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    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVYOFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS

    2000 NAVY PENTAGONWASHINGTON , DC 203502000

    I . ~ E P I . Y II UER TO

    OPNAVINST 3440.158N422 Jun 10

    OPNAV INSTRUCTION 3440 . 15BFrom: Chief o f Naval Opera t ionsSUbj: DEPARTMENT OF NAVY NUCLEAR WEAPON INCIDENT RESPONSE

    MANAGEMENTRef:

    Enc1:

    (a) 000 Di rec t i ve 3150.08 o f 20 Jan 2010(b) 000 Manual 31S0.8-M o f 22 Feb 2005(c) SECNAVINST 8120.1Cd) DoD In s t ru c t i o n 5200.08 o f 10 Dec 2005(e) DoD In s t ru c t i o n 6055.17 o f 13 Jan 2009(f) OPNAVINST 5721.1F(9) 000 Di rec t i ve 3025.1 o f 15 Jan 1993(h) OPNAVINST 3440 . 16D( i) CJCSI 3431.01C( j) OPNAVINST 1601.7K(k) 000 Manual 8 - 5210.41 o f 13 J u l 2009 (NOTAL)(1) DoD Direc t ive 5230.16 o f 20 Dec 93(m) BUMEDINST 6470.10B(n) NAVMED P-SOSS o f 8 Aug 2001(0) OPNAVINST F3100.6J(p ) SWOP 25-2 o f 5 Feb 2008 (NOTAL)(1 ) Acronyms(2) Pu b l i c A ffa i r s Requirements(3) Legal Requirements(4 ) Nuc l e a r Weapon Inc i den t PlanningGuidance(5 ) Defense T h r e a t Reduct ion Agency

    Cente r(6 ) Navy Response Task Force (N-RTF)

    Cente r(7) Secur i t y Guidance

    and Response(DTRA) Op e r a t i o n sJ o i n t Coord ina t ion

    1. Purpose . To implement r e f e rences (a) t h rough (c ) , toconform to nuc l ea r weapons (NW) and NW sys tem r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e sand a u t h o r i t i e s d e l i n e a t e d in r e f e rence (c ) , and to prov idep o l i c y t o p rep a re fo r , mit iga te , and respond to NW and o r NW

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    components i n c i d e n t s . Th is i n s t ruc t io n does n o t addressimprovised nuclear dev ices , r ad io log ica l d i s p e r s a l dev ices o r NWrecap tu re / recovery ope ra t ions , which are addressed in sepa ra t ed i r e c t i v e s . This i n s t ru c t i o n i s a complete r ev i s ion and shouldbe reviewed in i t s e n t i r e t y .2 . Cance l la t ion . OPNAVINST 3440.1SA .3. Defin i t ions and Acronyms. References (a) and (b) con ta i nd e f i n i t i o n s and acro nyms appl icable to t h i s i n s t ru c t i o n .Acronyms used in t h i s i n s t ruc t ion are provided in enc losure (1)4. Scope. This pol icy app l ies to a l l Navy a c t i v i t i e s whenresponding to an NW i nc iden t involving NW and o r NW componentsin Department of th e Navy (DON) cus tody .5. Background

    a . DON i s responsib le fo r the secur ing , handl ing , s to r in g ,main ta in ing , assembl ing, and t r anspor t ing NW and NW componentsin DON cus tody . NW and NW components are des igned to be sa fefo r a l l an t i c ipa ted evo lu t ions and th e e nvironments in whichthey occur . The poss i b i l i t y of an unexpected even t o r abnormalenvironment r e su l t i n g in an NW i nc iden t requ i re s DON plans andprocedures to p r o t ec t personnel and proper ty from any hea l th o rs a f e ty hazards t h a t may r e s u l t from an NW inc iden t . References(a) through (c ) app ly .

    b. Reference (b) i s a comprehensive source of th eDepartment o f Defense (000) guidance and t echn ica l in fo rmat ion ,and ass igns r e s pons ib i l i t i e s to a l l agencies invo lved in NWi nc iden t response as d i rec ted by th e Secre ta ry of Defense(SECDEF ) . S p ec i f i c a l l y , r e f e ren ce (b) ass igns r e s pons ib i l i t y togeographic combatant commanders (GCCs) fo r d i rec t ing andcoord ina t ing DoD response ac t ions to inc iden t s involving NW in000 cus tody . The a u thor i t i e s app l i cab le to such DoD respo n sedepend on numerous f ac to r s inc lud ing the geographic loca t ion o fthe NW i nc iden t i t s e l f (e .g . , in u .S . t e r r i t o r y versus fo re ignt e r r i to rYi on o r o f f a DoD i n s t a l l a t i o n ) .

    c . Reference (b) requ i re s a Navy i n i t i a l responsefo rce / Navy response t a sk fo rce (N-IRF/N-RTF) to respond to an NWi nc iden t involving an NW in DON custody in u .S . t e r r i t o r y o rt e r r i t o r i a l seas .

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    (I l The N-IRF i s a t a i l o re d fo rce d i sp a t ch ed from with inth e Navy i n s t a l l a t i o n , by th e N-IRF commander, immedia te ly uponn o t i f i c a t i o n o f an NW i n c i d en t to es t ab l i s h s ecu r i t y , tomit iga te immediate e f f e c t s of the NW inc iden t , and to e s t a b l i s hand main ta in command and co n t ro l (e2 ) u n t i l r e l i e v e d by th e NRTF.

    (2 ) The N-RTF i s a fo rce l ed by a f l ag o f f i c e r (FO) andi s appropr i a t e ly s t a f f ed , t r a ined . and equipped to coord ina tea l l ac t i o n s n ecessa ry to co n t ro l and r eco v er from an NW i n c i d en tand to d i r e c t consequence management ac t i v i t i e s a t an NWi nc iden t s i t e .

    (3) Per r e f e ren ces (a l and (b ) , th e Navy w i l l respond toan NW inc iden t occurr ing in U. S. t e r r i t o r y , but outs ide a nava li n s t a l l a t i o n , as d i r e c t e d by th e SECDEF o r Nat io n a l M i l it a ryCommand Cente r (NMCC). An ap p ro p r i a t e , r e p re s e n t a t i v e o f th es e rv i c e o r agency t h a t has primary command r e sp o n s i b i l i t y ma yd es i g n a t e a na t iona l d e fense a rea (NDA) as soon as poss i b le top r o t e c t NW o r NW components under these c i rcumstances p e rre fe ren ce (d ) .

    d . Any N-IRF / N-RTF response to an NW i n c i d en t o ccu r r in g info re ign t e r r i t o r y w i l l be p e r r e f e ren ces (a) through (c ) ,en c lo su res (2) t h rough ( 7 ) , and app l i cab le GCC guidance .

    e . Reference (e) d i r e c t s DON i n s t a l l a t i o n emergencymanagement pol i cy imp l ementa t ion .6. Po l i cy . It i s Navy p o l i cy t o :

    a . Respond to and mit iga te th e consequences o f i n c i d e n t sworldwide invo lv ing u .s . NW and o t h e r n u c l ea r o r r a d i o l o g i c a li n c i d e n t s r e s u l t i n g from n u c l ea r o r r a d i o l o g i c a l ma te r i a l s inDON cus tody , e i t h e r when d i r e c t e d o r when ac t ing under immediatere sponse a u t h o r i t y as d ef in ed in r e f e ren ce ( f ) .

    b . Suppor t th e Department of Energy (DOE), as d i r ec t ed byth e Pres i d en t o r SECDEF o r when ac t ing under immediate re sponsea u t h o r i t y as d ef in ed in r e f e ren ce (g ) , in responding toi nc iden t s invo lv ing u . s . NW in DOE cus tody , p e r s e c t i o n 1535 oftitle 31, United S t a t e s Code (U.S.C. ) .

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    c . Require t ha t reques t s fo r 000 suppor t from o th e r Federa ldepartments and agencies be submit ted to th e OSD Execut iveSecre ta ry through th e appropr ia te DoD channels using th e DoDr eq u es t fo r as s i s tance process cons i s ten t with ope ra t iona la v a i l a b i l i t y and SECDEF approval .

    d. In con junc t ion with th e U.S. Northern Command(USNORTHCOM), coopera te with Federa l o f f i c i a l s and s t a t e , t r i b a l ,and l o ca l governments in developing cont ingency plans fo rresponding to a Navy NW i nc iden t a t appropr i a t e f a c i l i t i e swith in t h e i r purview with in the con t inen ta l United St a t e s(CONUS) . Planning sh a l l be pe r t h i s i n s t ru c t i o n and re fe rences(e) and (h) . GCCs w i l l d i r e c t an NW i nc iden t response fo rou t s ide th e con t inen ta l United S ta t e s (OCONUS) events .7. Discuss ion

    a. Inc ident repor t ing i s p er re fe rence (b) .b. I n i t i a l i nc iden t C2 fo r NW in DON custody in CONUS i s as

    ou t l ined below o r as subsequen t ly d i rec ted by th e SECDEF.(1) C2 of th e i n i t i a l responders and th e IRF i s d i r e c t

    from the NMCC to th e on-scene commander {OSC)/N-IRF commander.I f th e SECDEF has des igna ted USNORTHCOM to assume command of th eresponse, C2 w i l l be d i r e c t from USNORTHCOM to th e OSC/N-IRFcommander .

    (2 ) Fol l owing no t i f i c a t i on by NMCC to th e NavyOperat ions Center {NOC } of an NW i nc iden t , th e NMCC w i l l d i r e c tth e NOC to deploy th e appropr i a t e N-RTF to th e i nc iden t s i t e andth e N-RTF commander s h a l l repor t d i r e c t ly to NMCC. I f th eSECDEF has des igna ted USNORTHCOM to assume command of theresponse , th e orde r to deploy th e N-RTF w i l l come fromUSNORTHCOM and th e N-RTF commander s h a l l r epor t d i r e c t l y toUSNORTHCOM.

    c . As spec i f i ed in r e f e ren ce (a l , th e Sec re t a ry o f th e Navy(SECNAV) i s respons ib le fo r t r a in in g , organ iz ing , and equ ipp ingN-RTFs and N-IRFs to suppor t necessary ac t ions in response to aU.S. NW i nc iden t occur r ing in Navy custody o r when d i r ec t ed bySECDEF . Consequent ly , f l e e t des igna ted N-IRF/N-RTF commanderssh a l l be prepared to assume immediate c o n t ro l a t the scene of an

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    NW inc iden t , i n i t i a t e emergency ac t ions as necessary to minimizethe i n i t i a l impact of such events , maintain con t ro l overc l a s s i f i ed mater ia l , and implement th i s po l icy .

    d. As ou t l ined in re fe rence (e) and within f l e e t operat ings t r u c tu res , u . s . F lee t Forces Command (USFLTFORCOM), U. S .Pac i f i c Flee t (COMPACFLT ) , and appl icable Navy componentcommanders a re respons ib le to t h e i r respect ive GCC fo rincorpora t ing appl icable i n s t a l l a t i on emergency p lann ingguidance and procedures fo r responding to a l l hazards, inc ludingchemical , b io log ica l , rad io log ica l , nuc l e a r a nd enhancedconvent ional weapons . As spec i f i ed in re f erence (a ) , theseforces s ha l l be capable of providing support commensurate withthe po te n t i a l fo r an NW inc iden t dur ing r espec t ive t he a t e r NWdeployment.

    e. The Commandant o f the Marine Corps wi l l prov i de MarineCorps secur i ty force ba t ta l ions (MSFB ) to suppor t i n i t i a lresponse to , and appropr ia te support for , an NW inc iden toccurr ing ins ide Federa l boundar ies . On SECDEF orders , MSFB areprepared to provide s imi la r support outs ide Federa l boundar ies .8. Respons ib i l i t i e s

    a . Chief of Naval Operat ions (CNO). Consis tent withreferences (a) , (c ) , and ( f ) , the Of f ic e of the Chief of NavalOperat ions (OPNAV ) s t a f f wi l l support the DON NW I n c iden tResponse Program within func t iona l a reas of re s pons ib i l i t y asl i s t ed below .

    (1) Deputy Chief of Naval Operat ions (DCNO) (Opera t ions ,Plans, and St ra tegy ) (CNO N3 / N5). I s the DON eche lon 1suppor ted FO re spons ib l e to plan , monitor, coordina te , andadvise CNO on Navy NW a ld NW systems globa l employment,opera t iona l s t ra t egy , p t l i cy , and plans; in t e rna t io na l po l i t i co -mil i ta ry mat te rs ; and th e cpera t iona l s t a tus of Navy NW and NWsystems forces . CNO N3 / N5 Nil l :

    (a) Exercise cro r e s pons ib i l i t y and serve as CNOpr inc ipa l advisor to SECNAV fo r mat te rs involving Navy NW as pe rreference (c) .

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    (b ) Coord ina te wi th and adv i se , as d i r e c t e d by eND,th e SECDEF, Jo i n t S t a f f , o r NMCC on i s sues p e r t a i n i n g t o commandof the Navy ope ra t ing forces responding to an NW i n c i d e n t o re x e r c i s e .

    (e l Provide Navy J o i n t Nuclear Acciden t Inc iden tResponse Team (JNAIRT) members p e r r e f e r ence ( i ) .

    (d ) D i r e c t an OPNAV s t a f f ex tended Navy c r i s i sac t ion team (ECAT) pe r r e f e r ences (e) and ( j ) to f a c i l i t a t e andcoord ina te i n t e r - s e rv i c e and i n t e r - agency r esponse fo r ce s insuppor t o f s e n i o r DON, DoD, and n a t i o n a l a u t h o r i t i e s . Respondto r eques t s from th e JNAIRT.

    (el Col labora teC a p a b i l i t i e s and Resources)requ i remen ts and p r i o r i t i e so b j e c t i v e s .

    with DeNO ( I n t e g r a t i o n o f(eND NB) to ensure p r o g r a m m ~ n g suppor t DoD and DON p o l i c i e s and

    ( f ) Review and coord ina te th e 5-yea r NW i n c i d e n texerc i se ca lenda r among pa r t i c i pa t i ng Navy organ iza t ions anda c t i v i t i e s . Moni tor N-RTF i n c i d e n t annua l e x e r c i s e s and th e 5-yea r n a t i o n a l l e v e l f u l l - s c a l e e x e r c i s e s (FSEs). Provide FSElist, as updated , to DCNO (F lee t Readiness and Logi s t i c s ) (CNON4 ) , USFLTFORCOM and COMPACFLT.

    (g) Provide a member to th e NW Acc iden t / Inc iden tResponse Subcommit tee (NWAIRS).(2 ) CNO N4 . eNO N4 i s th e DON echelon 1 suppor ted FO

    fo r an NW i nc iden t r e s 90nse. CNO N4 w i l l :(al Pa r t i c i pa t e in execu t ing d i r e c t i on o f SECDEF,

    Jo i n t St a f f , o r NMCC dur ing a c t u a l o r e x e r c i se NW events asd i r e c t e d by CNO.

    (b ) Prov ide members to th e EeAT pe r r e f e r ence ( j ) .Coord ina te wi th Direc to r , In fo rmat ion , Plans and Secur i t y (OPNAVN31 ) and Direc to r , St ra t egy and Po l i cy (OPNAV N51) to ensureproper c r i s i s team and JNAIRT membership.

    (c) Assess and resource DON NW and NW sys temsrequ i remen ts fo r sa f e t y , s e c u r i t y , supply suppor t , NWr ad io log ica l c o n t r o l (RADCON ) and NW i n c i d e n t response .

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    (dl Provide gu i dance and p rocedu r es fo r p h y s i ca ls ecu r i t y o f NW o r NW componen t s involved in an i n c i d en t p e rr e fe ren ce (k) .

    (e) Provide funding to suppo r t N-RTF commanders 'requ i rement s to man, equip , and per form r eq u i red d u t i e s fo r NWi nc iden t s and exe rc i se s ashore .

    ( f l P rov ide a member to NWAIRS .(3) DeNQ ( In format ion Dominance) (eNG N2/N6) . eNO N2/N6

    w i l l se rv e as resource sponsor fo r DON NW sys tems assoc ia t edwith n u c l ea r command, con t ro l , and capab i l i t i e s , as p e rre fe ren ce (el .

    (4) eND NB . eNG NB 15 th e ec he lon 1 suppor ted FO fo ra l loc a t io n o f resou r ces , suppor t , and program requ i rementsi n t eg r a t i o n fo r Navy NW i n c i d en t respo n se ac ro s s r e so u rcespon so r s and USFLTFORCOM/COMPACFLT . CNO NB wil l :

    (al Assess Navy NW i n c i d en t re spo n se requ i rement s toensure t h a t adequa te r e so u rces a re a l l o c a t e d to acq u i re , o p e r a t e ,t r a i n , m a i n t a i n , and guide advocacy fo r DoD and GCC NW i n c i d e n tp r i o r i t y requiremen t s .

    (bl In con junct ion wi th CNO N3/NS, CNQ N4 , andUSFLT FORCOM/COMPACFLT, a s s e s s and i d e n t i f y p o t e n t i a l a reas fo ri nves tment s l inked to r eq u i red DoD, J o i n t S t a f f , and GCCo p e r a t i o n a l c a p a b i l i t i e s fo r any po t e n t i a l Navy NW i n c i d e n tr esponse .

    (c ) Provide r e so u rces n eces sa ry to ensure read i ne ssfo r NW i n c i d en t r esponse i s main ta ined f o r t h e i r r e s p e c t i v eweapon sys tems .

    (d ) Provide appro p r i a t e s t a f f members to th e ECATp e r r e f e r e n c e ( j ) .

    (el Provide a member to th e JNAIRT p er r e f e ren ce ( i) .(5 ) Ch i e f o f In format ion (CHINFO) . CHINFO w i l l :

    (a) Serve a s p r i n c i p a l p u b l i c a f f a i r s ad v i so r t oSECNAV and CNO in p rep a r in g fo r and re sponding to an NW i n c i d en t .

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    (b ) Ensure Navy publ ic a f f a i r s guidance i sco o rd in a t ed wi th th e Off i ce o f th e Ass i s t an t Sec re t a ry ofDefense (Pub l ic A ffa i r s ) (OASD (PA to ensure conformance withes t ab l i s h ed na t iona l po l i cy .

    (e ) Provide publ ic a f f a i r s guidance to subord ina tesc o n s i s t e n t wi th th e p o l i c i e s out l ined in r e f e ren ces (b) and (1 )and en c lo su re (2 ) to ap p ro p r i a t e commands fo r use in plann ingfo r and re sponding to p u b l i c q u e r i e s and a c t i o n s r e su l t i n g froman NW inc iden t .

    (d) Provide a member to th e ECAT p e r re fe ren ce ( j )(6) Sp ec i a l Ass i s t an t fo r Naval I n v es t i g a t i v e Mattersand Secur i ty (eNO N09N ) . eNO N09N i s r e sp o n s i b l e fo r , o r

    cognizan t o f , any Navy i n v es t i g a t i o n s of an NW i n c i d e n t and fo rcoord ina t ion with any o u t s i d e i n v es t i g a t i o n s .

