Last month, NNSA’s Office of Nuclear Incident Policy and Cooperation (NIPC); the NATO Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence Centre of Excellence; and the German CBRN Defence, Safety, and Environmental Protection School teamed up to deliver emergency preparedness and response training to a variety of German military and civilian responders in Sonthofen, Germany.
The course, International Radiological/Nuclear Training for Emergency Response (I-RAD), was delivered by NIPC and is designed to teach first responders and technical specialists the fundamental elements of radiological emergency response to better protect personnel and the environment.
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Source: U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration
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