The U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Agency's Use of Geographic Information Systems for Nuclear Emergency Response Support

Conference · Fri Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 2001

OSTI ID:781971

Guber, A L ^[1]

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1. Bechtel Nevada Remote Sensing Lab

The U.S, Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Agency's (NNSA) Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) provides Geographic Information System (GIS) support during nuclear emergency response activities. As directed by the NNSA, the RSL GIS staff maintains databases and equipment for rapid field deployment during an emergency response. When on location, GIS operators provide information products to on-site emergency managers as well as to emergency managers at the DOE Headquarters (HQ) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Washington, D.C. Data products are derived from multiple information sources in the field including radiological prediction models, field measurements taken on the ground and from the air, and pertinent information researched on the Internet. The GIS functions as a central data hub where it supplies the information to response elements in the field, as well as to headquarters officials at HQ during emergency response activities.

• Research Organization: Bechtel Nevada Corp. (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC08-96NV11718
• OSTI ID: 781971
• Report Number(s): DOE/NV/11718--486
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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