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Homeland Security S&T Summit (SE Region). Overview of DNDO’s Preventive Radiological/Nuclear Detection Mission J. Gregory Folk Deputy Assistant Director, Operations Support Directorate/Capabilities Enhancement Division DHS/Domestic Nuclear Detection Office - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Homeland Security S&T Summit (SE Region)
Overview of DNDO’s Preventive Radiological/Nuclear Detection Mission
J. Gregory Folk
Deputy Assistant Director, Operations Support Directorate/Capabilities Enhancement Division
DHS/Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
April 7, 2009
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(Released by the White House in July 2002)
Three objectives:
– Prevent terrorism,
– Reduce vulnerabilities, and
– Minimize damage and recover from attacks
National Strategy for Homeland Security
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DHS Goals & FEMA FY09 Grant Guidance
DHS Goals
1) Protection our Nation Against Dangerous People
2) Protect our Nation Against Dangerous Goods
2.1 Prevent and Detect Rad/Nuc Attacks.
3) Protect Critical Infrastructure
4) Strengthen Our Nation's Preparedness and Emergency Response Capabilities
5) Strengthen and Unify DHS Operations and Management
FEMA FY09 Grant Guidance
– Focuses on six priorities including strengthening preventive rad/nuc detection capabilities
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DNDO Mission and ObjectivesDNDO was established on April 15, 2005 and its mission to improve the Nation’s capability to detect and report unauthorized attempts to import, possess, store, develop, or transport nuclear or radiological material for use against the United States, and to further enhance this capability over time.
Objectives:
– Develop the global nuclear detection and reporting architecture
– Develop, acquire, and support the domestic nuclear detection and reporting system
– Fully characterize detector system performance before deployment
– Establish situational awareness through information sharing and analysis
– Establish operation protocols to ensure detection leads to effective response
– Conduct a transformational research and development program
– Provide centralized planning and integration of USG nuclear forensics programs through the NTNFC
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A multilayered security system offers multiple opportunities for detection
Global Nuclear Detection Architecture
Coast Guard Inspection
Seaport and Border Scanning
Second Line of Defense
Materials Protection, Control, & Accountability
Port-of-Departure Screening
Potential source of SNM
Potential target
At-sea Interdiction
DNDO/JACWashington, DC
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Federal, State and Local Partners The past – Federal agencies were assigned missions and stayed
within that mission space
Today – We can no longer expect any one agency to have all the capability required to deal with so many threats.
Within Preventive Radiological and Nuclear Detection
– DOE/NNSA – Expertise in radiation
– FBI – Federal Law Enforcement
– DHS/DNDO – Integration of all Federal, State, local, and tribal programs
State and local law enforcement and public safety agencies and its deployed PRND assets will be interwoven into the national rad/nuc detection network.
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DOE
Response to Nuclear/ Radiological Emergencies Complex Search Operations 24/7 Spectra Interpretation Technical Response to U.S. Nuclear Weapons Accidents Monitoring and Assessments Aviation-based equipment
DOE
DHS - FEMA
Disaster Mitigation Preparedness Response and Recovery planning
DHS - FEMA
State and local LE / Public Safety
DOE
FBI
Lead Federal agency for investigations and response to terrorist acts, including radiological and nuclear threats and is responsible for successfully resolving incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
FBI
State and local LE / Public Safety
Local Preventive Rad/Nuc Detection (PRND) Strengthen PRND in Interior Layer Prevent Terrorist Attacks Protect Critical Infrastructure Includes: Fire (~30K Departments), Emergency Medical Services, Radiological Health, Civil Support Teams, and Federal partners (e.g., Customs and Border Protection, Coast Guard)
State and Local Law Enforcement and
Public Safety
PRND Development Capabilities Focus
DHS - DNDO
Prevent Protect Respond Recover
PRND Support for State and local jurisdictions Joint Analysis Center (JAC) – Situational Awareness and Reachback Training and Curriculum Development Exercise Support for DNDO Programs Equipment Evaluation
DHS - DNDO
USG Rad/Nuc Capabilities Continuum
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Operations Support Directorate
Mission
Build strategic partnerships to enhance rad/nuc situational
awareness, and
Improve state and local rad/nuc detection capabilities over time.
OrganizationOperations
Support Directorate
Training and Exercises Division
Capabilities Enhancement
Division
Joint Analysis Center
EngagementsMission
Execution
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Capabilities Enhancement DivisionEngagements
GOAL -
Engage with the States/UASI Regions, and U.S.
territories concerning the threat of a nuclear
attack.
Help design and deploy a layered detection
network as an integral part of the GNDA to
optimize the chances of detecting, reporting,
and disrupting a terrorist or rogue nation’s
attempt to deploy or detonate a rad/nuc device
in the United States.
Objective
Engage with the States/UASI Regions, and U.S.
territories to solicit their commitment to spend
HS funds and to coordinate their ability to create
and maintain PRND capabilities in the GNDA
interior layer over time.
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How can we support you?
Assist in writing concept of operation plans and alarm adjudication SOPs.
Assist in equipment consultation - DNDO conducted baseline testing on the
equipment performance of Handheld radiation detectors, backpacks, and
mobile radiation detectors and issued a report called “Anole.” DNDO also
issued another performance report on personal radiation detectors AKA
PRDs and called it the “Bobcat Report.” These reports are available to you
free of charge.
We can assist you in coordinating PRND training.
We can also assist in coordinating exercise drills with the Joint Analysis
Center.
Assist in developing a multi-year plan for building a PRND program.
Capabilities Enhancement Division
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Training and Exercises Provide quality training products and support to Federal, State and local
law enforcement and emergency responders in order to develop, enhance and expand preventive radiological nuclear detection capabilities across the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture
– Personal Radiation Detector (PRD) course
– PRD Train-the-Trainer (T3) course
– Detection Equipment for Law Enforcement (DELE) course
DNDO Exercise Office in compliance with the National Exercise Program and the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP), designs, develops and conducts PRND exercises. DNDO initiated programs and/or Federal, State and local requested exercises. The DNDO Exercise Office provides:
– Seminars, workshops, tabletops, games, drills, functional exercises, and full-scale exercises
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Joint Analysis Center
Provides near real-time information sharing to Federal, State and local law enforcement, emergency responders, and public safety officials on rad/nuc threats and alarms:
Key component to support the deployed Global Nuclear Detection Architecture
– 24/7 operation – Technical Reachback and
Alarm Adjudication through access to National Laboratories
– DHS provided service at no cost to the agency
DNDO and the First Responder Community
What can DNDO do for you?
• Provide assistance in building a PRND Program
• Provide equipment Testing – Anole, Bobcat, Crawdad
• Provide Reachback and Alarm Adjudication through the JAC
• Coordinate and assist in Training and Exercises
Homeland Security S&T Summit (SE Region)