The States Training and Education Program (STEP): A success story of Department of Energy (DOE) interacting with other state and federal agencies

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:5802879

Kouba, S C; Eaton, O W

DOE facilities, if not already faced with the need, could be confronted with the necessity of or request to train civil authorities near DOE facilities. SARA Title 3 and the recent high visibility of DOE safety programs have prompted civil authorities to seek out specialized emergency response training for their community's first responders. In 1988, the states through which the DOE is scheduled to transport transuranic (TRU) waste for disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant expressed the concerns that their fire, medical, and law enforcement personnel were not prepared to handle an accident involving shipments of TRU waste. In response, the DOE authorized their contractor, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, to develop and deliver a training program to emergency responders along the transportation routes to mitigate this specific institutional concern. The lessons learned by DOE and Westinghouse in creating, coordinating, and delivering this program could be modified to apply to the concerns of governmental jurisdictions, including adjoining DOE facilities.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Carlsbad, NM (USA). Waste Isolation Div.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-86AL31950
• OSTI ID: 5802879
• Report Number(s): CONF-900977-11; ON: DE91011477
• Resource Relation: Conference: Spectrum '90: American Nuclear Society (ANS) international meeting on radioactive waste technologies, decontamination, and hazardous wastes, Knoxville, TN (USA), 30 Sep - 4 Oct 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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