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Response to a Transportation accident involving radioactive material simplified

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OSTI ID:21294641
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  1. Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program, Office of Transportation, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
  2. Technical Resources Group, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

This paper describes the efforts by the Department of Energy to assist states and tribes along transportation corridors to prepare for an incident involving the transportation of radioactive materials and wastes. To address responder concerns, the Department of Energy retooled its approach to emergency preparedness and implemented the more simplified and responder-friendly Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program (TEPP). (authors)0.

Research Organization:
WM Symposia, 1628 E. Southern Avenue, Suite 9 - 332, Tempe, AZ 85282 (United States)
OSTI ID:
21294641
Report Number(s):
INIS-US--09-WM-07081
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English