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REMM Bibliography - Software Tools for Radiation Incident Response


Managing Radiation Incident Responses

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Radiation Biodosimetry

See: Radiation Biodosimetry Software: selected bibliography list


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Retrospective Assessment of Dose Using Unconventional Devices

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Assign Clinical Triage Category in Radiation Incident

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Estimating Internal Contamination and Managing Decorporation

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Establishing and Managing a Community Reception Center

  • CRC SimPLER (HHS/CDC)
    • Interactive tool to help state and local emergency and public health planners prepare for setting up community reception centers (CRCs) to monitor people following a large-scale radiation emergency

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Radiation Epidemiology

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Reporting of Environmental Radiation

  • RadResponder Network and Tool (FEMA): for federal, state, local or tribal government staff collecting environmental monitoring and consequence management data for use routinely or during an incident. Registration required.
  • EPA's RadNet Data: national monitoring system
    • RadMap
      • Designed for use by emergency responders, especially when the internet is unavailable
      • RadMap is an interactive desktop tool featuring a nationwide geographic information systems (GIS) map of long-term radiation monitoring locations across the United States with access to key information about the monitor and the area surrounding it.
      • RadMap is a government product for use by government and the military only. An appropriate email address (.mil or .gov) is required for access.
  • Turbo FRMAC® software program
    • Requires registration to download
    • Software implementation of the science and methodologies utilized by the Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center (FRMAC).
    • These methods are documented in the FRMAC Assessment Manual for use in the event of the intentional or accidental release of radioactive material to guide and govern the response of the Federal, State, Local, and Tribal governments.
      • FRMAC Assessment Manual, Volume 1, Overview and Methods, (PDF - 2.67 MB), April 2015, SAND2013-0184P
        • Define the technical methods for performing radiological assessment
        • Sever as scientific basis for Turbo FRMAC® software
      • FRMAC Assessment Manual, Volume 2, Pre-assessed Default Scenarios, (PDF - 3.94 MB), February 2010, SAND2010-2575P,
        • Eight scenarios; All accidents, none IND detonation
        • Provide default "Derived Response Levels" (DRLs) for the key decisions (worker protection, evacuation/sheltering, relocation, agricultural hold).
        • These default DRLs will be used to assess data until sufficient information has been accumulated to eliminate assumptions used in their calculation.
  • HotSpot (NARAC)
    • Created to provide emergency response personnel and emergency planners with a fast, field-portable set of software tools for evaluating incidents involving radioactive material.
    • Also used for safety analyses of facilities handling nuclear material.
    • Physics Codes for PC
  • CAMEO (Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations, Software Suite, NOAA)
    • CAMEO is the umbrella name for a system of software applications used widely to plan for and respond to chemical and radiation release emergencies.
    • All of the programs in the suite work interactively to share and display critical information in a timely fashion; the programs can also be used individually.
    • Access tools.
  • ALOHA (Areal Locations of Hazardous Atmospheres, NOAA)
  • RASCAL (Radiological Assessment System for Consequence Analysis, US NRC)
    • RASCAL is a tool used by the Protective Measures Team in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) Operations Center for making independent dose and consequence projections during radiological incidents and emergencies.
    • RASCAL was developed by NRC over 25 years ago to provide a tool for the rapid assessment of an incident or accident at an NRC-licensed facility and aid decision-making such as whether the public should evacuate or shelter in place.
    • RASCAL evaluates atmospheric releases from nuclear power plants, spent fuel storage pools and casks, fuel cycle facilities, and radioactive material handling facilities.
    • Its data is not the only criterion used by the local authorities during an accident, but certainly an important one.
  • HPAC - Hazard Prediction and Assessment Capability (DoD)
    • HPAC is a forward deployable and/or reach-back modeling capability available for Government, Government-related, or academic use.
    • This software tool assists in emergency response to hazardous agent releases.
    • Its fast running, physics-based algorithms enable users to model and predict hazard areas and human collateral effects in minutes.
    • HPAC provides the capability to accurately predict the effects of HAZMAT releases into the atmosphere and their impact on civilian and military populations.
    • Information about HPAC is found throughout this guide: Nuclear Weapon Accident Response Procedures, Internet Supplement, (DoD 3150.08-M)
    • New HPAC Version 6.4 has been tested. Report is available here as "Nuclear Facility Accident Unit Test Report".
  • ResRad (DOE/Office of Health, Safety and Security)
    • What is ResRad?
      • "A Community Guide to Estimating Radiation Doses From Residual Radioactive Contamination" from "radioactive waste generated by both civilian and military uses of nuclear power".
      • "RESRAD allows users to specify the features of their site and to predict the dose received by an individual at anytime over the next 100,000 years."
      • Obtain ResRad family of codes
  • RACER (Risk, Analysis, Communication, Evaluation, Reduction)
    • Purpose: "to facilitate and enhance decision making and communication about risks from chemicals and radionuclides in the environment"
    • Produced by private corporation
  • Radiation Safety Information Computational Center (DOE/ORNL)
  • Specialized Hazard Assessment Response Capability (SHARC from DOE/Sandia National Laboratories)
    • Used to simulate the release of radioactivity from a nuclear weapon via either conventional detonation or by non-explosive techniques.
    • Creates a nuclear detonation scenario or a radioactive dispersal device (RDD) scenario.
    • Each scenario is associated with an event that describes when and where the material was released and each event can support multiple scenarios of each type.
    • For each scenario, SHARC works with an integrated geographic information system (GIS) engine and population databases (U.S. Census and Landscan) for the graphical display of areas affected by the radiation and for the estimation of casualties and fatalities.
    • In addition to the features above, SHARC is fully integrated with the Turbo FRMAC software, another Sandia product.
  • Technical Support Guidelines Calculations Tool (DOE/Sandia National Laboratories)
    • Aids civilian nuclear power plant reactor operators, shift supervisors, and the engineering staff of the Technical Support Center (TSC) in making important decisions and deciding when to take relevant actions during the course of an emergency situation to prevent or mitigate a severe nuclear reactor accident.
  • Radiation Waste Estimation Support Tool, a Radiation Waste Calculator (WEST Tool, EPA)
    • Helps estimate the waste inventory generated by an RDD event

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Managing Blast Injuries

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Managing Bombing Incident: for First Responders