Page 1 DOE/NV/ Vision Service Partnership 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.

Page 2 DOE/NV/ Vision Service Partnership Topics Introduction to FRMAC Kevin Keyes – FEMA Perspective FRMAC Products and FEMA Objectives The FRMAC product development process Data required from State/Licensee FRMAC Data/Products Realism in Exercises Lessons Learned

Page 3 DOE/NV/ Vision Service Partnership 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

Page 4 DOE/NV/ 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 Vision Service Partnership

Page 5 DOE/NV/ Response Times Vision Service Partnership

Page 6 DOE/NV/ Consequence Management Response Team I Trained responders – 25 Equipment – 2000 pounds Operations – 24 hours Initial capabilities –Assessment –Geographical Information Systems –Health & Safety –Monitoring & Sampling 5 field teams –Logistics

Page 7 DOE/NV/ 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 Consequence Management Response Team II

Page 8 DOE/NV/ AMS Fixed Wing Beechcraft King Air B-200  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

Page 9 DOE/NV/ AMS Rotary Wing Bell-412  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

Page 10 DOE/NV/ Kevin Keyes Vision Service Partnership

Page 11 DOE/NV/ 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

Page 12 DOE/NV/ Six Major Criteria 1. Emergency Operations Management 2. Protective Action Decisionmaking 3. Protective Action Implementation 4. Field Measurement and Analysis 5. Emergency Notification and Public Information 6. Support Operations/Facilities

Page 13 DOE/NV/ 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

Page 14 DOE/NV/ 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 3. Protective Action Decision Making

Page 15 DOE/NV/ Field Measurement and Analysis Criterion covers entire gambit of sampling and measuring FRMAC can provide –Personnel to support up to 20 field teams –Equipment for those teams –Sample receipt and control –Some field counting –Sample shipment to offsite labs

Page 16 DOE/NV/ Support Operation/Facilities 6.b.1 Decontamination and monitoring of personnel and vehicles

Page 17 DOE/NV/ 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 Vision Service Partnership

Page 18 DOE/NV/ 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 Vision Service Partnership

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Page 23 DOE/NV/ Realism in Exercises The value of “keeping it real” Evacuation/relocation/ingestion extents Your options for meshing logistics with reality Vision Service Partnership

Page 24 DOE/NV/ 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

Page 25 DOE/NV/ Lessons Learned During the Exercise –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