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DOE Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program Update

This update provides information on the DOE Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program, including revisions to the MERRTT materials, future considerations, shipping routes, training activities, and agency cooperation.

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DOE Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program Update

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  1. DOE Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program Update National Transportation Stakeholders ForumNortheast High-Level Radioactive Waste Transportation Task Force Meeting June 8, 2016 Mark Linsley – Regional DOE TEPP Contractor Coordinator Ellen Edge – DOE TEPP Program Manager

  2. TEPP Update • Presentation Topics • MERRTT Revisions • Future MERRTT • Considerations • Shipping Routes • Training Activities • Future Training Plans • Agency Cooperation • Website Resources

  3. MERRTT Revisions • TEPP reshot 3 full-length videos • Filmed in Pahrump, NV • Significant cost savings by using local resources and equipment • State Farm donated wrecked vehicles • Outstanding local cooperation

  4. MERRTT Revisions • TEPP received a total of 28 comments on the 3 full-length videos that were sent out to the Working Group • 13 on Decon Video • 11 on Emergency Response • 4 on Pre Hospital Practices

  5. MERRTT Revisions • TEPP received a total of 50 comments on the MERRTT materials (PowerPoint and Printed)

  6. MERRTT Revisions • TEPP received a total of 50 comments on the MERRTT materials (PowerPoint and Printed)

  7. MERRTT Revision Schedule • April, 2016 – Videos, PowerPoint, and printed material review and comment process is complete • June, 2016 – Ad Hoc Training Working Group approval to incorporate comments • July, 2016 – Finalize incorporation of comments and update graphics • August, 2016 – Pilot final materials in TEPP sessions • September, 2016 – Order DVDs and printed materials and begin using new materials

  8. Future MERRTT Considerations • Disposable coverall dressdown video/procedure • Additional Job Aids • Downrange bucket list • How to take smears • Package accountability • Possibility of a 180(c) SNF module • Route specific module training (optional modules)

  9. Future MERRTT Considerations • Working with FEMA on online training • Work with other federal agencies on streamlining of federal radiological training programs

  10. Shipping Routes

  11. Shipping Routes – NNSS

  12. Shipping Routes – Rail

  13. FY 2016 Training Activities • Training sessions and headcount completed in FY 2016 by Regional Government Group • Western – 38 classes by DOE and 4 by state instructors with 520 students attending • Midwest – 1 class by state instructors with 7 students attending • Southern – 63 classes by DOE and 13 by state instructors with 1,124 students attending • Northeast – 13 classes by DOE and 2 by state instructors with 199 students attending

  14. FY 2016 Training Activities • Connecticut • Partial: 0 • CMERRTT: 0 • Full MERRTT: 0 • T–t–T: 0 • TMERRTT: 0 • Rad Specialist: 1

  15. FY 2016 Training Activities • New Jersey • Partial: 0 • CMERRTT: 2 • Full MERRTT: 0 • T–t–T: 1 • TMERRTT: 0 • Rad Specialist: 0

  16. FY 2016 Training Activities • New York • Partial: 0 • CMERRTT: 0 • Full MERRTT: 0 • T–t–T: 57 • TMERRTT: 0 • Rad Specialist: 22

  17. FY 2016 Training Activities • Pennsylvania • Partial: 1 • CMERRTT: 18 • Full MERRTT: 80 • T–t–T: 15 • TMERRTT: 0 • Rad Specialist: 2

  18. FY 2016 Training Activities • Rhode Island • Partial: 0 • CMERRTT: 0 • Full MERRTT: 0 • T–t–T: 0 • TMERRTT: 0 • Rad Specialist: 1

  19. Future Training Plans • TMERRTTs along I-79, 81 in PA • New entry crossing into NY from Canada • Radiation Specialist: • www.trgroupinc.com/specialist • Boulder, CO: August 1 – 5 • Charlotte, NC: August 29 – Sept. 2

  20. Agency Cooperation National Fire Protection Association • NFPA 472 Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents • NFPA 473 Standard for Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents

  21. Agency Cooperation For both NFPA 472 and 473: • 2nd Draft Public Comment Closing Date: 5/16/2016 • 2nd Draft Hazardous Materials Technical Committee Report Posting Date: 1/16/2017 • Public and Committee comments are available on the NFPA web site • Next editions to be published in 2018 • Current free access to the 2013 versions

  22. Agency Cooperation NFPA 472 “Specialty” Chapter Additions: • 19 – Air Monitoring and Detection • 20 – Consequence Analysis and Planning • 21 – Advanced Chemical Risk Assessment & Analysis • 22 – Advanced Product Control • 23 – Weapons of Mass Destruction • 24 – Advanced Decontamination

  23. Agency Cooperation New Standards Under Development: • NFPA 475 Recommended Practice for Responding to Hazardous Materials Incidents/Weapons of Mass Destruction • NFPA 1072 Standard for Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualifications

  24. Agency Cooperation For both NFPA 475 and 1072: • 2nd Draft Public Comment Closing Date: 11/16/2015 • 2nd Draft Hazardous Materials Technical Committee Report Posting Date: 7/18/2016 • Public and Committee comments are available on the NFPA web site • First editions to be published in 2017

  25. Website Resources • The TEPP web site provides one-stop for information • MERRTT Training Schedule • 24-Hour Points of Contact • Needs Assessment • Model Procedures • Exercise Planning Resources • TEPP Regional Coordinators http://www.em.doe.gov/otem

  26. Questions ?

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