Nuclear Detonation Response

MOUND MUSEUM LECTURE SERIES SPOTLIGHTS

Topic

Responding effectively to a nuclear detonation requires addressing unique challenges not encountered in other radiation emergencies, such as nuclear power plant incidents or radiological dispersal devices. This lecture leverages insights from extensive assessments conducted by NNSA’s national laboratories and incorporates FEMA’s latest guidance, including:

• Planning Guidance for Response to a Nuclear Detonation, 3rd Edition (2022)
• Nuclear Detonation Response Guidance: Planning for the First 72 Hours (2023)
• Nuclear Detonation Preparedness: Communicating in the Immediate Aftermath (2024)

This lecture will discuss the impacts of a nuclear detonation and demonstrate life-saving strategies, including sheltering, evacuation planning, and effective communication in the aftermath.

Speaker’s Biography

Brooke Buddemeier is a certified health physicist with a Master’s in Radiological Health Physics from San Jose State University and his B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is part of the Global Security Directorate of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), providing technical leadership for multi-organizational efforts to deliver sound supporting science for radiological and nuclear terrorism risk assessments and response support. He facilitates response preparedness activities through advanced modeling and close coordination with international, federal, state, and local response organizations. He led the technical team that supported the development of the FEMA Planning Guidance for Response to a Nuclear Detonation (2022) and the FEMA Nuclear Detonation Response Guidance (2023). Brooke is a Scientific Vice President and board member of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) and served on the scientific committees which developed NCRP Report No. 165 – Responding to a Radiological or Nuclear Terrorism Incident: A Guide for Decision Makers, Report No. 175 – Decision Making for Late-Phase Recovery from Major Nuclear or Radiological Incidents, and Report No. 179 – Guidance for Emergency Response Dosimetry.

Also presented live via Zoom:

Log-on Mar 25 between 6:30 PM – 6:55 PM EST (Log-on closes at 7:00 PM when talk begins)
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For additional details on this presentation call 937-353-4457. The presentation is free and open to the public and has ample free parking.

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