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( DHS S&T’s National Urban Security Technology Laboratory collaborated with first responders, DOE,
and FEMA to publish the “Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) Response Guidance: Planning for
the First 100 Minutes.” This document is designed to encourage comprehensive radiological pre-
paredness and assist first responders and local jurisdictions to both operationalize and implement
best practices for RDD detonation response. Courtesy of DHS S&T Posted on Apr 1, 2019.)
lies and businesses in the impacted first minutes of an radiological dis-
persal device.
community.
Responder RAD Preparedness –
DHS Science and Technology Direc-
torate, National Urban Security
Technology Laboratory, in partner-
ship with the FEMA & the Depart-
ment of Energy, & National Nucle-
ar Security Administration (NNSA)
provides guidance and exercises
for first responders and emergency
managers on how to plan for the
The RDD Response Guidance Plan-
ning is the result of years of scien-
tific research and experimentation
conducted by Brookhaven Nation-
al Laboratory (BNL) and Sandia Na-
tional Laboratories – coupled with
S&T NUSTL’s conversations with first
responders about operationalizing
and documenting the scientific rec-
ommendations.
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