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TEPP Briefing 1
Are You Prepared?Response to a Radiological Transportation Accident,
SimplifiedFreddie Bell
DOE TEPP Contract Support Representative
TEPP Briefing 2
Transportation by Air, Rail & Highway
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Transportation by Air, Rail & Highway
• Annual Estimates of United States Hazardous Materials Shipping Activities
• 500 Billion packages
• 400 Million are hazardous material
• 3 Million are radioactive
• DOE ships 5,000 to 20,000
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What do you do when an accident happens?
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What is our role as a Federal agency?
• 44 CFR 351.1 assigns Federal Agency responsibilities for assisting state and local governments in emergency planning and preparedness for radiological/nuclear emergencies
Participate with FEMA in assisting state and local governments in developing their radiological emergency plans, evaluating exercises to test plans, and evaluating the plans and preparedness
Assist FEMA with the development, implementation, and presentation to the extent that resources permit of training programs for federal, state and local radiological emergency response personnel
Assist FEMA in developing and promulgating guidance to state and local governments for the preparation of radiological emergency plans
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DOE Implemented the Transportation
Emergency Preparedness
Program (TEPP)
www.em.doe.gov/otem
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TEPP Goals
• Serve as a Department-wide program
• Provide planning and technical assistance to promote a coordinated response to transportation incidents involving radioactive material
• Provide training assistance and promote development of flexible, low-cost, high-quality training materials
• Serve as a link between emergency preparedness and transportation planning
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TEPP Implementation
• Through eight Regional Coordinating Offices
• TEPP Regional Coordinator located with each DOE region
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The first step to preparedness. . .
• Determine applicability and conduct a needs assessment
• The Needs Assessment will:• assist in
determining readiness
• identify strengths & weaknesses
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Second step – address weaknesses in plans & procedures
TEPP Plans & Procedures• Model Initial Response
Procedures• Model Annex for
Preparedness and Response to a Radiological Transportation Incident • provides basic structure
and annotated guidance for transportation addendum to existing plans
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. . .and address training weakness
• Modular Emergency Response Radiological Transportation Training (MERRTT)• MERRTT has a modular design
• 16 modules (some with embedded video clips)• 5 hands-on practical exercises • Can be integrated into existing hazmat
curriculum or delivered as stand-alone course• Can be instructor-led or self-paced instruction
• Intended for responders with previous hazardous material response training
• MERRTT is designed to supplement existing hazmat training
• Many states have adopted MERRTT as their own training program
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MERRTT ProgramDAY ONE MODULES• Radiological Basics• Biological Effects• Radioactive Material Shipping
Packages• Hazard Recognition• Initial Response Actions• Patient Handling • Incident Control • Radiological Survey Instruments
& Dosimetry Devices • Transportation of Safeguards
Material
DAY TWO MODULES• DOE Shipments and
Resources • Decontamination, Disposal
and Documentation• WIPP Module• Pre-Hospital Practices• Transportation by Rail • Incident Command• Public Information Officer
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MERRTT Student Material
• Student Workbooks have been prepared for each module in the MERRTT program• Everything contained on the MERRTT DVD
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Hands On Exercises
• MERRTT includes 5 hands-on practical exercises to reinforce material presented in the modules• Instrument Use• Patient Handling• Package Integrity• Contamination Survey• Picture Card Practical
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TEPP Training
• In 2009, 2,156 responders were trained using MERRTT • 896 participated in DOE-sponsored
training sessions • 1,260 participated in state or local
level-sponsored training sessions • 2,735 trained thru Independent
Study • 670 received continuing education
hours (CEH)
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TEPP Exercises
• Tabletop, Drill & Exercise Program Manual (Drills-In-A-Box):• Guidance For Planning, Conducting and
Evaluating Transportation Emergency Preparedness Tabletops, Drills and Exercises
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TEPP Full-Scale Exercises
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TEPP Full-Scale Exercises
• In the past 14 months, TEPP has sponsored the following HSEEP compliant tabletops, drills, and exercises:Fort Hall, ID – Operation Rad Relief - 1
tabletop and 3 drillsLaguna, NM – Operation Enchantment – 1
full scale exerciseFort Hall, ID – Operation RadReck – 1 full
scale exerciseN. Platte, NE – Operations Great Plains – 1
tabletop, 3 drills, full scale exerciseGroton, CT – Operation RadResponse 3
drills, and full scale
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TEPP Implementation Process
Determine Applicability
Conduct Needs Assessment
Adopt Model Procedures
Conduct Drills to Validate Procedures & Training
Determine Frequency - Repeat as Necessary
Identify Procedures/Plan Weaknesses Identify Training Program Weaknesses
Conduct Responder Training
No Weakness Identified No Weakness Identified
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Want to know more?
• The TEPP web site provides one-stop shopping• MERRTT Training Schedule• 24-Hour Points of Contact • Model Needs Assessment• Exercise Planning Resources
www.em.doe.gov/otem
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Questions
?