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Radiological Emergency Response and Preparedness at the Remote Sensing Laboratory

2015; Springer Nature (Netherlands); Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-94-017-9891-4_12

1874-6535

Sanjoy Mukhopadhyay, Richard Maurer,

Risk Perception and Management

This article describes the capabilities and types of radiological emergency responses and preparedness provided by the Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL). RSL is owned and operated by National Security Technologies, LLC. RSL provides the National Nuclear Security Administration with a broad range of scientific, technological, and operational disciplines with core competencies in emergency response operations and support; remote sensing; and applied science and technologies in support of radiological emergency preparedness, and radiological incident response. RSL operates out of two bi-coastal locations, one at the Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada and the second at the Joint Base Andrews, Andrews Air Force Base, and Maryland. In 1976, The U.S. Department of Energy established an Aerial Measurements Operations at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland to provide scientific and technical support to counterterrorism efforts during U.S. bicentennial events in Washington, D.C. With a location on each coast, RSL has served for over 50 years as a valuable national asset for nuclear emergency response and remote sensing capabilities. RSL remote sensing capabilities include: