1. National Decontamination Team Paul G. Kudarauskas Deconologist and T&D Specialist October 18, 2007 Oak Ridge Regional Emergency Management Forum Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Oak Ridge, TN US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Emergency Management

2. Outline Organizational Structure Organizational Structure Background & Mission Background & Mission Personnel Personnel Capabilities, Equipment & Assets Capabilities, Equipment & Assets Responses & Activities Responses & Activities Partnerships & Coordination Partnerships & Coordination Contact Information Contact Information

3. Office of Emergency Management (OEM) The new OEM consolidates OSWER's emergency prevention, preparedness, and response duties by joining together the Oil Program Center, Emergency Response & Removal Center, and the Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office The new OEM consolidates OSWER's emergency prevention, preparedness, and response duties by joining together the Oil Program Center, Emergency Response & Removal Center, and the Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office Evaluation & Communications Regulation & Policy Development Deborah Y. Dietrich, Office Director Virtual: National Incident Coordination & Support Business Operations Center National Decontamination Team, Steve Hawthorn Program Operations & Coordination National Planning & Preparedness Dana S. Tulis, Deputy Director

4. Why Create the NDT? Identified void in decontamination needs Identified void in decontamination needs World Trade Center World Trade Center Anthrax Responses Anthrax Responses Improve Response Capabilities Improve Response Capabilities First government special team dedicated to WMD decon activities within EPA First government special team dedicated to WMD decon activities within EPA Immediate deployment (24/7) Immediate deployment (24/7)

5. Background Established 2003, fully staffed August 2007 Established 2003, fully staffed August 2007 15 Multidisciplinary trained personnel 15 Multidisciplinary trained personnel Contract support, 5 on-site Contract support, 5 on-site  Surge capacity additional expertise ($25M- $30M) Focus: Decontamination of WMD agents Focus: Decontamination of WMD agents Health and Safety Health and Safety Site Characterization Site Characterization Sampling Plans Sampling Plans Decontamination Decontamination Clean up level recommendations Clean up level recommendations Disposal options Disposal options Buildings, infrastructure, indoor environments, agriculture, environmental media

6. NDT Mission The NDT is a scientific and technical resource for the coordination, communication and delivery of decon expertise to local, state, national and international agencies To fully support and respond to events related to WMD, terrorism or any Incidence of National Significance NDT provides a unique combination of skills that supports operational implementation, planning, policy development and research direction for decontamination activities contributing to the protection of human health, the environment, and national security

7. Koch Natalie Koch Environmental Protection Specialist, Program Analyst Steve Hawthorn Team Leader, Environmental Scientist Lessa Givens Management Analyst, FCO NDT Personnel NDT Personnel

8. NDT Personnel Scott Hudson, M.S. CHP Health Physicist John Cardarelli II, Ph.D. CHP, CIH, PE Health Physicist, IH and Engineer Larry Kaelin Chemist Paul Kudarauskas Deconologist and T&D Expert Jeanelle Martinez, Ph.D. Toxicologist Timothy Curry, M.S. Environmental Engineer Project Manager - ASPECT

9. Leroy Mickelson, M.S. PE Engineer Anthony Zimmer, Ph.D. PE, CIH Engineer and IH Dino Mattorano, M.S. CIH Industrial Hygienist Michael Ottlinger, Ph.D. DABT Biochemist/Toxicologist Curtis Snook, MD Medical Officer NDT Personnel Mark Thomas, Ph.D., PE Environmental Engineer Project Manager - ASPECT

10. LEVEL A B C ICS CLEARANCES Industrial Hygienists Health Physicists Toxicologists Chemist Biologists Microbiologists Deconologist Geologists Hydrogeologists Engineers (Envi,Chem, & Nuc) Medical Officer Environmental Scientists T&D Specialist Scientific/Technical Expertise EXPERIENCED RESPONSESUPPORT

11. NDT Capabilities Primary function is to provide scientific and operational support to the EPA OSC (from initial to final stages of an incident) Primary function is to provide scientific and operational support to the EPA OSC (from initial to final stages of an incident) Provide expertise in CBR decontamination (for buildings, transportation, agriculture, food, open space, etc.) Provide expertise in CBR decontamination (for buildings, transportation, agriculture, food, open space, etc.) Accessibility to other decon resources (e.g., other Federal agencies, laboratories, academia, etc.) Accessibility to other decon resources (e.g., other Federal agencies, laboratories, academia, etc.) 24/7/365 emergency response assistance 24/7/365 emergency response assistance

