Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
DTRA-0017
Organization's ID:
DNWS NR 101
Organization:
Defense Threat Reduction Agency/Defense Nuclear Weapons School
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
2 weeks (80 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 decision-making
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 emergency management
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to provide hands-on training for member of a nuclear emergency response team. The course will culminate with a three-day field exercise which students use proper protective equipment, radiation detection equipment, and perform nuclear emergency team functions at live radioactive training sites.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Discuss unclassified nuclear weapons accidents, incidents and lessons learned
  • Describe various methods of transporting nuclear weapons and components
  • Recall policies, flag words, phases, and key actions related to a nuclear weapon incident response
  • Understand Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and safety considerations
  • Identify key information for understanding of radiation fundamentals
  • Demonstrate use of radiological units of measurement
  • Understand basic science as it relates to nuclear weapons
  • Describe the biological effects of ionizing radiation
  • Understand the psychological effects of ionizing radiation
  • Explain exposure guidance
  • Identify the primary non-radiological hazards at an aircraft crash site
  • Explain Radiation detector design
  • Explain use of radiation detection equipment
  • Describe air sampling for radioactivity
  • Discuss terms associated with accident patterns and plotting
  • Explain the computerized hazard predictions
  • Apply the principles of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • Describe the Contamination Control Station (CCS)
  • Recall the various medical aspects related to CCS
  • Recall the various segments related to the Common Operating Picture to a NETOPS exercise

General Topics:

  • Nuclear Weapons Overview Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation Psychological Effects of Ionizing Radiation Exposure Guidance Non-Radiological Hazards Radiation Detector Design Radiation Detection Equipment Air Sampling Survey Plotting Methods Modeling and Simulation Overview Personal Protective Equipment Contamination Control Station Medical Aspects of the Contamination Control Station (CCS) NETOPS FTX Common Operating Picture
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Discussion
  • Laboratory
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Case Studies
  • Examinations
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials