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Vision • Service • Partnership

Lessons Learned from FRMAC Participation in Ingestion Pathway

Exercises

RaJah MenaAlexis Reed

Presented toNational Radiological Emergency Preparedness Conference

April 22, 2009This work was done by National Security Technologies, LLC, under Contract No. DE-AC52-06NA25946 with the U.S. Department of Energy.

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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

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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

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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


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Response Times


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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

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• 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

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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

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AMS Rotary WingBell-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

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Kevin Keyes


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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

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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

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2. 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 dataAssessment Scientists to assistance with data Map products of aerial surveys

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3.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

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4. 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

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6. Support Operation/Facilities

• 6.b.1 Decontamination and monitoring of personnel and vehicles

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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


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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


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Data/Products Provided by FRMAC


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Realism in Exercises

• The value of “keeping it real”

• Evacuation/relocation/ingestion extents

• Your options for meshing logistics with reality


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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

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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

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