TNO capabilities on CBRNe Protection

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Company: TNO

Mission

To enable scientific knowledge to

strengthen innovative capacity of

private and public sectors

Founded in 1930, by law (independent

organisation, no shareholders)

Turnover: > 500 Meuro

~ 4000 employees

43%

24%

33%

Dutch business Government Foreign

Themes and innovation areas

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Department: CBRN Protection

Mission : Committed to innovative protection against CBRN hazards

Vision: To be one of the worlds’ leading, independent providers of

CBRN solutions, based on an excellent knowledge base and

unique test facilities and equipment

Customer base

Dutch Ministry of Defence

Dutch Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Internal Affairs

European Union and European Defence Agency

Foreign Ministries of Defence (US DoD)

International Industry (Defence, Aerospace, Maritime)

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Pillars CBRN Protection

CBRNe threat

CBRNe threat

Optimal Protection

Optimal Protection

FacilitiesFacilities

Pillars

CBRNe Protection

Threat

analysis

Situational

Awareness

incl.

Detection &

Identification

Physical

Protection

Hazard

Management

incl. Decon.

Medical

Counter-

measures

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Threat assessment

CBRNe threat

CBRNe threat

Optimal Protection

Optimal Protection

FacilitiesFacilities

Pillars

CBRNe Protection

Threat

analysis

Situational

Awareness

incl.

Detection &

Identification

Physical

Protection

Hazard

Management

incl. Decon.

Medical

Counter-

measures

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Situational awareness

CBRNe threat

CBRNe threat

Optimal Protection

Optimal Protection

FacilitiesFacilities

Pillars

CBRNe Protection

Threat

analysis

Situational

Awareness

incl.

Detection &

Identification

Physical

Protection

Hazard

Management

incl. Decon.

Medical

Counter-

measures

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Physical protection

CBRNe threat

CBRNe threat

Optimal Protection

Optimal Protection

FacilitiesFacilities

Pillars

CBRNe Protection

Threat

analysis

Situational

Awareness

incl.

Detection &

Identification

Physical

Protection

Hazard

Management

incl. Decon.

Medical

Counter-

measures

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Medical countermeasures

CBRNe threat

CBRNe threat

Optimal Protection

Optimal Protection

FacilitiesFacilities

Pillars

CBRNe Protection

Threat

analysis

Situational

Awareness

incl.

Detection &

Identification

Physical

Protection

Hazard

Management

incl. Decon.

Medical

Counter-

measures

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System approach

CBRNe threat

CBRNe threat

Optimal Protection

Optimal Protection

FacilitiesFacilities

Pillars

CBRNe Protection

Threat

analysis

Situational

Awareness

incl.

Detection &

Identification

Physical

Protection

Hazard

Management

incl. Decon.

Medical

Counter-

measures

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The military and the civil domain

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All hazard approach

CBRN and E

M&S capabilities

Effects Hazard prediction

Multi-order impacts

Countermeasures (CABIS)

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CABIS output format: analysis of mask performance in 3000 scenarios

X

Y

size

color

Example analysis

OA: BBN system analysis (under construction)

ThreatPhysical

environment

Detection,

Identification &Monitoring

Physical state of personnel, environment & equipment

Perception of phys. state pers, env. & equipm.

Personal

exposure

Type ofDeployment

Perception of maintained

operational effectiveness

Warning&Reporting

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Example analysis

Sensitivity of ‘task degradation’ to a selection of system variables

‘Current level’

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