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Five Years after Fukushima: Incident Management Considerations

Five years ago, I traveled to Japan as part of the U.S. Government’s response to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. With March marking the five year anniversary of Fukushima, this article attempts to highlight some incident management lessons learned and considerations for nuclear and radiological incident management. This month marks …

The ICS-234: What it is and why you should be using it

A well-known and important tool, the Operational Planning Worksheet (ICS-215) is used by the Operations Section Chief in preparing for the next Operational Period; a less well known, but equally important tool, is the Work Analysis Matrix (ICS-234). Looking at an ICS Operational Planning “P”, your work on the ICS-215 …

EMSI Participates in Southern Exposure Nuclear Power Plant Exercise

A radiological release from a nuclear power plant presents a challenging scenario for government and private industry responders. During the week of July 20 EMSI helped responders prepare for that very scenario by providing support to Southern Exposure 2015, the largest nuclear power plant exercise in over 20 years. Southern …