Nuclear weapon accident exercise (NUWAX 83) after action report. Volume 2

Technical Report · Thu Dec 29 23:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:7058514

Progress in improvement to the national capability to respond to a nuclear weapon accident has been extensive over the past four years. NUWAX-83 provided a number of important lessons. There appear to be several specific areas which offer the greatest opportunity to further enhance our response capability. These include: (A) Radiological guidelines--The absence of coordinated radiological procedures which would rapidly identify and quantify the radiological problem remains an area of weakness. Some examples are: The need to avoid undue public alarm during all phases of accident response, to assure contaminated civilians that they have been properly decontaminated, and to achieve agreement with state and local agencies that buildings, land. etc., have been cleaned up to a level of safety that has broad support among the scientific community. In the absence of some agreed criteria, the economic impact and legal aspects could be overwhelming. (B) Federal, state, and local planning; and (C) Expansion of training opportunities.

• Research Organization: Defense Nuclear Agency, Kirtland AFB, NM (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7058514
• Report Number(s): AD-A-137174/9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
450202* -- Explosions & Explosives-- Nuclear-- Weaponry-- (-1989)
ACCIDENTS
CIVIL DEFENSE
CLEANING
COOPERATION
DECONTAMINATION
DISASTERS
ECONOMIC IMPACT
FEDERAL REGION III
FEDERAL REGION IX
FIELD TESTS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NATIONAL DEFENSE
NEVADA
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
PLANNING
PUBLIC RELATIONS
RADIATION HAZARDS
RECOVERY
SIMULATION
STATE GOVERNMENT
TEST FACILITIES
TESTING
USA
VIRGINIA
WEAPONS