    (7 ) Judge Advocate Genera l (JAG ) . JAG w i l l :{al Serve as p r in c ip a l l ega l ad v i so r (PLAl to SECNAV

    and CNO in prepar ing fo r and responding to an NW i nc ide n t .(b ) Provide appropr i a t e commands wi th l eg a l guidance

    co n s i s t en t wi th r e fe rence (b ) and enc losure (3) and to be usedin th e even t o f an NW i n c i d e n t .

    (cl Provide members to th e ECAT re sponse team p e rre fe ren ce ( j).

    (d l Coo."d i n a t e l ega l adv ice wi th the genera l counse lconcern ing compl ia nce wi th publ ic law.

    b. Chie f , Bureau o f Medicine and Surgery (BUMED). BUMEDw i l l :(1 ) Provide t e r .hn ica l guidance through a memorandum o funders tand ing (MOU ) wi .h DIRSSP on th e medica l asp ec t s o f

    r ad i a t i o n hazards assoc ia t ed wi th an NW i n c i d e n t .(2) Develop procedures fo r th e medical t r ea tmen t o f

    contaminated p erso n n e l and mass cas u a l t i e s and prov ideas s i s t an ce and t e chn ica l guidance fo r i d en t i f y in g and l oca t ingf a c i l i t i e s fo r th e t r ea tmen t o f contaminated personnel .

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    (3) Es tab l i sh rad ia t ion pro t e c tion s tandards and prov ideinformat ion on the b io log ica l e f f e c t s o f rad ia t ion .

    (4) Tra in medical personnel in the prov i s ions ofre fe rences (m) and (n) fo r the t rea tment o f i r r a d i a t e d o rrad ioac t ive ly contaminated personne l .

    (5) Provide guidance to medical personne l on thep r i o r i t i e s of t rea tment fo r c r i t i c a l , se r ious , and minori n ju r i e s as they apply to an NW inc iden t .

    (6 ) Provide t echn ica l guidance on the decedent a f f a i r saspec ts of an NW inc iden t .

    (7 ) Advise organiza t ions respons ib le fo r the developmentof equipment fo r rad ia t ion pro tec t ion and decontaminat ion .c . Commander, Nava l Education and Tra in ing Command (NETC)

    NETC wi l l , with Direc tor , St ra teg ic Systems Programs ' (D I RSSP)ass i s t ance :

    (1 ) Coordinate and develop t ra in ing courses and provides tandardized t ra in ing in :

    (a) NW and r ad io log ica l sa fe ty ;(b ) NW secur i ty ;(c) Radia t ion de tec t ion a nd monitor ing ;(d ) Explos ive ordnance di sposa l (EOD); and(el Damage con t ro l and f i r e f igh t ing procedures ,contaminat ion con t ro l , decontaminat ion , and di sposa l of

    r ad ioac t ive waste mate r i a l s .(2) Develop/ma in t a in computer based t ra in ing fo r N-IRFsand N- RTFs based on USFLTFORCOM-developed Navy mission e s s e n t i a l

    t a sks (NMETS).(3 ) Ensure t h a t response to an NW inc iden t s ha l l beincluded as p a r t of normal f l e e t damage con t ro l and shore -basedemergency management plan .

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    d. Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEASYSCOM )NAVSEASYSCOM w i l l :

    (1 ) Provide d i r e c t suppor t to DIRSSP fo r NW RADCONt echn ica l guidance and ass i s t ance through a MOU, p er referenceIe) .

    (2) Maintain t echn ica l advisors and provide t echn ica lguidance and advice concerning r ad io log ica l monitor ing,contaminat ion con t ro l , decontaminat ion , and contaminatedmater ia l d i sposa l .

    (3) Provide a Navy rad ia t ion hea l th o f f i c e r o r c i v i l i anhea l th p h y s i c i s t to serve as d i r e c to r of the Accident Si t eHealth Group (ASHG ) .

    (4) Procure , mainta in, and d i s t r i bu t e requi red rad ia t ionde tec t ion and monitor ing equipment .

    (5) Provide an environmental s p e c i a l i s t to the N-RTFcommander to func t ion as the d i r e c to r of the Si t e Remediat ionWorking Group (SRWG).

    (6) Coordinate and develop remedia t ion plans fo r an NWinc iden t response .

    e . Commander, Naval F a c i l i t i e s Engineering Command(NAVFACENGCOM) . NAVFACENGCOM wi l l provide c i v i l engineer ingsuppor t equipment fo r an NW inc iden t response .f . Commander, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command(SPAWARSYSCOM) . SPAWARSyqCOM wi l l provide pr imary t e ch n i ca ladvice and ass i s t ance to havy and Marine Corps forces , ashore

    and a f loa t , on the employment of por tab le communications systemscapable of providing secure voice, record copy, and s a t e l l i t ecommunication capab i l i t i e s .g. Commander, Naval A ir Systems Command (NAVAIRSYSCOM) .NAVAIRSYSCOM wi l l provide t echn ica l ass i s t ance and advice to the

    CNO and subord ina te commands and forces , ashore and a f l oa t , fo rthe Tomahawk weapons system, the Tomahawk nuclear program, andthe Tomahawk a i r veh ic le .

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    h . DIRSSP. DIRSSP wi ll:

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    (1 ) Serve as th e program manager and t e c h n i c a l au th o r i t yfo r t e chn ica l opera t ions , sa fe ty , and maintenance o f DON NW andNW sys tems . DI RSSP i s the suppor t ing FO to eND N4 fo rdeveloping and coord i na t ing p o l i c i e s assoc ia t ed with the s a f e ty ,s ecu r i t y , supply suppor t , NW RADCON and r ad i a t i o n h ea l t h andassoc ia t ed NW i nc iden t response fo r DON NW and NW systems .

    (2) Serve as th e t e chn ica l au th o r i t y fo r de f in ingc re d i b l e NW i n c i d e n t s fo r t r a i n i ng and ex e rc i se pu r poses .

    (3) Serve as the t e chn ica l au thor i ty fo r adv i s ing NWresource sponsors (eND N4 and eNO NB) o f requ i rements to ensureNW i nc iden t r ead i n ess i s main t a ined .

    (4) Serve as program manager fo r t e chn ica l ope ra t ionsand maintenance o f NW and NW systems.

    (5 ) Ensure s t r a t eg i c weapons f a c i l i t i e s (SWFs) prepareNW i nc iden t response p l an s .

    (6 ) Provide pol i cy guidance to SWFs commandersconcerning prepa ra to ry NW i nc iden t p l ann ing in suppor t o f NWhandl ing , maintenance, and l o g i s t i c ope ra t ions , i n c lud ing , butno t l imi t ed to , the p rov i s i ons o f r e f e ren ce (b ) .

    (7) Es tab l i sh the minimum t ra in ing fo r i nc iden t responsefo rces . Ass i s t NETC in developing response fo rce t r a in ingcourses .

    (8) Ensure t h a t SWFs' NW i nc iden t exe rc i se s a reconducted a t l e a s t q u a r t e r l y .(9) Ensure t h a t SWFs a re capab le of hand l ing th e e f f e c t s

    o f a r ad io lo g i ca l i nc iden t o n s i t e . Ensure prepa ra t ions andr e l a t i o n s h ip s with l o c a l c i v i l a u t h o r i t i e s a re adequa te top r o t ec t l i f e , proper ty , and the environment dur ing th e i n i t i a lphase o f an NW i nc iden t .

    (10) Designa t e appropr ia te N-IRF commander fo r NWi nc iden t s t h a t ensures adequate SWF i n i t i a l on-scene responseduring an NW i nc iden t w it h in the SWF .

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    (11) Ensure t h a t SWFs i n i t i a t e appropr i a t e r ep o r t s toth e NMCC, USNORTHCOM, eNo, USFLTFORCOM, and o t h e rorganiza t ions /commands p e r reference ( 0 ) .

    (12) Task the SWFs to provide t e chn ica l , admin i s t ra t ive ,and personnel suppor t to th e N-IRF and N-RTF to completei nc iden t response and s i t e r e s t o ra t i o n .

    (13) Develop p o l i cy , guidance , and procedures fo r th eNavy NW i nc iden t response plan based on t e c h n i c a l au th o r i t y , SNFo p e ra t i n g requ i rements , and guidance from eND N3/NS, eND N4, andUSFLTFORCOM.

    (1 4 ) Develop NMETs fo r the N-IRFs and N-RTFs incoord ina t ion wi th USFLTFORCOM.i. USFLTFORCOM, COMPACFLT, and Navy Component Commanders.

    These commands w i l l :(1) Ensure th e sa fe , secure , and r e l i a b l e t e ch n i ca l

    o p e ra t i o n and maintenance o f f i e lded NW and NW sys tems undert h e i r cognizance .

    (2) Ensure appropr i a t e ope ra t iona l NW pla t fo rms ands t o rag e s i t e s des ig la ted p e r re fe rence (p) , and o t h e r a c t i v i t i e ss pe c i f i c a l l y a s s i g n ~ d an NW i nc iden t response miss ion, prepareNW i nc iden t p lans . The l i s t i n g of des igna ted responsea c t i v i t i e s must be coord ina ted wi th , and provided to , th eappropr i a t e GCC (copy to CNO N4 ) , p e r re fe rence (b) .

