DOE/NNSA  Role  in  an  Interna3onal  CBRNE  Event  

 Daniel  Blumenthal,  PhD,  CHP  

Manager,  Consequence  Management  Program  U.S.  Department  of  Energy  

Na3onal  Nuclear  Security  Administra3on    

DOE  Roles  •  Aerial  and  ground-­‐based  monitoring  •  Dose  assessment  •  Providing  advice  for  senior  leaders  (Embassy,  US  Military)  •  Response  Elements  

–  Field  team:  small,  interdisciplinary,  experienced,  adaptable  –  Home  team  (reachback):  mul3-­‐lab,  inter-­‐disciplinary  –  Headquarters:  handled  poli3cal  pressures  

Survey  Results  -­‐  The  Maiden  Voyage  

Unit 2

Survey  Results  –  First  Three  Days  

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Survey  Results  –  Complete  Footprint  

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U.S.  Fukushima  Response  •  U.S.  deployed  elements  of  interagency  response  team  •  Unforeseen  situa3on  with  new  partners  

–  Ini3al  goal:  enable  humanitarian  opera3ons  –  Required  forging  new  rela3onships  during  the  response    

 

 

DOE/NNSA DoD

MOD MEXT

DOS GOJ

Many  partners  –  U.S.  and  Japanese  

Unit 2

Partnerships  Are  Cri3cal