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Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST)
The Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST) is the National Nuclear
Security Administration’s program for preparing and equipping
specialized response teams to deal with the technical aspects of nuclear
or radiological terrorism. NEST capabilities include search and
identification of nuclear materials, diagnostics and assessment of
suspected nuclear devices, technical operations in support of render
safe procedures, and packaging for transport to final disposition.
Their mission is to provide specialized technical expertise to the
Federal response in resolving nuclear or radiological terrorist
incidents. This expertise is provided by well trained personnel who form
specialized response teams to work in coordination with teams from other
Federal agencies to resolve a nuclear terrorist crisis. NEST experts
include engineers, scientists, and other technical specialists from
NNSA’s nuclear weapons laboratories and facilities to include Los Alamos
National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory, the Remote Sensing Laboratory and the Pantex Plant.
Refer to the following Fact Sheet for more information:
Nuclear Emergency Support
Team [PDF, 334 KB]
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