Special Notice NAICS 624230

INL Innovation Spotlight Novel Training Surrogates for Emergency Response Training Novel short-lived radioisotopes in a variety of chemical forms used as surrogate materials that have short half-lives and decay to stable, environmentally friendly elements. Overview: Training with actual radioactive materials that are of concern to emergency response communities poses challenges due to their radiotoxicity. Radioactive materials used in industrial applications exist in different chemical forms, which affect their behavior when dispersed. Each radioisotope follows a unique radioactive decay path and emits particles accordingly. Most radioisotopes have long half-lives, lasting tens of years or more, and are environmentally and biologically persistent as well as radiotoxic. These properties make it impractical to use them for training purposes, except as sealed sources. Utilizing these isotopes for training in contaminated environments is not feasible due to the difficulties in developing and testing technologies to characterize large, contaminated areas. Simulating the detection of radioactive materials remains a challenge, as there is no suitable substitute available. The successful a...

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