Radiological Emergency Response and Preparedness at the Remote Sensing Laboratory

Conference · Fri Nov 14 04:00:00 EST 2014 · Nuclear Terrorism and National Preparedness

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9891-4_12· OSTI ID:1245107

Mukhopadhay, Sanjoy ^[1]; Maurer, Richard J. ^[1]

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1. Remote Sensing Lab. (RSL), Andrews AFB, Maryland (United States)

This article describes the capabilities and types of radiological emergency responses and preparedness provided by the Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL). RSL is owned and operated by National Security Technologies, LLC. RSL provides the National Nuclear Security Administration with a broad range of scientific, technological, and operational disciplines with core competencies in emergency response operations and support; remote sensing; and applied science and technologies in support of radiological emergency preparedness, and radiological incident response. RSL operates out of two bi-coastal locations, one at the Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada and the second at the Joint Base Andrews, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. In 1976, the U.S. Department of Energy established an Aerial Measurements Operations at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland to provide scientific and technical support to counterterrorism efforts during U.S. bicentennial events in Washington, D.C. With a location on each coast, RSL has served for over fifty years as a valuable national asset for nuclear emergency response and remote sensing capabilities. RSL remote sensing capabilities include: I. Radiation detection, monitoring, surveillance, and analysis II. High-speed data telemetry III. Secure mobile communications IV. Geographic information systems V. Photography and videography VI. Multi-spectral and hyper-spectral imagery

• Research Organization: Nevada Test Site/National Security Technologies, LLC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25946
• OSTI ID: 1245107
• Report Number(s): DOE/NV/25946--2232
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Nuclear Terrorism and National Preparedness
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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