title: A NATO exercise on radiological sampling.
abstract: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has held its first-ever large-scale radiological exercise employing unsealed radioactive sources. The objective of the exercise was to validate NATO protocols on radiological sampling and surveying. However, the exercise also proved to be a valuable training opportunity and was highly instructive to all involved. This paper highlights the lessons learned from this exercise, particularly in the areas of radiation survey equipment and techniques, sampling techniques, and field measurements.
authors.affiliation: Defence R&D Canada-Ottawa, 3701 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, Canada KIA 0Z4. Dean.Haslip@drdc-rddc.gc.ca
authors.forename: Dean S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Haslip
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Mercier
mesh_terms: D007390:International Agencies; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D008889:Military Personnel; D009689:Nuclear Warfare; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods*; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration
chemical_list: D011868:Radioisotopes