Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs: Overview

EPA prepares for and responds to emergencies involving radioactive materials. In the event of a radiological emergency, EPA's Radiological Emergency Response Team (RERT) works with other federal agencies, state and local governments and first responders, and international organizations to monitor, contain, and clean up the release. Throughout the response, EPA uses its protective action guidelines to help determine what actions are necessary to protect people from harmful exposure to radiation.

Emergency Response
describes how EPA prepares for and responds to emergencies involving radioactive materials.

Orphan Sources
provides an information about EPA's voluntary programs and training to help reduce the incidences of orphaned sealed radioactive sources in scrap metal, the potential for exposure of workers and the public, and contamination of the environment.

Laboratory Services
describes the services available from EPA's two national radiation laboratories.

Regional Programs
contains contact and descriptive information about the radiation protection activities at EPA's ten regional program offices

Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs: Overview

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