Homeland Security S&T Summit (SE Region)

Overview of DNDO’s Preventive Radiological/Nuclear Detection Mission

J. Gregory Folk

Deputy Assistant Director, Operations Support Directorate/Capabilities Enhancement Division

DHS/Domestic Nuclear Detection Office

April 7, 2009

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(Released by the White House in July 2002)

Three objectives:

– Prevent terrorism,

– Reduce vulnerabilities, and

– Minimize damage and recover from attacks

National Strategy for Homeland Security

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DHS Goals & FEMA FY09 Grant Guidance

DHS Goals

1) Protection our Nation Against Dangerous People

2) Protect our Nation Against Dangerous Goods

2.1 Prevent and Detect Rad/Nuc Attacks.

3) Protect Critical Infrastructure

4) Strengthen Our Nation's Preparedness and Emergency Response Capabilities

5) Strengthen and Unify DHS Operations and Management

FEMA FY09 Grant Guidance

– Focuses on six priorities including strengthening preventive rad/nuc detection capabilities

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DNDO Mission and ObjectivesDNDO was established on April 15, 2005 and its mission to improve the Nation’s capability to detect and report unauthorized attempts to import, possess, store, develop, or transport nuclear or radiological material for use against the United States, and to further enhance this capability over time.

Objectives:

– Develop the global nuclear detection and reporting architecture

– Develop, acquire, and support the domestic nuclear detection and reporting system

– Fully characterize detector system performance before deployment

– Establish situational awareness through information sharing and analysis

– Establish operation protocols to ensure detection leads to effective response

– Conduct a transformational research and development program

– Provide centralized planning and integration of USG nuclear forensics programs through the NTNFC

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A multilayered security system offers multiple opportunities for detection

Global Nuclear Detection Architecture

Coast Guard Inspection

Seaport and Border Scanning

Second Line of Defense

Materials Protection, Control, & Accountability

Port-of-Departure Screening

Potential source of SNM

Potential target

At-sea Interdiction

DNDO/JACWashington, DC

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Federal, State and Local Partners The past – Federal agencies were assigned missions and stayed

within that mission space

Today – We can no longer expect any one agency to have all the capability required to deal with so many threats.

Within Preventive Radiological and Nuclear Detection

– DOE/NNSA – Expertise in radiation

– FBI – Federal Law Enforcement

– DHS/DNDO – Integration of all Federal, State, local, and tribal programs

State and local law enforcement and public safety agencies and its deployed PRND assets will be interwoven into the national rad/nuc detection network.

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DOE

Response to Nuclear/ Radiological Emergencies Complex Search Operations 24/7 Spectra Interpretation Technical Response to U.S. Nuclear Weapons Accidents Monitoring and Assessments Aviation-based equipment

DOE

DHS - FEMA

Disaster Mitigation Preparedness Response and Recovery planning

DHS - FEMA

State and local LE / Public Safety

DOE

FBI

Lead Federal agency for investigations and response to terrorist acts, including radiological and nuclear threats and is responsible for successfully resolving incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD)

FBI

State and local LE / Public Safety

Local Preventive Rad/Nuc Detection (PRND) Strengthen PRND in Interior Layer Prevent Terrorist Attacks Protect Critical Infrastructure Includes: Fire (~30K Departments), Emergency Medical Services, Radiological Health, Civil Support Teams, and Federal partners (e.g., Customs and Border Protection, Coast Guard)

State and Local Law Enforcement and

Public Safety

PRND Development Capabilities Focus

DHS - DNDO

Prevent Protect Respond Recover

PRND Support for State and local jurisdictions Joint Analysis Center (JAC) – Situational Awareness and Reachback Training and Curriculum Development Exercise Support for DNDO Programs Equipment Evaluation

DHS - DNDO

USG Rad/Nuc Capabilities Continuum

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Operations Support Directorate

Mission

Build strategic partnerships to enhance rad/nuc situational

awareness, and

Improve state and local rad/nuc detection capabilities over time.

OrganizationOperations

Support Directorate

Training and Exercises Division

Capabilities Enhancement

Division

Joint Analysis Center

EngagementsMission

Execution

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Capabilities Enhancement DivisionEngagements

GOAL -

Engage with the States/UASI Regions, and U.S.

territories concerning the threat of a nuclear

attack.

Help design and deploy a layered detection

network as an integral part of the GNDA to

optimize the chances of detecting, reporting,

and disrupting a terrorist or rogue nation’s

attempt to deploy or detonate a rad/nuc device

in the United States.

Objective

Engage with the States/UASI Regions, and U.S.

territories to solicit their commitment to spend

HS funds and to coordinate their ability to create

and maintain PRND capabilities in the GNDA

interior layer over time.

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How can we support you?

Assist in writing concept of operation plans and alarm adjudication SOPs.

Assist in equipment consultation - DNDO conducted baseline testing on the

equipment performance of Handheld radiation detectors, backpacks, and

mobile radiation detectors and issued a report called “Anole.” DNDO also

issued another performance report on personal radiation detectors AKA

PRDs and called it the “Bobcat Report.” These reports are available to you

free of charge.

We can assist you in coordinating PRND training.

We can also assist in coordinating exercise drills with the Joint Analysis

Center.

Assist in developing a multi-year plan for building a PRND program.

Capabilities Enhancement Division

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Training and Exercises Provide quality training products and support to Federal, State and local

law enforcement and emergency responders in order to develop, enhance and expand preventive radiological nuclear detection capabilities across the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture

– Personal Radiation Detector (PRD) course

– PRD Train-the-Trainer (T3) course

– Detection Equipment for Law Enforcement (DELE) course

DNDO Exercise Office in compliance with the National Exercise Program and the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP), designs, develops and conducts PRND exercises. DNDO initiated programs and/or Federal, State and local requested exercises. The DNDO Exercise Office provides:

– Seminars, workshops, tabletops, games, drills, functional exercises, and full-scale exercises

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Joint Analysis Center

Provides near real-time information sharing to Federal, State and local law enforcement, emergency responders, and public safety officials on rad/nuc threats and alarms:

Key component to support the deployed Global Nuclear Detection Architecture

– 24/7 operation – Technical Reachback and

Alarm Adjudication through access to National Laboratories

– DHS provided service at no cost to the agency

DNDO and the First Responder Community

What can DNDO do for you?

• Provide assistance in building a PRND Program

• Provide equipment Testing – Anole, Bobcat, Crawdad

• Provide Reachback and Alarm Adjudication through the JAC

• Coordinate and assist in Training and Exercises

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