Scenario-Driven Training

Scenario-Driven Training

Y-12’s Nuclear and Radiological Field Training Center equips military units, as well as federal, state and local emergency response agencies with the hands-on skills and knowledge they need to safely detect, safeguard and handle real nuclear and radiological sources. To test their skills, Y‑12 has developed training exercises that include the following scenarios:

An initial entry team member assesses the overall hazards in a clandestine lab.

• Dirty bomb laboratory
• Dirty bomb detonation in an office
• Material smuggling vehicles
• Nuclear storage facility
• Sea/land shipping containers
• Nuclear materials processing laboratory
• Warehouse storage area

Rather than limiting training to a set of predefined courses, the Y‑12 facility serves as a training venue where commanders can execute their own training plans. Trainees use their own equipment and receive hand-on experience in areas such as search and identification of nuclear and radiological materials, package and transport of materials, consequence management, casualty extraction, site characterization and decontamination.