T-1 Training Area
Abstract
Another valuable homeland security asset at the NNSS is the T-1 training area, which covers more than 10 acres and includes more than 20 separate training venues. Local, County, and State first responders who train here encounter a variety of realistic disaster scenarios. A crashed 737 airliner lying in pieces across the desert, a helicopter and other small aircraft, trucks, buses, and derailed train cars are all part of the mock incident scene. After formal classroom education, first responders are trained to take immediate decisive action to prevent or mitigate the use of radiological or nuclear devices by terrorists. The Counterterrorism Operations Support Center for Radiological Nuclear Training conducts the courses and exercises providing first responders from across the nation with the tools they need to protect their communities. All of these elements provide a training experience that cannot be duplicated anywhere else in the country.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- NNSA (National Nuclear Security Administration)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1167094
- Resource Type:
- Multimedia
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION; ACCIDENTS; NATURAL DISASTERS; PHYSICAL PROTECTION; RADIATION PROTECTION; SAFETY; SECURITY; TRAINING; FIRST RESPONDERS
Citation Formats
. T-1 Training Area. United States: N. p., 2014.
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"T-1 Training Area". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1167094.
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