Role of the Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center (FRMAC) following a radiological accident
The Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan (FRERP) calls for the Department of Energy to establish a Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center (FRMAC) immediately following a major radiological accident to coordinate all federal off-site monitoring efforts in support of the State and the Cognizant Federal Agency (CFA) for the facility or material involved in the accident. Some accidents are potentailly very complex and may require hundreds of radiation specialists to ensure immediate protection of the public and workers in the area, and to identify priorities for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) long-term efforts once the immediate protective actions have been carried out. The FRMAC provides a working environment with today's high technology tools (i.e., communication, computers, management procedures, etc.) to assure that the State and CFA decision makers have the best possible information in a timely manner on which to act. The FRMAC planners also recognize an underlying responsibility to continuously document such operations in order to provide the State, the CFA, and the EPA the technical information they will require for long term assessments. In addition, it is fully recognized that information collected and actions taken by the FRMAC will be subjected to the same scrutiny as other parts of the accident and the overall response.
- Research Organization:
- EG and G Energy Measurements, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC08-83NV10282
- OSTI ID:
- 7009501
- Report Number(s):
- EGG-10282-1122; CONF-8609147-8; ON: DE87002863
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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