Decontamination (ACD&P)
Abstract
This project supports the development of Contamination Mitigation (ConMit) systems that reduce operational impact and logistics burden, reduce sustainment costs, increase safety, and minimize environmental effects associated with decontamination and contamination mitigation operations. These efforts align with Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear the National Defense Strategy by prioritizing preparedness for war and sustaining Joint Force military advantage and resilient force posture. In FY2023, the Chemical Biological Defense Program (CBDP) RDT&E Projects have been restructured to align to the CBDP portfolio. DE4 efforts in FY2022 progress to the Mitigate (MT4) portfolio. This restructuring is intended to provide standardization and alignment across CBDP research, development and acquisition efforts. Efforts included in this Project are: (1) Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Covers, Coatings and Protective Overlays (C3PO), (2) Mass Personnel Decontamination (MPD), (3) Service Equipment Decontamination System (SEDS) **Progresses to MT4 in FY2023**, (4) Tactical Contamination Mitigation System (TCMS) **Progresses to MT4 in FY2023**, and (5) Wide Area Decontamination System (WADS) The C3PO program, which was a new start in FY21, uses a Family of Systems approach to provide contamination mitigation capability to critical equipment and assets prior to a CBRN attack. This mitigates the effects and amount of CBRN contamination exposure allowing the Joint Force to be better prepared for war, maintain a resilient force posture, and remain lethal. These capabilities include CBRN protective covers, coatings, paints, and other preventative measures. In FY23 and beyond, the CBDP reduced the program for higher priorities. All programmatic documentation will be archived and the Joint Requirements Office will archive the Draft Capability Development Document. The MPD program will provide Warfighters with the capability to reduce the hazards associated with mass casualty decontamination efforts for protected and unprotected personnel, causalities and contaminated human remains potentially exposed to CBRN hazards. The program will develop an array of rugged and reliable best-of-breed hardware in a manageably sized, easy to erect, modular system that can be quickly tailored to different Mass Casualty events in order to support decontamination of ambulatory and non-ambulatory patients, and allow for the processing of contaminated human remains. This reduces and limits the spread of contamination among potentially contaminated population groups through a standardized, modular system scalable to increase capability, aligning with the National Defense Strategy by prioritizing preparedness for war in order to remain lethal. In FY22 and beyond, the CBDP reduced the program for higher priorities. All programmatic documentation will be archived and the Joint Requirements Office will enter the Draft Capability Development Document in the Knowledge Management/Decision Support tool for Archiving. The SEDS program, which was a new start in FY21, will develop reliable and modular hardware intended to decontaminate military equipment in operational environments, including personal effects and weapons, to pre-contamination conditions. This capability is needed to sustain the Joint Force military by reducing logistical burden to increase tactical agility and sustain a resilient force posture, and align with the National Defense Strategy. SEDS will provide contamination mitigation capabilities for critical equipment that have been exposed to chemical and biological contamination and achieve efficacy levels that allow unprotected post-decontamination exposures for long periods with less than negligible severity effects. TCMS is a FY22 new start program and is one of two respond components (along with the Wide Area Decontamination System) of the Interdependent Contamination Mitigation concept and intends to address gaps related to the decontamination of sensitive equipment, personal equipment, individual & crew served weapons, and it will reduce the time and logistics associated with decontamination. TCMS will limit the spread and mitigate the effects of Chemical, Biological, and Radiological (CBR) contamination to allow warfighters to continue their mission for an extended period of time in a high threat, CBR contaminated environment. The program will provide a forward deployed contamination mitigation capability that allows expeditious execution of decontamination that results in MOPP reduction/removal. TCMS will greatly enhance or eliminate the need for subsequent decontamination to mitigate contamination on military equipment by allowing the Warfighter to see areas of contamination, target contamination for treatment early, with minimal expenditure of time and material. In FY23 the TCMS program will complete Milestone A and procure prototypes of systems that meet the draft Capabilities Development Document requirements. The program will conduct a Systems Readiness Review (SRR), Test Readiness Review (TRR), begin prototype testing. The WADS is a FY22 new start program that will provide contamination mitigation capabilities against chemical and biological warfare agents on various types of terrain and exterior of fixed site facilities. The WADS will be employed to conduct Airport of Debarkation, Seaport of Debarkation, Terrain, Fix Site and Anti-access/Anti-denial decontamination operations. The WADS will be a replacement for the M12. The M12A1, Power Driven Decontamination Apparatus (PDDA) system is an Army lead program that consists of a pump unit, a 500 gallon tank unit, and a 600 gallon per hour liquid fuel water heater with a spray bar mounted to the system for terrain decontamination. The WADS will use the principles of the PDDA to further enhance terrain decontamination capabilities. In FY23 and beyond, the CBDP reduced the program for higher priorities. All programmatic documentation will be archived and the Joint Requirements Office will enter the Draft Capability Development Document in the Knowledge Management/Decision Support tool for Archiving.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- DE4_0603884BP_4_0400_PB_2023
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