Municipal and Commercial Equipment for Radiological Response and Recovery in an Urban Environment: State of Science, Research Needs, and Evaluation of Implementation Towards Critical Infrastructure Resilience

Technical Report · Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1528921· OSTI ID:1528921

Kaminski, Michael D. ^[1]; McConkey, Katrina M. ^[2]; Magnuson, Matthew ^[3]; Lee, Sang Don ^[3]; Stevenson, Benjamin ^[4]; Amir, Orly ^[4]

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1. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
2. Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, VA (United States)
3. US Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC (United States); US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington, DC (United States)
4. US Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS), New York, NY (United States). National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL)

This report provides a thorough evaluation of technologies and equipment assets that may be effective at mitigating the effects of a wide-area radioactive contamination event and to restore critical functions to the urban environment. Moreover, equipment that could facilitate decontamination efforts during a recovery phase are evaluated. The summary of methods has been critically evaluated in terms of equipment availability, potential advantages and limitations, and research needs in order to justify and predict its efficacy. By ranking the host of techniques, a concise list of those technologies is provided that might be most impactful to a response and recovery effort and how to direct future effort. The totality of this effort and future work anticipates providing early responders and stakeholders with practical guidance information to expedite an effective response and recovery effort and mitigate the potentially devastating effects of a wide-area radioactive contamination event.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington, DC (United States). Office of Research and Development; US Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 1528921
• Report Number(s): ANL/NE-17/37; 147098
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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