12. NDT Capabilities Start to finish decon recommendations Start to finish decon recommendations Planning & coordination Planning & coordination Write decontamination plans Write decontamination plans Site assessment Site assessment Contamination ID, extent, risk & clearance Contamination ID, extent, risk & clearance Cleanup goals for CBR Cleanup goals for CBR Sampling Sampling Development and justification Development and justification Recommendation and implementation of decontamination technologies Recommendation and implementation of decontamination technologies H&S recommendations for WMD and large- scale events H&S recommendations for WMD and large- scale events

13. NDT Assets Technical experts in H&S, Rad, HVAC, nanotechnology, toxicology, medicine, and risk assessment Technical experts in H&S, Rad, HVAC, nanotechnology, toxicology, medicine, and risk assessment Mobile communications vehicles Mobile communications vehicles Air monitoring expertise/equipment Air monitoring expertise/equipment Scientific information provided via the Decon Portfolio Scientific information provided via the Decon Portfolio ASPECT - Airborne Spectral Photometric Environmental Collection Technology ASPECT - Airborne Spectral Photometric Environmental Collection Technology

14. National Buy List National Buy List Level A entry equipment Level A entry equipment Chemical monitors for VOC/SVOCs Chemical monitors for VOC/SVOCs Particulate/aerosol and weather monitors Particulate/aerosol and weather monitors Radiation response monitors Radiation response monitors Ventilation Detection Equipment Ventilation Detection Equipment P-Trak Ultrafine Particle Counter P-Trak Ultrafine Particle Counter Velocicalc Plus Portable Air Velocity Meter Velocicalc Plus Portable Air Velocity Meter Accubalance Plus Air Capture Hood Accubalance Plus Air Capture Hood Wide-Range Particle Spectrometer Wide-Range Particle Spectrometer NDT Equipment

15. NDT Assets/Equipment

16. A irborne S pectral P hotometric E nvironmental C ollection T echnology - ASPECT Screening tool for chemical & radiological materials Screening tool for chemical & radiological materials Uses thermal detection/infrared imaging Uses thermal detection/infrared imaging For emergency responses and RNA activities For emergency responses and RNA activities Products include: Products include: Aerial Photographs Aerial Photographs Infrared (IR) Imagery Infrared (IR) Imagery Information on Chemical Detections Information on Chemical Detections ASPECT is the Nation’s ONLY 24/7 airborne emergency response chemical/radiological plume mapping ASPECT is activated by a phone request through respective EPA emergency response regional offices The Los Alamos National Laboratory, Chemistry Division provides technical support

17. ASPECT

18. NDT Activities Portfolio Building Portfolio Building Training & Preparedness Training & Preparedness Responses Responses Intra- and Interagency Coordination Intra- and Interagency Coordination

19. Portfolio Building Activities Priority agents Priority agents WMD (CBR) WMD (CBR) Toxicology Toxicology Characterization Characterization Decontamination Decontamination Overview, evaluations, & recommendations Overview, evaluations, & recommendations Hypochlorite, Aqueous chlorine dioxide, Aqueous hydrogen peroxide Hypochlorite, Aqueous chlorine dioxide, Aqueous hydrogen peroxide TechXtract®, Sandia Foam and Decon Green, CASCAD®, L-Gel TechXtract®, Sandia Foam and Decon Green, CASCAD®, L-Gel Chlorine dioxide gas, Hydrogen peroxide vapor, Paraformaldehyde, Methyl bromide Chlorine dioxide gas, Hydrogen peroxide vapor, Paraformaldehyde, Methyl bromide Disposal Disposal

20. Portfolio Building Activities

21. Software TOOLS being evaluated include: Software TOOLS being evaluated include: CoBRA CoBRA WISER WISER Data Dictionary Data Dictionary Chemical companion Chemical companion DADS DADS ECAT ECAT RAT RAT BDR BDR TEVA TEVA CB Building Protection Tool CB Building Protection Tool Databases Databases Chemical and Biological Analytical Methods Database (ECBC) Chemical and Biological Analytical Methods Database (ECBC) http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov/

