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Home | Current Program | PAC 2 | SC 2-2SC 2-2: Key Decision Points and Information Needed by Decision Makers in the Aftermath of a Nuclear or Radiological Terrorism IncidentThe first meeting was held on October 29-30, 2007 and a review of the scope statement was completed. Committee members discussed the significant difference in the activities decision makers would be confronted with given an incident which involved a radiological dispersal device (RDD) or an improvised nuclear device (IND) or a nuclear weapon detonation. The next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for February 19-21, 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.The second meeting of the Committee was held on February 19-21, 2008. The Committee reviewed a number of presentations by Committee members that were relevant to the Committee’s charter. Using these presentations as discussion points the Committee defined the path forward for its report. The Committee continued to weigh the issue of how to best provide the reader what the Committee feels are significant differences between an RDD incident and an event in which a nuclear device is detonated. A revised outline of the report was developed and writing assignments were made for the next meeting to be held on April 16-17, 2008 in Bethesda, Maryland. In addition, the Committee will also look at other NCRP reports being prepared (or in final review) to ensure that the most current information is available to be included in the report. Other reference material continues to be published that impacts the scope and depth of the report. The third meeting of the Committee was held April 16-17, 2008 in conjunction with the annual meeting of NCRP. In addition, the Committee met with Program Area Committee (PAC) 3 (which focuses on issues related to operational radiation safety) and discussed larger issues associated with NCRP radiological and nuclear emergency issues. Writing assignments from the February meeting were reviewed and a significant amount of time was spent discussing a number of “current events” that have relevance to the work of the Committee. Minor changes were made in the organization of the report and updated writing assignments were made. A decision was made to engage representatives of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) as that federal agency plays a major role in the event of an accident involving a radiological dispersion device or an improvised nuclear device. The initial meeting with DOD was held in late June and additional information exchanges will take place at the next meeting which is scheduled for August 20-21, 2008 at the University of California-Davis Medical School in Sacramento, California. The fourth meeting of the Committee was held August 13-14, 2008 at the University of California-Davis Medical School in Sacramento, California. A significant update to the draft report was proposed and accepted. The format was structured to be similar to NCRP Commentary No. 19, which emphasizes the critical points in an “Executive Summary” and follows with the details of those points in the body of the report. A number of the Committee members are concurrently serving on other bodies preparing similar information and the goal is to be consistent with those other documents. Revised assignments were made for Committee members and an additional meeting was added to the schedule to expedite completion of the report. The Committee will have two conference calls (one in October and one in November) prior to the next meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico on November 19-20, 2008.
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