    (3) For an NW in l ident a f loa t , th e N-IRF commander i sth e commanding o f f i c e r or embarked FO and need n o t bes pe c i f i c a l l y des igna ted . N ~ = l e a r c e r t i f i e d a c t i v i t i e s and thoseun i t s in f l e e t n u c l ea r fo rce r eg en e ra t i o n p l an s a r e gene ra l lythose requ i red to main ta in an N-IRF. The l i s t i n g o f N-IRFcommanders w i l l be prov ided to t h e r e sp o n s i b l e GCC with a copyfu rn i shed to CNO .N4. Respons ib lities fo r N-IRFs a re con ta inedin re fe rence (b) . Afloa t N - I R ; ' ~ w i l l be compr ised o f u n i tpersonnel and w i l l have capabi i t i e s t a i l o re d to t h e i r ex i s t ingdamage con t ro l o rgan iza t ion .

    (4) Designa te an FO to ;e rve as the commander o f th ereg iona l N-RTF fo r Navy NW inci .dents with in the GCC's a rea o fr e sp o n s i b i l i t y (AOR). The N-R' 'F response to Navy NW i n c id en t s

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    t h a t occu r in CONUS i s r e s t r i c t ed to the boundaries o f Navyi n s t a l l a t i o n s , a nd may requ i re des i gnat ion of a n N-RTF fo r eachNavy i n s t a l l a t i on t h a t has custody of NW . Provide CNO N4 andGce with th e N-RTF updates as s i g n i f i c a n t changes occur .Def in i t ions and r e sp o n s i b i l i t ie s fo r N-RTFs are con ta i ned I nre fe re nce (b) .

    (S) Provide pol i cy guidance t o N-IRF and N-RTFcommanders and subord ina te commands concerning prepa ra to ryinc iden t planning in suppor t of NW handl ing and l og i s t i cmovements. This guidance should be cons i s t e n t wi th th eprovis ions of re fe rence (b) and th e d i rec t ion provided inre fe rence (e) .

    (6 ) Develop and publ i sh procedures t h a t al low th e N-RTFcommander th e au th o r i t y to t a s k Navy commands, under t heUSFLTFORCOM and COMPACFLT command autho r i t i e s , wi t h in 75 mi l esof i nc iden t respons e as necessary to ca r ry out i n i t i a l ac t ions .

    (7) Determine man, t r a in , and equip requirements toensure opera t iona l readiness of N-RTFs and p r ovide to theapp l i cab le headquar te rs fo r resourcing through CNO N4 .

    (8) Coordinate t ra in ing of response fo rces with DIRSSPand NETC .

    (9) Ensure the N- RTF a nd a l l support ing elements areexerc ised a nnual ly .

    (10) Ensure appropr i a t e N-RTF commanders maintain al i s t i ng of Department of Homeland Secur i ty s ecu r i t y c lea rancesand access reques t s fo r Federal , s t a t e , and loca l r es ponders tof a c i l i t a t e emergency management planning and coordina t ion .

    (11) Coordinate communicat i on requ i r ements fo r an NWi nc iden t respon se with in the GCC's AOR and ensure planning i scons i s ten t with Navy commun i ca t ion planning. Ensure t h a tcommunicat ions f a c i l i t i e s and equipment are s u f f i c i e n t toprovide voice and record communications, secure vo ice , videot e leconfe re ncing (secure /non-secure) , and photographiccapab i l i ty , when poss ib l e , between an NW i nc ide n t scene and th eNMCC, GCCs, NOC, USFLTFORCOM Mari t ime Opera t ions Center (MOC) ,and o th e r per t inen t commands and agencies .

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    OPNAVINST 3440.15B22 Jun 10(12 ) Provide no t i f i c a t i on to N- RTFs of a l l Navy NW

    movements .(13 ) Develop NMETs fo r the N-IRFs and N-RTFs in

    coordina t ion with DIRSSP and NETC.(14 ) Provide add i t iona l Navy suppor t to the inc iden tscene, as requested by the N- RTF commander u n t i l the GCC assumes

    C2 of the NW inc iden t .(15 ) In i t i a t e appropr ia te NW inc iden t , s a fe ty , and JAG

    Manual i nves t iga t ions .

    (16) USFLTFORCOM wi l l es tab l i sh procedures fo r prov id ingi n i t i a l Navy response to an NW inc iden t .j . N-RTF Commanders. N-RTF commanders wi l l :

    ( 1 ) Es tab l i sh NW inc iden t plans as pa r t o f emergencymanagement planning to be used by a c t i v i t i e s and u n i t s within aGCC's AOR . This guidance should include, but not be l imi ted to ,the prov is ions ou t l ined in re fe rence (b ) and enc losure (4 ) .

    (2 ) Iden t i fy the In teragency Combating Weapons o f MassDest ruc t ion Database o f Respons ib i l i t i e s , Author i t i e s , andCapab i l i t i e s ( INDRAC) as a s t r a t eg i c informat ion re fe renceresource t o a id in planning , a dvocacy, t r a i n i n g , and exerc i sesfo r the N-RTF missior . INDRAC Web s i t e s are (non-c las s i f i edIn te rne t pro toco l rou te r network (NIPRNET,h t tp : // indrac . dt ra .m il , cnd (sec re t In te rne t pro toco l rou te rnetwork (SIPRNET , h t t p s // i nd rac .d t ra . smil . m il .

    (3 ) Out l ine procedures and di scuss coordina t ion withFederal , s t a t e , t r i b a l , a ld loca l governments, as requi red .(4 ) Perform dut ie s as de l inea ted per re fe rence (b ) ,

    enc losure (4 ) , and ampl i fy ing i n s t ru c t i o n s i s sued by theappropr i a t e GCC, USFLTFORCOM, o r COMPACFLT, as appropr ia te .(5 ) Serve as the p r i n c i p a l DON i n t e r f a c e between Federa l ,

    s t a t e , and l oca l a u thor i t i e s fo r NW inc iden t response plann ing .(6) Conduct NW inc ide n t du t i es as ass igned by

    USFLTFORCOM / COMPACFLT orde rs o r d i r e c t ive s .

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    (7 ) Mainta in a t r a in ed s t a f f to per form the func t ionsaddressed h e re i n and in r e f e ren ce (b ) . Ensure , a t a minimum,t r a in in g i s prov ided fo r N-RTF as promulgated by NETC, DefenseThrea t Reduct ion Agency (OTRA), and DIRSSP.

    (8 ) Provide ap p ro p r i a t e fo l low-on OPREP-3 r e p o r t s p e rre fe ren ce (o) .

    (9) Provide command l ega l as s i s tance and p u b l i c a f f a i r sguidance.(lO) Determine th e requi rements fo r ou t s ide as s i s t an ce

    and n o t i f y th e NMCC, Gee, eNG N4, and USFLTFORCOM Moe .(11) Coordina te l o g i s t i c s suppor t wi th n a t io n a l , f l e e t ,

    and u . s . Navy command cen te r s .(12) Exerc ise the N-RTF and a l l suppor t ing e lement s a t

    l e a s t an n u a l ly . At a minimum, N-RTF exe rc i se s a re to co n s i s t o fa command p o s t exe rc i se o r t ab l e top exe rc i se , inc lud ing a l lasp ec t s o f r e f e ren ce (b) and en c lo su re (4) , wi th th e involvemento f , a t t h e i r d i s c r e t i o n , NMCC , 000, o t h e r Fed era l agency, s t a t eand l o c a l governments . Suppor t ing e lements s h a l l conduct af i e ld exe rc i se a t l e a s t annual ly to ensure p ro p e r use ando p e ra b i l i t y o f equipment .

    (13) Conduct an annual review o f plans , procedures , andc a pa b i l i t i e s .

    (14) Suppor t n a t i o n a l - l e v e l N-RTF FSE, inc lud ing a l lasp ec t s of emergency response , a t l e a s t every 5 yea rs . FSEs a reco o rd in a t ed by th e GCC wi th suppor t from DTRA and CNO N3/Ns.

    (15) Provide a d e t a i l ed r e p o r t o f annual N-RTF e x e rc i s e sconducted, to inc lude scenar io , e lements ex e rc i sed , p a r t i c i p a n t s ,l essons learned and c o r r e c t i v e ac t ions to CNO (N3/NS and N4) v iaUSFLTFORCOM.

    k. N-IRF Commanders. N-IRF commanders w i l l :(1) Mainta in a t r a in ed fo rce to per form th e func t ions

    addressed here . Plans and t r a in in g programs w i l l be developedand co o rd in a t ed wi th th e re spec t ive N-RTF commander to ensuree f f e c t i v e N-IRF/N-RTF coord ina t ion . DIRSSP and NETC w i l l

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    develop requi red t ra in ing to meet r e f e ren ce (b) d i r e c t i o n .Mainta in a t r a in ed s t a f f to per form th e func t ions addressedhe re in and in r e f e ren ce (b) . Ensure , a t a minimum, t ra in ing i sprovided fo r N-IRF as promulgated by NETC, DTRA, and DIRSSP.

    (2 ) Upon n o t i f i c a t i o n o f an NW i nc iden t involving NW o rNW components:

    (a) Designa te i n i t i a l OSCs fo r th e NW i n c i d e n t .(b) Evaluate th e s i t ua t ion to de te rmine if th e

    requirements of t h i s d i r e c t i v e apply . I f an NW i nc iden t hasoccurred , i n i t i a t e appropr i a t e i n i t i a l phone and messageno t i f i c a t i on o f th e even t , p e r re fe ren ces (a) and (0) , andprov ide advice fo r pro tec t ing l i f e , proper ty , and th eenvironment to Federa l , s t a t e , t r i b a l , and l oca l a u t h o r i t i e s .

    (3) Assume immediate mi l i t a r y c o n t ro l a t th e i n c i d e n tscene and take such ac t ion , with in l imi t s of t h e i r au th o r i t y andcap ab i l i t y , as may be necessary to minimize the i n i t i a l e f f e c t so f an NW inc iden t .

