RADEX 2019 table-top exercise
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he EPPR RADEX 2019 exercise was a half-day tabletop exercise (TTX) conducted on Monday June 3rd, 2019 as part of EPPR-I WG meeting in Bodø, Norway. RADEX 2019 followed up ongoing work in the EPPR ARCSAFE and RADSAR projects (see http://hdl.handle.net/11374/2395). The TTX scenario covered a maritime radiological/nuclear event involving search and rescue (SAR) operations in radiologically hazardous environment at sea. The exercise was planned and organized by Norway through the Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA, lead), the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre North Norway (JRCC-NN), and the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA), with contribution also from The United States through the US Department of Energy (US-DOE) on the development of the exercise scenario. Approval, steering and guidance of the TTX was provided by the EPPR WG through its regular meetings.