Modernizing nuclear emergency response

Challenge: The Nuclear Emergency Support Team of DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is at the forefront of ensuring the safety and security of U.S. citizens during large-scale nuclear threats, incidents and accidents, and orchestrating the response of many federal agencies during a nuclear emergency. The Radiological Response Data Portal (R2DP) serves as the backbone of NNSA’s ability to collect, analyze, integrate, and visualize sensor data feeds in real-time. The system is over 15 years old and faces significant challenges.

Approach: With TMF support, DOE will modernize R2DP and associated applications, enabling the system to combine advanced detection readings from several agencies and contextualize it in a map while improving its cybersecurity posture. By enhancing data integrity and enabling secure data sharing with mission partners, the modernized R2DP will:

• Increase response capabilities
  Reduce response times
• Allow individual agencies to tailor data needed for their response faster

This investment allows DOE to streamline decision-making in response to nuclear emergencies. R2DP system users include:

• The U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• The U.S. Department of Justice
• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Decision authorities in the White House and Congress
• State, local, tribal, and territorial officials