    (4) Perform dut i e s as de l inea ted in re fe rence (b ) ,enc losure (4) , and amplifying i n s t r u c t i o n s i s su ed by th eappropr i a t e GCC; US FLTFORCOM; COMPACFLT; Commander, u . s . NavalForces Europe; and N-RTF commander . These d u t i e s inc ludeprov i s ion fo r f i r e f i g h t i n g , rescue and medica l ope ra t ions , ands ecu r i t y ope ra t io n s t h a t may inc lude es tab l i shment o f an NDA .

    (5 ) Upon r e l i e f , a s s i s t the N-RTF commander, as d i r ec t ed .1 . DON NW Capable A c t i v i t i e s and EOD Units /Detachments .Per r e f e ren ce (p ) , NW capable and EOD a c t i v i t i e s w i l l :

    (1 ) Mainta in de ta i l ed NW i nc iden t response p l an s andd i r e c t i v e s . At a minimum, these p l a n s / d i r e c t i v e s w i l l inc ludeapp l i cab le procedures out l ined in t h i s i n s t ru c t i o n as amp l i f i edby GeC, f l e e t , type , o r system commanders. Direc t ive s a re to bet a i l o re d to th e i nd iv idua l command and should address th ei n t e r f ace with support ing Navy commands and o t h e r DoD and c i v i lagencies . Reference (b ) w i l l be used as a guide to developprocedures .

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    OPNAVINST 3440.15B22 Jun 10(2) Annual ly upda te resources capab le o f responding to

    o r be ing employed in r esponse to an NW i n c i d en t wi th in t h eINDRAC. INDRAC Web s i t e s a re NIPRNET: h t t p : // i n d r a c . d t r a . m i l ;and SIPRNET: h t t p s : // i n d ra c . d t r a . s m i l . m i l .9. Act ion . Commanders s h a l l prepare p lan s o r d i r e c t i v e sc o n s i s t e n t wi th th e prov i s ions o f t h i s i n s t r u c t i o n to ensure DONhas the a b i l i t y to q u ick ly and s a f e ly respond to an NW i n c i d e n t ,when r eq u i r ed .10. Records Management . Records c rea t ed as a r e s u l t o f t h i si n s t r u c t i o n , r eg a rd l e ss o f media and format , s h a l l be managedp e r SECNAV M-S210.1 o f November 2007.11. Reports Contro l . The r ep o r t i n g requ i rement s con ta inedwith in t h i s i n s t r u c t i o n a re exempt from r e p o r t s c o n t ro l bySECNAV M-5214.1 o f December 2005 .

    D i s t r i b u t i o n :

    w. R. BURKEVice Admiral , u . s . NavyDeputy Chief o f Naval Opera t ions(F lee t Readiness and L o g i s t i c s )

    E l ec t ro n i c only , v ia Department o f Navy Is suances Web s i t eh t t p : //d o n i . d a p s . d l a . m i l

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    AORARGASHGBUMEDC2CEATCERCLACHINFOCJCSCNOCONUSCOMPACFLTDCNODERPDIRSSPDoDDOEDONDSNDTRAECATECPEODEPAEPCRAFEMAFOFRMACFSEGCCICPINDRAC

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    ACRONYMS

    area o f r e sp o n s i b i l i t yAcciden t Response GroupAcciden t S i t e Heal th GroupBureau o f Medicine and Surgerycommand and con t ro lCommunity Emergency Act ion TeamComprehensive Environmenta l Response,Compensat ion and L i a b i l i t y ActChief of InformationChairman, J o in t Chie fs o f S t a f fChief o f Naval Opera t ionscon t inen ta l United S ta t e sCommander, u . s . Pac i f ic Flee tDeputy Chief of Naval Operat ionsDefense Environmenta l Res t o ra t i o n ProceduresD i r e c t o r , S t r a t eg i c Systems ProgramsDepartment of DefenseDepartment o f EnergyDepartment of th e NavyDefense Switched NetworkDefense Threa t Reduct ion Agencyex tended Navy c r i s i s ac t ion teame n t ry co n t ro l p o i n tex p lo s iv e ordnance d i s p o s a lEnvironmental Pro t ec t i o n AgencyEmergency Planning and Community R igh t toKnow Act' ed e ra l Emergency Management Agencyf : ag o f f i c e rFeJe ra l Radio log ica l Moni tor ing andAssessment Cente rf ~ l l - s c a l e e x e r c i s egJg r a ph i c combatan t commanderin d e n t command p o s t

    a g e n c y Combating Weapons o f MassD e s ~ u c t i o n Database o f R e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s ,Autho .- i t i e s and C a p a b i l i t i e sJudge .\ dvoca te Genera lJ o i n t In format ion Cente rJ o i n t Nuc le a r Acc iden t In c i d en t ResponseTeamMari t ime Opera t ions Cente r

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    Memorandum of UnderstandingMedical Radiobiology Advisory TeamMarine Corps secur i ty force ba t t a l i onsNaval A ir Systems CommandNaval Fac i l i t i e s Engineering CommandNaval Sea Systems Commandna t iona l defense areaNaval Educat ion and Tra in ing Commandnon-c las s i f i ed I n t e r n e t pro toco l r o u t e rnetworkNavy i n i t i a l response fo rceNat ional Mil i ta ry Command CenterNavy miss ion e s s e n t i a l t a sksNavy Operat ions Center"not to a l l "Navy response task fo rcenuclear weapon(s)Nuclear Weapons Accident / Inc ident ResponseSubcommitteeOffice of the Ass is tan t Sec re t a ry o f Defense(Publ ic Affa i rs )outs ide the con t inen ta l United S ta t e soff i ce of genera l counselOffice of the Chief of Naval Operat ionson-scene commanderpubl ic a f f a i r s o f f i c e rp r in c ip a l l eg a l adv i so rr ad io log ica l con t ro lSecre ta ry of DefenseSecre ta ry of th e Navysec re t In te rne t pro toco l r o u t e r networkSpace and Naval Warfare Systems CommandSi te Remedia t ion Working Groups t r a t e g i c weapons f a c i l i t yUnited Sta tesU.S. Flee t Forces CommandU. S . Northern Commandweapons recovery group

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    PUBLIC AFFAIRS REQUIREMENTS1 . Purpose. To implement re fe rence (1 ) .2. Discussion

    a . An NW i nc iden t , whether in a remote o r populated area ,has immediate publ ic impact . In today ' s globa l in fo rmat ionenvironment, the assumption must be made t h a t media worldwide andthe publ ic w i l l have near ly ins tan taneous knowledge of anyinc iden t . As quick ly as they can, news media wi l l be a t th escene and loca l c i t i z e ns w i l l immediately seek informat ion as towhat happened and how th e i nc iden t a f f e c t s t hem. Given publ i capprehension and an t i c ipa ted widespread news coverage of the NWinc iden t , a dynamic, t r anspa ren t , and comprehensive publ ica f f a i r s program must be r ap id ly implemented to ensure th ec r e d i b i l i t y of th e response e f f o r t .

    b. Commanders a t a l l l ev e l s a re respons ib le fo r mo n i t o r ingpubl ic understanding, iden t i fy ing publ ic concerns , and execu t ingpubl ic a f f a i r s and community r e l a t i o n s a c t i v i t i e s . Thesef unct ions are usua l ly delega ted to th e command's publ i c a f f a i r so f f i c e r (PAO) .

    (1 ) I t i s gene ra l ly U. S . Government po l icy to n e i t h e rconf i rm nor deny th e presence o r absence of NW a t a spec i f icac t i v i t y unless publ ic sa fe ty concerns d ic t a t e otherwise .Fur ther , most informat ion on NW and t h e i r s to rage loca t ions a rec l a s s i f i ed .

    (2) In th e event of lo s s , s e izu re , o r t h e f t of ancomponent o r se izu re of an NW s torage s i t e , th e OASD (PA)r e l ea s e informat ion. This does not apply OCONUS, fo re ignt e r r i t o r i e s , and possess ions where sp e c i f i c governmentagreements e x i s t fo r the r e lease of t h i s informat ion.3 . Action

    NW o rs ha l l

    a . During an NW i nc iden t occur r ing CONUS, th e OASD (PA) andthe N-IRF!N-RTF commander are requi red to confirm to the genera lpubl ic th e presence o r absence of NW o r r ad ioac t ive nuc lea rcomponents, when necessary , in the i n t e r e s t of publ i c sa fe ty o rto reduce o r preven t widespread publ ic alarm . Not i f i ca t ion of

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    publ ic a u thor i t i e s a l so i s requi red i f the pub l i c i s , o r may be,in danger of rad ia t ion exposure o r o th e r danger posed by the NWo r NW components.

    b. During an NW inc iden t OCONUS, the OASD (PA) o r the GCC,with concurrence of the fore ign government through theappropr ia te ch ie f of U. S. mission, may confirm the presence ofNW o r r ad ioac t ive nuclear components in the i n t e r e s t of publ i csa fe ty .

    c . Not i f i ca t ion of publ ic a u thor i t i e s a l so i s requi red i fthe publ ic i s , o r may be, in danger of rad ia t ion exposure o ro ther danger posed by the weapon o r i t s components.

    d. The CNO s ha l l , in coordina t ion with CHINFO:(1 ) Immediately es tab l i sh l i a i s on with PAOs a t OASD (PA),

    NMCC, GCC, DOE, Federa l Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) , DTRA,Jo i n t Informat ion Center (J IC), and o ther s e rv ices from the newsdesk a t CHINFO. Addi t iona l ly , the Department of Sta te PAO s ha l lbe no t i f i e d and consu l t ed fo r an NW inc iden t OCONUS o r when thep o t e n t i a l e x i s t t ha t con taminat ion may cross the borders of theUnited Sta tes .

