· ' • J l' I - · · '· • n - -· · - · · · · · - - · ERDA FACT SHE£T i NUCLEAR E 4£116EHCY SEARCH Tl AM • ·e t ·· ' ' '' 'G·' o c -•• ' '' Ul353i$' -- NESl A spacial r c up of sctaritis lillg1neers and techn1c111ns-has been fofl116d by the -Energy Resa111'ch nd Develo1M11tnt ll' ntstrat1on l R l to ' provide t hntca1 assistance to the FBI in N1spondin1r to nuclear tl1 ats 11 Th• g 'flup 1s called the Huelti_ar E llergency Search 'fe1111 ST and used I · ri» Y bl to help 1nvesttgate the threatened theft or use of redtoact1ve ' explosives or co1w1111t1 na1 ll p1os1vei devices 'that· might scatter nui l1111r •· 1111terfils Toe r dtat1on detectors· used by NEST 111'1 · tf a se11rch by walk1ng personnel sma11 van or boat priau elem ents of NEST can tr11nsportid ctur1119 OT' aircraft Appro- b1 mobfl1 1d in two lloun and lll8Y be transported · to tht Stll 8 ·of the search by lll'llitllry afrl 1ft camere1a1 or ERDA a rcraft ·or vehicle Covi1terillfJ rwclil11r threats requ1r•s teamwork by t'adtra1 • ·st1te·1111i1 ' ' ' 1oca1 agencies The F1der11 8uN11111 of Invostioatfon ·1111 ovilr1111 juris• · · I d'l on at thl l 1'iidera1 1eve I arid fs responsible for ·the legal aspi« tt of - co nterthreat act·lons taken • The l 'lrtnlent of I ' l oflll 1s respon 1b11 ' for expl sfve ordnanct disposal EltOA provides technical pers nnal and equ1P1111nt to assist 1n 1oe11t1ng and neutra11Zfllll rad1oacttve 1111urt11-or deli1cas In atkl1tion ERDA c11n provide technfcal personnel and equipment to respond to occfdent s 1nvo1v1ng radtotci'gfcal materla1s or otherwise throuliti standing radfo1og1c11 assistance ta111DS or ae 1dtnt response groups '' ' i • - 2• ' ' ERDA personilel · 1nd 11qufpllllnt are_ prepared to ' Evall llte thl techn1ctl cred1bf11ty of the_ • thrut' 2 Snrch for tho radioactive 111ter1a1 3• ld1nti'fy the tsotopi and quant1 ty of radfoect1V 111ter1111 ' ytald or 11p 11d or · 4 Assess the prolfflb111ty of nucleir '' I - radio1ct1v1· ' · 1111teri1h 5 Asstss the potential for personnel 1njuey ind property damage 1n ' the vent of activation of the device and fl • A11i1t· ' ' 1n the render-safe operation ' ERDA and 11 s Los Alllllllls New Mexico Sc1ent1f1c·Laboratoey LASL 1· Lawrence Ltvennore ta11forn1a Laboratory LLL Sandia Laboratories SL ' I ' 1n Albuquerque Hew Mexico a11d Livermore talifornia and an 1nduitr1a1 ·contractor_ EG G of Boston _ Ml111chusetts are conducting continuing ruaarch nd stucl y pm 1ecu·to illlJ l Ove SNrch capeb111ties ' ' Thl·thr1at1 to which NEST 'Is prepared to respond r ay involve lost or sto11n radioactive 1111terial 1mprovfsfJCI nuclear d ices or ··1mprovis1d radioactivity dispersal devicis If a nuclear threat 1s mad11 or tJ1 re 1s any· reson to suspect that lither nuclear ·explosives or devices to scatter··radioactlva '11111terials 11r1 involved ' ' the FIii -should ·be nciti Pied i llllldhtely 'The FBI ERIIA and DOD are co- op1ratin9 1n a r pid response capability to counter• nuclur threats ' 1 1ri1ty of potential