DOE Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program Update National Transportation Stakeholders Forum Northeast High-Level Radioactive Waste Transportation Task Force Meeting June 8, 2016 Mark Linsley – Regional DOE TEPP Contractor Coordinator Ellen Edge – DOE TEPP Program Manager

TEPP Update Presentation Topics MERRTT Revisions Future MERRTT Considerations Shipping Routes Training Activities Future Training Plans Agency Cooperation Website Resources

MERRTT Revisions TEPP reshot 3 full-length videos Filmed in Pahrump, NV Significant cost savings by using local resources and equipment State Farm donated wrecked vehicles Outstanding local cooperation

MERRTT Revisions TEPP received a total of 28 comments on the 3 full-length videos that were sent out to the Working Group 13 on Decon Video 11 on Emergency Response 4 on Pre Hospital Practices

MERRTT Revisions TEPP received a total of 50 comments on the MERRTT materials (PowerPoint and Printed)

MERRTT Revisions TEPP received a total of 50 comments on the MERRTT materials (PowerPoint and Printed)

MERRTT Revision Schedule April, 2016 – Videos, PowerPoint, and printed material review and comment process is complete June, 2016 – Ad Hoc Training Working Group approval to incorporate comments July, 2016 – Finalize incorporation of comments and update graphics August, 2016 – Pilot final materials in TEPP sessions September, 2016 – Order DVDs and printed materials and begin using new materials

Future MERRTT Considerations Disposable coverall dressdown video/procedure Additional Job Aids Downrange bucket list How to take smears Package accountability Possibility of a 180(c) SNF module Route specific module training (optional modules)

Future MERRTT Considerations Working with FEMA on online training Work with other federal agencies on streamlining of federal radiological training programs

Shipping Routes

Shipping Routes – NNSS

Shipping Routes – Rail

FY 2016 Training Activities Training sessions and headcount completed in FY 2016 by Regional Government Group Western – 38 classes by DOE and 4 by state instructors with 520 students attending Midwest – 1 class by state instructors with 7 students attending Southern – 63 classes by DOE and 13 by state instructors with 1,124 students attending Northeast – 13 classes by DOE and 2 by state instructors with 199 students attending

FY 2016 Training Activities Connecticut Partial: 0 CMERRTT: 0 Full MERRTT: 0 T–t–T: 0 TMERRTT: 0 Rad Specialist: 1

FY 2016 Training Activities New Jersey Partial: 0 CMERRTT: 2 Full MERRTT: 0 T–t–T: 1 TMERRTT: 0 Rad Specialist: 0

FY 2016 Training Activities New York Partial: 0 CMERRTT: 0 Full MERRTT: 0 T–t–T: 57 TMERRTT: 0 Rad Specialist: 22

FY 2016 Training Activities Pennsylvania Partial: 1 CMERRTT: 18 Full MERRTT: 80 T–t–T: 15 TMERRTT: 0 Rad Specialist: 2

FY 2016 Training Activities Rhode Island Partial: 0 CMERRTT: 0 Full MERRTT: 0 T–t–T: 0 TMERRTT: 0 Rad Specialist: 1

Future Training Plans TMERRTTs along I-79, 81 in PA New entry crossing into NY from Canada Radiation Specialist: www.trgroupinc.com/specialist Boulder, CO: August 1 – 5 Charlotte, NC: August 29 – Sept. 2

Agency Cooperation National Fire Protection Association NFPA 472 Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents NFPA 473 Standard for Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents

Agency Cooperation For both NFPA 472 and 473: 2nd Draft Public Comment Closing Date: 5/16/2016 2nd Draft Hazardous Materials Technical Committee Report Posting Date: 1/16/2017 Public and Committee comments are available on the NFPA web site Next editions to be published in 2018 Current free access to the 2013 versions

Agency Cooperation NFPA 472 “Specialty” Chapter Additions: 19 – Air Monitoring and Detection 20 – Consequence Analysis and Planning 21 – Advanced Chemical Risk Assessment & Analysis 22 – Advanced Product Control 23 – Weapons of Mass Destruction 24 – Advanced Decontamination

Agency Cooperation New Standards Under Development: NFPA 475 Recommended Practice for Responding to Hazardous Materials Incidents/Weapons of Mass Destruction NFPA 1072 Standard for Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualifications

Agency Cooperation For both NFPA 475 and 1072: 2nd Draft Public Comment Closing Date: 11/16/2015 2nd Draft Hazardous Materials Technical Committee Report Posting Date: 7/18/2016 Public and Committee comments are available on the NFPA web site First editions to be published in 2017

Website Resources The TEPP web site provides one-stop for information MERRTT Training Schedule 24-Hour Points of Contact Needs Assessment Model Procedures Exercise Planning Resources TEPP Regional Coordinators http://www.em.doe.gov/otem

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