    (2) Coordinate media br ie f ings by appropr ia te Navyo f f i c i a l s ; coord ina te wi th OASD (PA) in the prepara t ion of pres sre leases fo r na t iona l - l eve l r e lease .

    (3 ) Ensure t ha t the N-RTF commander i s advi sed , throughappropr i a t e ope ra t ions cen te r s , of na t iona l - l eve l media ac t iv i tyaddressing Navy NW inc iden t response and recovery opera t ions .

    e . USFLTFORCOM/eOMPACFLT s ha l l :(1) Not i fy CHINFO, OASD (PA) , and the Gce PAO of an NW

    inc iden t and prov ide t imely , accura te da ta regard ing emergenteven t s as they become ava i l ab le .

    (2 ) Make provis ions for regiona l FEMA, DOE, GCC, andse rv ice pubic a f f a i r s r ep resen ta t ion on the ECAT to ensure t h a tcoord ina ted publ ic a f f a i r s guidance i s ava i lab le a t a l l l eve l sof command.

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    (3) Ensure publ ic a f f a i r s r e spons i b i l i t i e s , as out l inedin re fe rences (b) and (1 ) , are addressed in t h e i r contingencyplans and are followed by N-IRF or N-RTF commanders . The publ ica f f a i r s procedures s ha l l be in the form of a c h e c k l i s t and sha l linclude the i tems contained in re fe rence (d ) .

    (4 ) Provide cont ingency p ub l i c informat ion re l eases ascontained in re fe rences (b) and (1) . Actual re l eases should bet a i l o r e d to the ex i s t ing s i t ua t ion , as necessary .

    (5) Ensure adequate publ ic a f f a i r s manning,communications, and l og i s t i c suppor t for response to an NWinc iden t a re provided .

    (6 ) Conduct annua l t ra in ing b r i e f ings on the publ ica f f a i r s aspec ts of an NW inc iden t . This t r a in ing should includethe po l icy gu idance contained in re fe rences (b ) and (I) , as wellas the command's implementing guidance .

    f . N-IRF and N- RTF commanders s ha l l ensure the fo l l owingpubl ic a f f a i r s i s sues are addressed in t he i r contingency plans :

    (1) Procedures fo r obta in ing publ ic a f f a i r s guidancefrom OASD (PA) and or execut ing except i ons to po l icy of "nei therconfirm nor deny" the presence of NW. These procedures shouldbe in the form of a check l i s t and should conta in the fol lowing:

    (a) OASD PAl and CHINFO du t y o f f i c e r te lephonenumbers. For OASD(PA), the fol lowing numbers apply: workinghours - commercial (703) 697-5131 or Defense Switched Network(DSN) 227-5131 ; a f t e r hou ..:s duty o f f i c e r ce l l phone - (703) 678-6162. For CHINFO: duty hours , phone DSN 227-7391 or commercial(703)697-739 1i a f ':e r hours , duty o f f i c e r c e l l phone - (703) 304-2761.

    (b) P r o c ~ i u r e s fo r announcing t h a t the scene of anNW inc i dent has been uec la red an NDA. Au t hor i ty fo r t h i sdeclara t ion i s the F ~ d e r a l po l ice power of 000 tha t i s inherentin the r e spons i b i l i t i e s charged to 000 under the var iouss ta tu tory provis ions dea l ing with the development , s torage, anduse of NW . Pol icy and guidance i s provided in references (b )and Id) .

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    (cl Procedures fo r es tab l i sh ing a JIC fo r a l l NWinc iden ts when the publ ic i s , o r may be, a f f ec t ed . The JICshould provide fo r r ep resen ta t ion from and communicationf a c i l i t i e s fo r DoD, DOE, FEMA, and s t a t e and l o ca l publ i ca f f a i r s o f f i c i a l s . As d i rec ted by th e N-RTF commander, th esen io r Navy publ ic a f f a i r s r ep resen ta t ive s ha l l develop andcoord ina te a l l media r e leases from the JIC. The N-IRF o r N-RTFcommander i s respons ib le fo r the t echn ica l accuracy and se c u r i t yc l a s s i f i ca t i on of a l l media r e leases .

    (d) Procedures fo r ac t iva t ing a community emergencyac t ion team (CEAT ) to respond to publ ic concerns and to keepc i v i l o f f i c i a l s informed. A ll i n format ion to be given to th epubl ic by th e CEAT s ha l l be approved by the N-RTF commander .

    (2) Publ ic a f f a i r s manning requirements , inc ludingcommunications and l og i s t i c suppor t .

    th eand

    (3) Public a f f a i r s coordina t ionl ega l i t y of secur i ty force ac t ions ,othe r i s sues addressed in enclosure

    with the PLA to addressth e v i a b i l i t y of th e NDA,(3) .

    (4 ) Prepared sample cont ingency news r e leases p erre fe rences (b) and {I}.

    (5 ) Prov i s ions fo r news media suppor t 1n th e JIC.

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    1. Purpose. To provide requirements , i den t i fy l ega l resourcesand e s t a b l i s h minimum s tandards to be followed by N-IRF and NRTF commanders, command l ega l of f i c e r s , s t a f f judge advoca tes ,and the of f ice of genera l counsel (OGe ) .2. Discuss ion

    a . The r e s pons ib i l i t i e s and procedures ou t l ined in t h i senclosure and re fe rences (a) and (b ) are app l icab le to a l l navala c t i v i t i e s and should be used in the development and execu t ionof plans to provide prompt l ega l suppor t to the N-IRF and N-RTFcommanders.

    b. An NW inc iden t wi l l presen t many complex l ega l i s suesfo r both the N-IRF and N-RTF commanders. Both, in t h e i r turn ,represent the u . s . Government to the genera l publ ic , s t a t e ,t r i b a l , and l oca l o f f i c i a l s . Legal i s sues a r i s ing may inc lude :

    (1 ) Exerc i s ing the ~ a v y ' s l ega l au thor i ty andre spons ib i l i ty to secure , con t ro l , and pro tec t NW asse t s withinthe l imi t s o f U.S. law governing the use of mil i ta ry personneland equipment to mainta in orde r o r a s s i s t c i v i l a u thor i t i e s onnonmil i ta ry prope r ty (e . . , Posse Comitatus r e s t r i c t ions ) .

    (2 ) Res t r i c t ing the 9=neral publ i c o r assuming exc lus ivecon t ro l of p r i v a t e proper ty (I i t h e r r e a l o r persona l ) fo rpurposes of publ i c sa fe ty o r p 'o tec t ion of c l a s s i f i ed mate r i a l .

    (3 ) Q u e s t i o n ~ of Fedel supremacy where Federa li n t e r e s t s are in con 'l i c t witl s t a t e , t r i b a l , o r l oca l i n t e r e s t s .

    (4 ) Recovering l o s t m i l ~ ' a r y equipment o r c l a s s i f i e dmate r i a l from c i v i l i a , p e r s o n n ~ l .

    (5 ) Processing cla ims a g a i n s the United Sta tes fo rpersona l in ju ry , death , an lo s s o r damage to proper ty .(6 ) Appl ica t ion c: :he s tanding ru les o f engagement o r

    s tanding ru les fo r the u s ~ o f force as app l icab le to the NWinc iden t based on the gee graphic loca t ion and di rec t ion fromhigher au thor i ty .

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    (7) Coordinat ing with hos t nat ion laws, regula t ions , andpol ic ie s when respond i ng to an NW inc ident in fore ign t e r r i t o ry .

    (8 ) Law of the Sea i s sues appl icable to an NW inc iden toccurr ing outs ide the U.S t e r r i t o r i a l sea .

    c. Naval JAG and OGC command counsel should a s s i s t indeveloping con t ingency plans and re l a t ed documents and should beass igned to the N-IRF and N-RTF as the PLA. Advanced planningwi l l permit the N-IRF or N-RTF commander to a n t i c i pate l ega lproblems and wi l l f a c i l i t a t e ass igning l ega l r e spons i b i l i t i e s inthe event of an inc iden t .3 . Action. The PLA sha l l :

    a. Ensure a claim process ing f a c i l i t y i s es tab l i shed a t theNW inc iden t s i t e and adequate suppor t personnel , equipment , andcla ims forms are ava i l ab le .

    b. Es tab l i sh channels for coordina t ing t echn ica l l e g a lmat te rs with higher headquar ters and o ther Federal depar tmentsand a g e n c ~ e s .

    c . Organize and superv i se the l ega l element a t th e NWinc iden t s i t e , inc luding the cla ims process ing f a c i l i t y .

    d. Review opera t iona l plans to ensure they meet l ega lrequirements , par t i cu l a r l y in the areas of secur i ty ,iden t i f i ca t ion of i n s t a l l a t i on s t a tus under sect ion 11004 oft i t l e 42, U.S.C. , i de n t i f i c a t i on of appropr ia te s t a t e and l oca lo f f i c i a l s to rece ive no t i f i c a t i on , and documentation of fac t sfo r use in p o t e n t i a l cla ims and l i t i g a t i o n .

    e . Coordinate with and advise th e PAO and o th e r appropr ia teresponding elements on the l ega l i t y of secur i ty force ac t ionsand v i a b i l i t y of the NDA .

    f . Ensure pre l iminary and fo l low-up repor t s required bySECNAV Manual 5510 . 36 of June 2006, by sect ion 9603 of Ti t l e 42,U. S.C . (the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,and Li ab i l i t y Act (CERCLA)), by sec t ion 11004 of Ti t l e 42, U.S.C.(the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA)),and by sect ion 2705 of Ti t l e 10, U. S.C. (the DefenseEnvironmental Restora t ion Procedures (DERP ) ) , as app l icab le , are

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    submit ted by th e N-IRF o r N-RTF commander. Sect ion 9603 ofTi t l e 42, U.S.C. (CERCLA) r equ i res no t i fy ing th e Nat iona lResponse Center of th e r e lease of a hazardous subs tance .Sec t ion 11004 of Ti t l e 42, U.S.C. (EPCRA) r equ i res no t i fy ing th es t a t e and l o ca l emergency planning committee of the r e lease of ahazardous substance. Sect ion 2705 of Ti t l e 10, U.S . C . (DERP)requ i re s 000 no t i fy EPA, s t a t e , and l o ca l a u thor i t i e s of ar e lease or threa tened r e leases of hazardous substances a t a 000f a c i l i t y .

