Nuclear Weapon Accident Response Procedures (NARP)

Abstract

This Manual is issued under the authority of DoD Directive 3150.8 and supersedes DoD 3150.8-M, "Nuclear Weapon Accident Response Procedures (NARP), December 1999 (hereby canceled). This edition of DoD 3150.8-M will serve as a bridging document until a new edition is developed under updated DoD guidance to meet the NRP requirements. This Manual provides a concept of operations as well as functional information necessary to execute a comprehensive and unified response to a nuclear weapon accident. It provides information for planners and response elements to understand the overall response concept and roles the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) assume as both Lead Federal Agency (LFA) and as a coordinating or cooperating agency under the NRP. This Manual assumes that a radiological release has occurred because of a nuclear weapon accident and that consequence management operations are required. This edition of this Manual also provides information on site remediation (SR) activities after an accident. Crisis response operations to respond to a terrorist attack on a U.S. weapon are not addressed in this Manual. This Manual provides a model response organization reflecting the philosophy and structure used by State and local responders nationwide. It identifies publications and resources used in response efforts, describes the policies and responsibilities outlined in the publications, identifies specific radiological information available in other publications, and provides a basis for developing detailed plans tailored to each Theater of Operations and Response Task Force (RTF) area of operations. This Manual outlines the current policies and planning that set forth the responsibilities and procedures for DoD forces and provides information for the DOE/NNSA when preparing for and responding to a nuclear weapon accident.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 22, 2005
Accession Number
ADA474937

Entities

Organizations

  • Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Space

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  • Accidents
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Hygiene
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapons Effects

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