22. Training and Preparedness Level A and Physical Fitness Requirements Level A and Physical Fitness Requirements ISC 300-400; Safety Officer, EUL, and IC ISC 300-400; Safety Officer, EUL, and IC OSC Readiness 2006 OSC Readiness 2006 Stabilization and Decontamination of Radioactive Contaminated Surfaces Stabilization and Decontamination of Radioactive Contaminated Surfaces Clean-up Optimization Clean-up Optimization Avian Flu Avian Flu Regional Assignments / Support Regional Assignments / Support Superfund 2007 Superfund 2007 RDD and IND table top exercises RDD and IND table top exercises NDT “WMD Decontamination Workshop” NDT “WMD Decontamination Workshop”

23. NDT Responses Katrina Katrina Environmental Unit Environmental Unit Assistant Safety Officers Assistant Safety Officers Air Sampling Team Air Sampling Team Scientific Support Coordinator Scientific Support Coordinator Situation Unit Situation Unit NASCAR NASCAR Support to R3 OSC with ERT Support to R3 OSC with ERT Anthrax Anthrax Support to R2 OSC with ERT Support to R2 OSC with ERT Support to R1 OSC with ERT Support to R1 OSC with ERT

24. Partnerships & Coordination Knowing... to get what you need Knowing when to reach back... to get what you need Special Teams Reach back Special Teams NDT ERT RERT NCERT OSCs Field Response/ Preparedness Private Industry Other Federal Agencies Research NHSRC LANL LLNL Sandia DTRA

25. Interagency Coordination DHHS - Response to a Ricin Incident: for Federal, State, and Local Public Health and Medical Officials DHHS - Response to a Ricin Incident: for Federal, State, and Local Public Health and Medical Officials Anthrax Technical Document Anthrax Technical Document DOL/OSHA draft guidance on Avian Flu DOL/OSHA draft guidance on Avian Flu DHS/FEMA's 2006 Hurricane Season CONOPS DHS/FEMA's 2006 Hurricane Season CONOPS DHS/EPA - Restoration Plan for Major International Airports after a Bioterrorist Attacks DHS/EPA - Restoration Plan for Major International Airports after a Bioterrorist Attacks A Water Security Handbook: Planning for and Responding to Drinking Water Contamination Threats and Incidents A Water Security Handbook: Planning for and Responding to Drinking Water Contamination Threats and Incidents Joint Field Office (JFO) Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Annexes, Joint Field Office (JFO) Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Annexes, JFO Field Operations Guide (FOG) JFO Field Operations Guide (FOG) NRP Notice of Change, along with the attached NRP Quick Reference Guide NRP Notice of Change, along with the attached NRP Quick Reference Guide DOE, DHHS/CDC, Customs, others DOE, DHHS/CDC, Customs, others

26. EPA Admin OSWER NDTERT ORD NHSRC ORIA RERT Montgomery RERT Las Vegas Intra-agency Coordination

27. Current US EPA Special Teams Current US EPA Special Teams ERT - broad scientific support for response to oil and hazardous materials incidents ERT - broad scientific support for response to oil and hazardous materials incidents RERT - radiological scientific support RERT - radiological scientific support NDT – WMD, INS technical and scientific support NDT – WMD, INS technical and scientific support NCERT - National Counter Terrorism Evidence Response Teams, provides law enforcement crisis management support to the FBI NCERT - National Counter Terrorism Evidence Response Teams, provides law enforcement crisis management support to the FBI

28. How will the NDT “fit” in the response? 24/7 availability Will assist the EPA OSC Will operate under the NIMS within ICS Will be available to participate in drills and exercises

29. U.S. EPA - INCIDENT MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS) 2006 Report

30. Why NDT? One-stop Shopping with 24/7 Access One-stop Shopping with 24/7 Access Internal Agency Resources including Special Teams Internal Agency Resources including Special Teams External Agency Resources External Agency Resources Integrated Response Strategies Integrated Response Strategies Technical Referencing Technical Referencing Special Studies Special Studies

31. Contact Information NDT assistance can be requested at any time by email or telephone (513) 487-2420 or after hour number (800) 329-1841 Steve Hawthorn, NDT Team Leader hawthorn.steve@epa.gov Aspect Mark Thomas: 816-718-4271 Tim Curry: 816-718-4281