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    NUCLEAR WEAPON INCIDENT PLANNING AND RESPONSE GUIDANCE1. Purpose. To provide guidance concerning procedures to beinc luded in NW inc iden t response di rec t ives and b i l l s . Thisguidance i s appl icable to those NW capable a c t i v i t i e s l i s t e d inre fe rence (p l and o th e r a c t i v i t i e s des igna ted by USFLTFORCOM /COMPACFLT.2. Discuss ion .fol lowed a t the References (al and (bl conta in guidance to beo u t s e t o f , and dur ing , an NW inc iden t . Theprocedures are f l ex ib le and may be modified as necessary toaccommodate any NW inc iden t . For shore a c t i v i t i e s i de n t i f i e dabove, the NW response plans should inc lude p rov is ions fo r usingappl icable resources ava i lab le from 000, DOE, DTRA, FEMA, ando th e r organ iza t ions a s ou t l ined in re fe rence (e l . For a f l oa tun i t s , plans should be included in the damage con t ro l b i l l . Theguidance provided here and in re fe rence (e l was developedcons i s ten t with peacet ime ope ra t ions . During pe r iods ofadvanced defense readiness condi t ions or ac tu a l combat, DONcommanders, commanding of f i c e r s , and off i ce rs - in -charge wi l l usethese procedures cons i s ten t with preva i l ing opera t iona lrequi rements .3. USFLTFORCOM / COMPACFLT Respon s i b i l i t i e s . USFLTFORCOM /COMPACFLT should ensure t ha t des igna ted a c t i v i t i e s develop NWinc iden t plans incorpora t ing the minimum s tandards con ta ined inre fe rence {b l and t h a t the plans are coord ina ted with theappropr i a t e DON and non-DON agencies and commands. These plansshould be reviewed and updated a t l eas t annual ly .

    a . Within the cons t ra in t s of mission ass ignment , NWinc iden t plans should inc lude the fol lowing:

    (1 ) Establ ishment of a command duty o f f i c e r / of f i ce r -o f the-day emergency ac t ion plan de ta i l ing procedures to befol lowed when no t i f i e d of :(al An NW inc iden t within t h e i r geographic

    j u r i s d i c t i on .(b l A reques t f o r a s s i s t ance from the NMCC, NOe,

    DTRA opera t ions cen te r , Gee, o r o ther s e rv ices o r agenc ies .

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    (2 ) Procedures fo r assuming i n i t i a l command a t the sceneof an NW inc iden t . These procedures should inc lude provis ionsfor :

    (a) Provid ing immediate phys ica l se c u r i t y fo rc l a s s i f i ed mate r i a l inc luding provis ions fo r reques t ing suppor tfrom c i v i l law enforcement agenc ies and asse t s from o therse rv ices .

    (b ) Establ ish ing t imely communications, inc luding:1. NW i nc iden t repor t ing under re fe rence (0 )

    2. Telephone (DSN o r commercial) , radio , o rland- l ine communications between the NW inc iden t scene andchain-of-command.3 . Effec t ive communications with s t a t e , t r i b a l ,

    l oca l , FEMA a u thor i t i e s , and response e lements .(c) Provid ing emergency medica l and f i r e ass i s t ance

    inc luding prov i s ions fo r reques t ing suppor t from c i v i l i anhosp i t a l s and f i r e depar tments .

    (d ) Providir:3 pro tec t ive ac t ions recommendations, incon junc t ion with FEMA e n i o th e r Federa l agenc ies when prac t i ca l ,to s t a t e , t r i b a l , and IOC11 a u thor i t i e s .

    (e) Assis t ing the N-IRF o r N-RTF commander of an NWinc iden t scene by prov id i lg or ob ta in ing :1. T r ~ , s p o r t a t i o n . 2. Mess :.ng and b i l l e t ing f a c i l i t i e s .3. M e d ~ ~ a l f ac i l i t i e s and medica l personne l , as

    ava i l ab le .4. Laund. - 1a c i l i t i e s .5. Admini: r a t i ve suppor t .

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    6. Communicat ions f a c i l i t i e s and equ ipments u f f i c i e n t to p r ~ v i d e voice and record communicat ions , securevo ice , v ideo t e l econferenc ing ( s ecu re /n o n -secu re ) , andphotographic capab i l i ty , when poss ib l e , between an NW i nc iden tscene and th e NMCC, Gees, Noe, USFLTFORCOM Moe, and o t h e rp e r t i n en t commands and agencies .

    7 . Ass i s t an ce i n i d e n t i f y i n g augmenting fo rcesand mate r i a l v i a th e NMCC, Gee, eND, USFLTFORCOM, COMPACFLT, o rNavy component commander, as ap p ro p r i a t e .

    ( 3 ) Procedures fo r th e t r a in in g of command perso nn e l inan NW i nc iden t response .

    (4 ) Publ ic a f f a i r s and l e g a l requ i rements as o u t l i n e d i nenc losures (2 ) and (5 ) of t h i s i n s t r u c t i o n .

    b. In add i t ion to th e prev ious out l ined requ i rements , a l la c t i v i t i e s ass igned an NW miss ion should ensure t h a t th efo l lowing are incorpora ted in an NW i n c id en t re sponse plans :

    ( l ) Procedures to be fo l lowed dur ing rou t ine s to rage ,mai n t enance , handl ing , l o g i s t i c s movement, a nd opera t io na lr ead i n ess maneuver scena r ios .

    (2 ) A comp r ehens ive exerClse program o f c re d i b l e NW andr a d i o l o g i c a l i n c i d e n t s . As a mi n imum, s e l ec t ed scen a r i o s shouldbe ex e rc i sed q u a r t e r l y wi th each major a rea o f i n c i d e n t re sponseex e rc i sed p e r io d i ca l l y .

    ( 3 ) Procedures fo r r en d e r i ng as s i s t an ce , when r eq u es t ed ,t o o the r se rv ice s , Federa l , o r c i v i l a c t i v i t i e s i nvo lved in anNW i n c i d e n t .

    c . N-RTF plans shou ld inc lude p ro v i s i o n s fo r th ees tab l i shment o f an i n c i d en t command p o s t ( rCP), JIC, ASHGCente r , Weapons recovery group (WRG ) , and SRWG t h a t a readdressed f u r th e r in en c lo su re (S ) . N-IRF commanders a l soshould be cognizan t o f th e fu n c t io n s and requ i rements o f thesea c t i v i t i e s .

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    DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY (DTRA) OPERATIONS CENTER

    1. Purposea . The DTRA opera t ions cen te r was es tab l i shed under a j o i n t

    DoD and DOE agreement. DTRA opera t ions cen te r was es tab l i shedto a s s i s t the NMCC / JNAIRT, se rv ice opera t ions cen te r s , DOE, andc i v i l a u thor i t i e s in the execut ion of t he i r r e spons i b i l i t i e sdur ing an NW inc iden t involving r ad ioac t ive mate r ia l .

    b. As p er re fe rence (a) , the mil i ta ry se rv ices , DTRA, andDOE provide DTRA's INDRAC Web s i t e with informat ion necessary tomaintain records regard ing the loca t ion and capabi l i ty ofspec ia l i zed u n i t s and teams t h a t can be employed fo r emergencyr ad io log ica l inc iden t ope ra t ions .2. Discussion .j o i n t agreementDTRA opera t ionsDTRA opera t ions

    The Navy's re spons ib i l i ty wi th r espec t to thei s to e s t a b l i s h procedures to ensure t ha t thecen te r i s advised of a l l ra d i o log ica l inc iden t s .cen t e r ' s pr inc ipa l t a sk and func t ions are to :

    a . Maintain cur ren t informat ion from DOE, DTRA, and these rv ices as to loca t ion and a v a i l a b i l i t y of s pe c i a l i zed 00 0 andDOE teams o r organ iza t ions c a p a b l ~ of responding to inc iden tsinvolving r ad ioac t ive mate r ia l .

    b. Receive no t i f .ca t ion o f an NW inc iden t and reques ts forass i s t ance .c . Request a s s i s ance, as necessary , from DoD o r DOE.d. Provide NW in c den t informat ion to appropr ia te commandsand agencies .e . Obtain a l l ava i lcb . e informat ion regarding t h e

    r ad ioac t ive mate r ia l i n v o # v ~ d in the NW inc iden t and dissemina teto response forces a t the l i t e .

    f . Refer publ ic queri l 3 to the JIC es tab l i shed by these rv ice o r agency having pr . n ~ r y command r e spons i b i l i t i e s a t theNW inc iden t s i t e .

