Personnel from the 1st CBRN Company, of the CBRN Defense Regiment (RDNBQ) “Valencia” No. 1, conducted Exercise Hades 26 at the facilities of the Energy, Environmental and Technological Research Center (CIEMAT) in Madrid at the end of April.
Personnel from the 1st Company carried out radiological reconnaissance and decontamination missions in the underground collectors of CIEMAT, preceded by a phase of specific training that included vertical descent drills and operations in confined spaces under controlled technical conditions. In addition, search and location exercises for radioactive sources were conducted in an urban environment in collaboration with various CIEMAT departments, including the Radiological Protection Service, the Waste Management Unit, and the Emergency and Physical Protection Unit.
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Source: Ejército de Tierra (España
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