1. 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

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

3. 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

4. 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

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

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

7. 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

8. 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)

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

10. Shipping Routes

11. Shipping Routes – NNSS

12. Shipping Routes – Rail

13. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. Questions ?