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    NAVY RESPONSE TASK FORCE (N-RTF) JOINT COORDINATION CENTER1 . Purpose.s t a f f ed nodes2 . Discussion

    To prov ide an overview of s i g n i f i c a n t j o i n t l yo f th e NW i nc iden t N-RTF organ iza t ion .

    a . rep - serves as th e primary coordina t ion cen t e r fo r th eN-RTF commander. I t i s th e fo ca l poin t fo r C2 o f o n - s i t eopera t ions and coord ina t ion of ac t ions wi th suppor t inga c t i v i t i e s , both on and o f f s i t e , inc lud ing l i a i so n wi th out s ideFedera l , s t a t e , loca l , and t r i b a l agencies and responders .

    b . JIC - se rv es as th e fo ca l p o i n t fo r development o fin fo rmat ion re leased to publ ic and press as au t h o r i zed by th e NRTF commander. The f a c i l i t y w i l l prov ide fo r the coord ina t ionbetween th e N-RTF commander, Federa l , s t a t e , l o ca l , and t r i b a la u t h o r i t i e s , as wel l as th e OASD (PA) . To al low fo r acces s tonon-nava l a c t i v i t i e s , the JIC should be l o ca t ed out s ide th es ecu r i t y and NDA per imeter .

    c . ASHG - se rv es as th e N-RTF commander ' s c e n t r a l e lementfo r es t ab l i s h in g and admin i s te r ing o ccu p a t io n a l h ea l t h ands a f e ty programs ( inc lu ding r a d i o l o g i c a l hazards ) implemented top r o t ec t a l l o n - s i t e personnel responding to , o r o n - s i t epersonnel a f f ec t ed by, an NW i nc iden t . In format ion p rov ided byth e ASHG i s e s s e n t i a l dur ing t h e d ec i s i o n making processes fo rweapons recovery t h a t could a f f e c t o n - s i t e workers ' hea l th ands a f e ty and has an o f f - s i t e impact , as wel l . The ASHG p ro v id esth e N-RTF commander wi th a cen t r a l i z ed source o f c u r r e n t o n - s i t ehea l th and s a f e ty in fo rmat ion . ASHG in fo rmat ion i s shared wi thth e Federa l Radio log ica l Moni tor ing and Assessment Cente r (FRMAC)to a s s i s t them in es t ab l i s h in g appropr i a t e and e f f e c t i v e o f f -s i t e ac t ions in response to an NW i nc iden t .

    (1 ) The sen io r Navy r ad i a t i o n hea l th o f f i c e r o rr ad i a t i o n s a f e ty ad v i so r on th e N-RTF should e s t a b l i s h andd i r e c t o p e ra t i o n o f th e ASHG u n t i l r e l i eved by a des igna tedr e p re s e n t a t i v e from Commander, NAVSEASYSCOM and s h a l l then se rv eas the l i a i so n between th e N-RTF commander and th e ASHG d i r e c t o r .

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    (2 ) DOE Acciden t Response Group (ARG) h ea l t h and s a f e tyresponse personnel r e p o r t to and co o rd in a t e t h e i r e f f o r t sthrough th e ASHG. Re f e rence (e) prov ides in fo rma t io n concern ingsuppor t ing elements a v a i l a b l e t o th e ARG .

    (3 ) The ASHG i s th e s i n g l e c o n t ro l p o i n t fo r th e N-RTFcommander fo r o f f - s i t e in fo rmat ion through l i a i so n with th eFRMAC . The FRMAC i s a DOE-managed c e n t e r e s t a b l i s h e d tocoord ina te r a d i o l o g i c a l moni tor ing and assessment suppor t tos t a t e and l o ca l governments . The DOE o f f - s i t e t e c h n i c a ld i r e c to r i s respons ib le fo r the FRMAC. Respons ib i l i t y fo r FRMACopera t ions may be t rans fe r red to th e Environmental Pro tec t ionAgency (EPA ) a t a t ime mutua l ly agreed upon by DOE and EPA.

    (4) Elements o f th e Consequence Management AssessmentTeam from DTRA a re l o ca t ed in th e ASHG to adv ise and a s s i s t th eN-RTF commander on mat te rs r e l a t i n g to r a d i o l o g i c a l hea l th ands a f e ty i s s u e s . The Armed Forces Radiobiology ResearchI n s t i t u t e ' s Medical Radiob io logy Advisory Team (MRAT) i s such anas s e t . The MRAT can be p r e s e n t o r con tac ted by t e lephone fo rs t a t e - o f - t h e - a r t medical r ad io b io lo g y ad v ice .

    d. WRG - se rv es as the N-RTF commander ' s c e n t r a l e lementfo r plann ing and execu t ing th e recovery p rocess which inc ludesth e sa fe recovery , packaging, and t r a n s p o r t i n g o f NW andcomponents i nvo lved in the NW i nc iden t . The s e n i o r DoDr e p re s e n t a t i v e w i l l i i r e c t th e o p e ra t i o n s of the WRG. Thedeputy WRG d i r e c t o r w i l l be a member o f th e DOE ARG. The WRGw i l l draw the maj o r i t y o f p e r sJn n e l and exper t i s e from th e DOEARG, es p ec i a l l y fo r weapons recovery , packaging, and t r an s p o r t .

    e . SRWG - se rv es as th e N-RTF commander ' s c e n t r a l e lementfo r beginn ing the s i t e r , 'media t ion process . The SRWG w i l li n i t i a t e the s i t e r e m e d i o n plann ing p ro ces s , develop th e longterm p l an , and begin p l an mplementa t ion . The SRWG worksc lose ly wi th and draws expe ." t i s e from Federa l , s t a t e , l o ca l , andt r i b a l government agencies The s e n i o r i n s t a l l a t i o nenvi ronmenta l r ep re sen t a t i " e w i l l e s t a b l i s h and d i r e c to p e ra t i o n s of the SRWG u n t l l re l i eved by a des igna tedr e p re s e n t a t i v e from C o m m a n d ~ r , NAVFACENGCOM.

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    1 . Purpose . To prov ide guidance fo r plann ing and conduc t ings ecu r i t y o p e ra t i o n s a t the scene o f an NW i n c i d e n t .2. Discussion

    a . The presence o f NW o r NW components a t an NW i n c i d e n ts i t e requ i r e s immediate implementation of an e f f e c t ive se c u r i t yprogram. I n a l l cases , c lose coord ina t ion wi th c i v i la u thor i t i e s w i l l be e s s e n t i a l throughout th e NW inc iden tresponse e f f o r t .

    b . A ll N-IRF/N-RTF commanders s h a l l inc lude a s ecu r i t yannex in response plans o u t l i n in g procedures to be fol lowedduring an NW i nc iden t . References (b) and (k ) prov ide guidancefo r plann ing and conduct ing s ecu r i t y o p e ra t i o n s a t th e scene ofan NW i n c i d e n t . The complexi ty and scope o f s ecu r i t y plann ingw i l l depend on the ex i s t i n g r e so u rces o f th e command .

    c . The t imely a p p l i c a t i o n o f a r ange o f emergencyprocedures i s c r i t i c a l to the su ccess fu l p ro secu t i o n of an NWi nc iden t response . I t i s impera t ive , t he re fo re , t h a t advancedplann ing and t r a in in g be conducted between f i r e f i g h t e r s ,s ecu r i t y fo rces , medical , and EOD personnel to ensure t h a temergency procedures a re a l lowed to proceed unimpeded whileap p ro p r i a t e NW s ecu r i t y i s main ta ined .

    d.and (k ) In add i t ion to th e guidan ce prov ided in r e f e ren ces (b )s ecu r i t y plans should i d e n t i fy th e requ i rement to :

    (1) Es tab l i sh a s ecu r i t y per imeter inc lud ing a s i n g l ee n t ry c o n t ro l p o i n t (ECP). The ECP should be l o ca t ed a t , o rnear but no t to i n t e r f e r e wi th , th e con taminat ion c o n t ro ls t a t i o n .

    (2) Es tab l i sh e n t ry c o n t ro l procedures .(3) E s t a b l i s h e n t ry c o n t ro l logs t h a t con t a i n , as a

    minimum:(a) Names .(b ) Paren t organ iza t ion .

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    (4) Es tab l i sh an o n - s i t e secur i ty command cen t e r .(5 ) Es tab l i sh procedures and ensure se c u r i t y personnela re b r i e f ed on the l imi t s o f t h e i r au th o r i t y fo r enforc ing th e

    se c u r i t y bound a r i e s , apprehending versus a r r e s t i n g c i v i l i a npersonnel , using deadly force, and resp onding t o p o t e n t i a lt a c t i c s th e news media and c iv i l i a n populace might use in t h e i rques t fo r in fo rmat ion .

    (6 ) Es tab l i sh procedures fo r recovery of governmentmate r i a l from unau thor ized personnel .

    (7) Es tab l i sh procedure s fo r br ie f ing and debr ie f ingpersonnel .

    (8) Es tab l i sh procedures fo r t r a f f i c co n t r o l .(9) Es tab l i sh procedures fo r marking and secur ing the

    NDA.

    (10) Coordinate with the l eg a l of f i c e r s and PADs on th eresponse fo rce s t a f f and Federal , s t a t e , t r i b a l , and l o ca l lawenforcement agencies address th e l ega l i t y o f se c u r i t y forceac t ion and v i a b i l i t y ot th e NDA.

    e . N-IRFs/N-RTFs s ~ o u l d main ta in s u f f i c i e n t se c u r i t ypersonnel and equipment t o c o n t ro l an NW i nc iden t s i t e ,inc lud ing p e r i me t e r secu i t y , en t ry con t ro l , and p r o t ec t i o n ofc l a s s i f i e d mate r i a l . Sec .tr_ ty personnel should have, and bet r a in ed and prepared to d e ~ l y with weapons, ammunit ion, co ldweather gear , p r o t ec t i v e m a ~ k , rad ios , can teens , helmets , andothe r equipment as necessary .


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