The event is hosted by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Health Security in partnership with Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) at Clemson University. It is aimed at conducting a dry run, or beta test, of exercise materials developed by the Department of Homeland Security, Office of Health Security, before further release and distribution where it can ultimately serve as a radiological planning resource for food and agricultural response to increase emergency preparedness capabilities and strengthen jurisdictional partnerships following a release of radiological material.
The event will be organized in the following manner:
July 24th
- Module 0
- Response and Recovery Considerations (pre-exercise)
- Module 1
- Incident Initiation and Notification (first 24 hours)
- Module 2
- Near-Term Response (24 hours to two weeks after the accident)
July 25th
- Module 3
- Sustained Response and Recovery (two weeks to one year after the accident)
- Module 4
- Cascading Impacts and Long-Term Recovery (one year or more after the accident)