The RadResponder Network

Sponsored: by the Nuclear Incident Response ProgramFEMA, DOE, and EPA

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The RadResponder NetworkApril 10, 2013

Overview

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Rapid, accurate characterization is the key to saving lives after a

radiological emergencyMore Data. Better Data. Faster Data

RadResponder Network


Cold war mind set• Massive attack. Everybody’s dead anyway. Except

Wyoming.• It’s the fed’s responsibility.Post cold war• Different threats: Nuclear Power Plants, RDD’s, IND’s• Enormous variability in impacts and fallout patterns• A 10KT ground based IND is survivable




Quick Decisions, Big Implications• Shelter in place?• Evacuation Routes?• Force Protection?


Accepted: Rapid, accurate characterization is the key to saving lives after a radiological emergency. But…• So what? Don’t we know that already?• Haven’t we spent the last 30 years building this capability?• Agencies: FRMAC, EPA, DOE, FEMA, CDC • Organizations/Program: NREP, CRCPD, IAB• Systems, Tools, and Vendors: Too many to count…



FukushimaMarch 11th, 2011



Fukushima Lessons Learned• Individual organizations have excellent capabilities:

equipment, training, logistics, systems…• But no single organization can manage the entire response

– Poor coordination among federal assets– No practical coordination among feds, states, and locals– No practical coordination between feds and industry

• Waiting until the response phase to address these problems means that you’ve already lost



Sidebar: A complex interconnected world means complex interconnected risks happening more often and with greater impacts• TMI: 1979• Chernobyl: 1986• WTC Attacks: 2001• Katrina: 2005• Deepwater Horizon: 2011• Fukushima: 2011• Hurricane Sandy: 2012



View from FEMA’s CBRNE Office• No one response organization can shoulder

the entire responsibility• State and locals are on the ground first, and

the Feds might not get there for days• Trying to establish inter-agency coordination

after the fact is already too late



Money

Time

Money

Time

Staff

Intractable Problem• Increase readiness

through regular, large scale, multi-jurisdictional inter-agency exercises and drills….

• …when there is not enough money, time, or coordination to do it at a level where it matters.

• Or just form another working group!


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Filling the Gap – RadResponder– State and Locals will be on the scene first– Need to provide them with tools and capabilities

to work together and with their federal partners– Base the tools on existing, tested capabilities (e.g.

DOE’s RAMS system, the FRMAC)– Must be able to use the tools in their day-to-day

operations, trainings, and exercises



RadResponder Design Principles– Free with no startup costs– Always available & controlled by end users– Works with whatever equipment users already have– Easy to deploy, learn, and maintain– Incorporate training and support from the beginning– Stay focused on data sharing and partnerships– Provide open device and integration options– Employ Standard formats and terminology– Tightly integrate with existing federal capabilities



RadResponder Components



RadResponder Infrastructure



RadResponder is available now and it is

free



2012-Today– Beta Release: June 2012 Amber Waves Exercise– Fall 2012

• Working groups, lessons learned, technical work• First external systems integration – New Jersey DEP• First commercial device integrations• DOE RAMS Integration• DOE Tablet Integration (i.e. RadResponderPro)

– January 2013: Inauguration Support (33rd CST)



Today– 110 emergency response organizations nationwide

• Federal, S&L’s, NPP’s, National Guard etc.

– ~400 registered users– Continuing Technical Work



Moving Forward– Continue Rollout and Account Signup– Outreach (NREP, CRCPD, etc.)– Deployment Support

• MiniEx’s – Network of Networks• System and Device Integrations• CDP/CTOS courses and training modules



Next Steps1. Get an Account (https://www.RadResponder.net)2. Participate in an orientation webinar3. Watch the training videos4. Contact us for support…

1. Getting your people and gear setup correctly2. Integrating with your existing systems3. Linking up with your regional partners4. Scheduling and executing a regional MiniEx



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