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DHS / DNDO GRaDER Program Qualifying Radiation Detection Instruments for Homeland Security Applications Al Goodwyn, CHP April 17, 2008. Savannah River Chapter of the Health Physics Society. DNDO Mission and Objectives. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
DHS / DNDO GRaDER ProgramQualifying Radiation Detection
Instruments for Homeland Security Applications
Al Goodwyn, CHPApril 17, 2008
Savannah River Chapter of the Health Physics Society
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DNDO Mission and Objectives
DNDO is a jointly-staffed, national office founded on April 15, 2005, 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 Nation and to further enhance this capability over time.
Develop the global nuclear detection and reporting architecture
Develop, acquire, and support the domestic nuclear detection and reporting system
Thoroughly 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
Maintain the National Technical Nuclear Forensics Center to provide centralized planning and integration of U.S. nuclear forensics programs
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GRaDER Mission and ObjectivesMission
Identify radiation detection products that satisfy standards and Homeland Security mission requirements
Enable Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies to make more informed radiological/nuclear detector procurement decisions
Objectives
Provide infrastructure for the collection of high integrity test data
National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) lab accreditation process*
Identify applicable standards
Become a self-sustaining program
Vendors pay for testing by accredited labs on their own schedule
Labs submit for and maintain accreditation*
Standardize instrument testing and presentation of test results to assure valid comparisons and easily interpreted results
Develop post-market surveillance program to track products already evaluated under GRaDER program
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Participating Laboratories
Savannah River Site – Acceptance in process
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory – Accepted
Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Acceptance in process
Current list of accepted labs will be maintained on the DHS/GRaDER web site.
http://www.dhs.gov/GRaDER
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Testing Process for GRaDERManufacturers contract directly with a testing laboratory
Data belongs to the agency/company that pays for the testing
Agency/company may elect to submit test results to DHS/DNDO to be included in the Evaluated Equipment List
Federal, State, local, tribal
Agency
Federal Acquisition Requirements
and Grant Guidance
Testing Results Procurement
AccreditedTesting
Labs
Rad/Nuc DetectorVendor
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Results
Design Test
Standards
GRaDER Product List
Use Established Compliance Levels
DNDOTechnical Review
Compliance Levels
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The Trickle Up Effect
Customers
Vendors
Grants
GRaDER
Testing Labs
Vendors
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GRaDER Equipment Categories
Category 1 - Alarming Personal Radiation Detectors (PRDs or “Pagers”)
Category 2 – Dose Rate Survey Meters
Category 3 – Radioactive Isotope Identifiers (RIID’s)
Category 4 - Radiation Portal Monitors (RPM’s)
Category 5 - Spectroscopic Radiation Portal Monitors
Category 6 - Mobile and Transportable Systems
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GRaDER Compliance Levels
Level 0 – Equipment has not been tested; the test results are not available; or the test results do not meet the minimum subset of the standards as set forth below in each category.
Level 1 – Equipment meets DNDO-selected requirements of the ANSI standards
Level 2 – Equipment fully meets the ANSI standards.
Level 3 – Equipment fully meets Level 1 or Level 2 and also satisfies the requirements of the applicable published technical capability standards.
Adjust compliance levels as technology evolves
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Laboratory Actions for NVLAP Accreditation
Develop compliant procedures and process
Apply for accreditation
Participate in proficiency testing
Participate in on-site assessment
Pay fees
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Laboratory Actions for DHS/DNDO Acceptance
Apply for NVLAP-accreditation
Comply with applicable NIST Handbooks
Comply with ISO 17025
While awaiting accreditation, may self-declare conformity with these requirements
Submit self-declaration and supporting documentation to DHS/DNDO for review
Self-declaration is an interim measure until the laboratory
achieves accreditation
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Self-Declaration of Conformity
Basis for DHS/DNDO acceptance of a testing laboratory for GRaDER in lieu of NVLAP-accreditation
NVLAP accreditation submittal
NIST Handbook 150-23 conformity
NIST Handbook 150 conformity
ANSI N42 Standards 32, 33, 34 conformity
ISO/IEC 17025 conformity
Quality Control Manual
Facility Description/Organizational Structure
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HPICL Scope vs. Global Testing Laboratory Scope
Both HPICL and GTL must be accredited through NVLAP
HPICL (Savannah River Site):
General requirements tests
Radiological Tests
Environmental Tests: Temperature/Humidity
GTL (Knoxville, TN):
Electromagnetic Tests
Mechanical Performance Tests
Environmental Tests: Moisture/Dust protection
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Health Physics Instrument Calibration LaboratoryHealth Physics Instrument Calibration Laboratory
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Well IrradiatorWell Irradiator
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Low Scatter IrradiatorLow Scatter Irradiator
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Gamma Beam IrradiatorGamma Beam Irradiator
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Open Area Test SiteOpen Area Test Site
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Main Shop FloorMain Shop Floor
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Small Environmental ChamberSmall Environmental Chamber
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Large Environmental ChamberLarge Environmental Chamber
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Dr
Drop TestDrop Test
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Vibration TestVibration Test
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Vibration TestVibration Test
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Dr
Dust ChamberDust Chamber
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Semi-Anechoic ChamberSemi-Anechoic Chamber
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Status
• NIST Workshop - Gaithersburg, MD, 4/20/09
• Procurement test equipment and sources
• Procedure completion
• Data sheet development
• Dry Run the process
• Start up late summer
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ThanksHealth Physics Instrument Calibration Laboratory
Sean BarrDennis Hadlock
Brian ArnoldJeff Hoefs
Jack Revell Greg TunnoDon GregoryTim Thomas
Michelle Holman
Savannah River National LaboratoryJohnetta GeorgeRudy Goetzman
Steve SheetzBobby Smith
Wayne DrownSteve Loflin
Global Testing LaboratoriesDeborah Walker
For more information on GRaDER: http://www.dhs.gov/GRaDER