Progress on a Radiological Recovery Logistics Tool for Expedited Recovery Following a Wide Area Release – 21175
Citation:
Kaminksi, M., S. Parent, D. Johnson, M. Magnuson, L. Garcia, O. Amir, AND E. Calhoun. Progress on a Radiological Recovery Logistics Tool for Expedited Recovery Following a Wide Area Release – 21175. WM2021, Phoenix, AZ, March 08 - 12, 2021.
Impact/Purpose:
Argonne National Laboratory, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are developing a radiological recovery logistics tool (RRLT) that contains a database of common and specialty equipment available at local public works departments or commercial vendors that can be used to recover from an urban radiological release event. Through an intelligent software wizard, the RRLT helps the user understand what types of equipment might be available to accomplish general and specific recovery mission activities based on environmental and operational constraints. The purpose of the RRLT is to increase the resilience of urban communities by expediting recovery operations.
Description:
Argonne is building an intelligent computer application, the Radiological Recovery Logistics Tool (RRLT), to assist the understanding and allocation of resources for a mitigation and recovery effort. RRLT output will be a list of recommended methods and tools to accomplish the specified goal complete with important information and guidance on use and best practices. The model contains basic equipment information for all five support goals and associated mission scenarios. Current efforts focus on populating the guidance and best practice information, revising the Wizard algorithms to improve equipment recommendation, and simplifying the navigation experience.