title: Results of a Division of Radiation Protection scrap yard exercise.
abstract: For years the Division of Radiation Protection (DRP) has participated in exercises, which are required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to demonstrate our ability to deal with an accident at a nuclear power plant. These demonstrations are defined by objectives and are structured such that they offer little opportunity to practice for real-world radiological events in the exercise. Since real-world radiological incidents do occur throughout the year, this exercise was designed to be as realistic as possible. A scrap yard incident was chosen as the most probable type of event. The exercise was conducted on May 5 and 6, 1999.
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiation Protection, Department of Environmental and Natural Resources, 3825 Barrett Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609-7221, USA. jjames@mindspring.com
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: James
mesh_terms: D003666:Decontamination; D004630:Emergencies; D006077:Government Agencies; D006256:Hazardous Waste; D006283:Health Physics; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D011835:Radiation Protection; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D011850:Radioactive Waste; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D006256:Hazardous Waste; D011850:Radioactive Waste