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Joint DOD/DOE nuclear weapons accident exercise (NUWAX-81). After action report. Volume II

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6458777
The major exercise objectives were: Exercise the participation of local, state, and federal agencies in the planning and conduct of the exercise; evaluate the interface of the accident response elements with these agencies; Exercise the command and control of the joint DOD/DOE accident response organizations; evaluate their effectiveness in accordance with current directives and the procedures set forth in the previously prepared and distributed draft Nuclear Weapon Accident Response Procedures Manual (NARP); Evaluate the coordination and utilization of technical and logistical support available to on-scene elements from initial response through site restoration during a nuclear weapons accident, and Validate the concept and implementation of a Nuclear Weapon Accident Response Procedures Training Package (NARPTP) developed by Field Command, Defense Nuclear Agency (FCDNA). This training package is designed to enhance the preparedness of on-scene commanders and their staffs to respond to nuclear weapon accidents.
Research Organization:
Defense Nuclear Agency, Kirtland AFB, NM (USA)
OSTI ID:
6458777
Report Number(s):
AD-A-116076/1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English