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Planning Guidance for Responding to and Recovering from Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) Incidents After the Initial Response

In 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) collaborated with the Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to publish the RDD Response Guidance: Planning for the First 100 Minutes. The First 100-Minutes Guidance provides emergency planners and first responders with essential information on the initial response to an explosive RDD incident. ​

This document, Planning Guidance for Responding to and Recovering from Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) Incidents (PDF), picks up where the First 100-Minutes Guidance leaves off and provides planners with a framework for the sustained response to and recovery from an RDD incident. This document provides the framework needed to plan for the sustained response to and recovery from an explosive RDD incident occurring anywhere within the U.S. or its Territories.​ It is intended as a starting point to enable emergency planners, responders, and jurisdictional leaders to identify, prioritize, and implement response and recovery strategies specific to RDD scenarios they may face.