacks (Branch 1) Inadvertent Incidents (Branch 2) International Incidents (Branch 3)

4 KEY ISSUES How will various incident management roles be integrated/coordinated? How will interagency partners access the incident area/crime scene? What protocols, equipment, and expertise are needed to monitor responders accumulated radiation dose data? How can we improve pre-incident preparedness at the Federal level? How will large-scale radioactive waste be managed? What is the policy for reimbursing host states that provide sheltering and support services? How will resource requests be de-conflicted? 4

5 Base Annex Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex Base Annex Appendices Appendix 1 - Federal Response Capability Inventory Appendix 2 - Data and Models to Support Nuclear/Radiological Response and Recovery Appendix 3 - Training to Support Nuclear/Radiological Response and Recovery Incidents 5

6 Base Annex Branch 1: Federal Response to and Recovery from Deliberate Nuclear/Radiological Attacks Provides scenario-specific supplemental information to the Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex Base Plan. Applies to all federal responses to deliberate nuclear/radiological incidents, regardless of size or complexity, unless otherwise noted. The main focus is on a no-notice surface burst IND detonation with a yield of 10 kilotons. 6

7 Base Annex Branch 2: Federal Response to and Recovery from Inadvertent Nuclear/Radiological Incidents Provides scenario-specific supplemental information to the Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex Base Plan. While focused on an incident at a nuclear power plant, the branch plan applies to all federal response and recovery efforts as they pertain to the unique circumstances of inadvertent nuclear/radiological incident types and locations. 7

8 Base Annex Branch 3: Federal Response to International Nuclear/Radiological Incidents Provides supplemental information regarding overseas events to the Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex Base Plan. Applies to all federal response and recovery efforts as they pertain to the unique circumstances of international nuclear/radiological incident types. 8

9 Executive Decision Points A series of time-phased decision points are outlined for executive leadership with guidance on decision criteria, responsible entities, and other information. Examples include: Public Information and Warning Crisis Standards Of Care Emergency and Permanent Work Involving Contaminated Structures Management and Removal of Debris Long Term Waste Management Decontamination Standards / Clearance Goals Funding and Applicability of the Price Anderson Act Relocation, Alternative Housing, and Reoccupancy Remediation and Cleanup

10 Nuclear/Radiological Incident Task Force (NRITF) Interagency group that convenes within the NRCC to provide nuclear/radiological incident specific subject matter expertise in support of national level incident planning and whole community core capability delivery. 10

11 NRITF Role The role of the Task Force is to: Address specific tasks, objectives or issues, related to a nuclear or radiological incident. The Task Force does not take the place of any Emergency Support Function (ESF), Recovery Support Function (RSF), program area, or agency. The NRITF is to recommend answers to executive decision points and/or critical information requirements (CIRs) identified in the NRIA and to address specific issues related to nuclear/radiological response and recovery operations. The task force is an advisory body. It does not have an operational or oversight capacity.

12 NRITF Membership RN SMEs

13 Support to Key Decision-making NRITF members will be asked to provide insight into important details that response personnel need to know to meet mission requirements, (critical information requirements, or CIRs). CIRs are identified at the time of incident based on the scope of the incident and the response. They will include: Incident characterization Evacuation and sheltering Protective actions Health effects Radiation exposure Re-entry/Re-occupation RN impacts on resource Infrastructure impacts allocation

14 Scope of Involvement Prior to an incident, NRITF participating agencies must: Designate task force members. Designate a Task Force Leader in the event that a participating agency is designated as the Primary Authority for Federal Response (PAFR). Agencies should be prepared for informational reach-back inquiries from their task force members during incident response.

15 Cross-Collaboration NRITF members will collaborate with: Respective agencies RN SME teams (ex. DOE; FRMAC) FEMA personnel N-IMAT Discussions are ongoing with CMCU personnel to put in place accreditation policies and procedures to allow for NRITF members to collaborate with the CMCU during the response. NRITF External Affairs Liaison will coordinate with ESF 15, FEMA Office of External Affairs, federal agencies, Joint Information Center, and NRCC

16 Primary Authority During an RN incident, the primary authority for Federal Response (PAFR) will be responsible for providing leadership and expertise to implement and facilitate and facilitate critical RN response/recovery operations. The determination of which agency will serve as the PAFR is dependent on the incident type. Federal agencies with primary authority will have the technical expertise and/or assets for responding to the unique characteristics of RN incidents that are not other described in the FIOPs

17 Coordination with Interagency Teams 17

18 Inform Key Decision Points Key Decision Points* Public Information and Warning. What is the appropriate public messaging based on the incident type? Personal Protective Equipment Medical Countermeasures What areas have safe exposure limits for first responders to maximize lifesaving operations? Decon Capability, Decontamination Standards / Clearance Goals Infrastructure Decontamination Long-Term Waste Management

19 Where are we today???? The annex has been approved by the White House. The NRIA will be used during the VR 2017 Gotham Shield exercise. 19

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