The Nuclear and Radiological Field Training Center provides scenario-driven individual and collective training to military and emergency response units that may operate in a nuclear or radiological environment.
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As one of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s original nuclear weapons production facilities, Y‑12 National Security Complex has more than 60 years of experience in the production, handling, packaging, transportation and accountability of nuclear materials. In conducting this production mission, Y‑12 personnel have developed expertise in the operation of personal dosimetry, detection and decontamination equipment. Our trainers have many years of operational experience at Y‑12 as well as on numerous international missions.

Staff at the Nuclear and Radiological Field Training Center now offers training for specialized military and emergency management units that includes:

  • Real nuclear and radiological materials
  • Hands-on training in a secure environment
  • 20,000 square feet of offices, high bays, and laboratories
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    An instructor provides an overview on a calcining furnance to a soldier during a training event.

  • Customized training scenarios
  • Trainers with decades of experience in nonproliferation, counter-proliferation and consequence management missions
  • Specialized Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD)/Improvised Nuclear Device (IND) training