Elements of this article were originally published by DOE/NNSA. https://nnsa.energy.gov/blog/nnsa-conducts-first-disaster-response-drill-usaid Kicking off 2018, EMSI aided the Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) with their interagency partners at the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) to conduct a field drill, called …
Unfortunately, nuclear and radiological incident preparedness continues to be a timely and relevant topic, and while the recent events in Hawaii proved to be a false alarm, it is no reason for anyone to let their guard down. Current threats come from state-sponsored, military grade nuclear weapons; radiological dispersal devices …
During the week of October 17, Northern Lights 2016, a full-scale nuclear power plant exercise, was conducted at the Emergency Management Training Center at Camp Ripley, in Minnesota. The exercise was led by the Department of Energy (DOE) with support from the State of Minnesota, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), …
