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Radiation Risk Communication to the Public
24-27 January 2010
Albuquerque, NM
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Radiation Risk Communication: Issues and Solutions
27-29 January 2010
Albuquerque, NM
21 November 2009

Training Resources

Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program (TEPP)

The Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program (TEPP) is a Department of Energy (DOE) program that integrates transportation emergency preparedness activities under a single program to address the emergency response concerns of state, tribal, and local officials affected by DOE's shipment of radioactive materials.

The TEPP Modular Emergency Response Radiological Transportation Training (MERRTT) provides another excellent first-responder training resource. This program provides modular, multimedia-rich presentation materials, instructor guides, student workbooks, and tests.

These materials are available to anyone who takes a no-cost, two-day "Train the Trainer" class. Classes are periodically offered throughout the nation. To request a class in your area, contact your local TEPP representative, who can be found on the TEPP Fact Sheet.

FEMA Training: Response to Weapons of Mass Destruction

Computer-based training (CBT) for the response to weapons of mass destruction has been distributed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) representative of each state. These CBTs are multimedia-rich training tools that can be easily incorporated into the training program of a hospital, fire department, or law enforcement agency.

If you would like the full eight-CD set, contact your state representative and make copies of the CDs for your own training program.

DOE Emergency Operations Training Academy (EOTA)

EOTA educates and provides hands-on training for emergency operations professionals. Some of the functional areas are Readiness Assurance, Emergency Public Information, and Consequence Assessment. The EOTA Catalog lists current training courses.

Web-based training (WBT) is available from the EOTA Web site. You can sign in by clicking here.

FEMA Emergency Management Institute

The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) also has variety of training materials, including training delivered at EMI or at each state. EMI also offers downloadable, Web-based, and computer-based training which is available from the Independent Study Course List.

Other Training Information

Department of Homeland Security: Office for Domestic Preparedness Training Overview

More Links

Basic radiation training

Information for emergency planners

Training for first responders

Training for medical professionals

High school teachers

Other organizations involved in terrorism training or preparation

Train the trainer

Useful directories and places to find expert advice

Other sources of information

  • NCRP Report 138
  • Public Protection from Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Terrorism (2004)
  • Copies of the tables Specific Activity and Gamma Radiation Levels for One Curie of Some Radionuclides from the Radiological Health Handbook
  • Radioactivity Hazards in Survival Planning, Alan Brodsky (1957)
  • Science, Society, and America's Nuclear Waste, DOE. To order, call 1-800-225-6972.
  • 2000 Emergency Response Handbook. To order call 1-800-631-3098.

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