PAM 50-5 — Nuclear Incident Response And Assistance Operations For Domestic Transportation Of U.s. Nuclear Weapons And Their Special Nuclear Material
PAM 50-5 governs Army preparation and response for domestic nuclear incidents involving transported U.S. nuclear weapons and special nuclear material.
- Publication number: PAM 50-5
- Title: NUCLEAR INCIDENT RESPONSE AND ASSISTANCE OPERATIONS FOR DOMESTIC TRANSPORTATION OF U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND THEIR SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL
- Date: 03/24/2022
- Proponent: G-3/5/7
- Status: ACTIVE
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It presents the emergency response system, regulatory framework, response force exercises, emergency reporting, and Federal and State points of contact. It requires annual all-hazard exercises and recommends incorporating a nuclear incident exercise every 3 to 4 years.
Topics covered
- Domestic nuclear incident response
- Nuclear incident response and assistance operations
- Emergency response system
- Response force exercises
- Emergency reporting
- Federal and State points of contact
Questions and answers
How often should a nuclear incident exercise be added to the annual all-hazard exercise?
Senior commanders should consider incorporating a NI exercise into the annual all hazard exercise every 3 to 4 years in order to evaluate the effectiveness of their response forces. (paragraph 3-1)
What policy does DoDD 3150.08 establish for nuclear weapon incidents?
DoDD 3150.08 establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for the Department of Defense (DoD) response to U.S. nuclear weapon incidents and nuclear or radiological incidents involving materials in DoD custody. (paragraph 2-2)
What does the Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan specify?
The Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan provides the Federal governments concept of operations based upon specific authorities for responding to radiological emergencies and specifies authorities and responsibilities of each Federal agency that may have a significant role in such emergencies. (paragraph 2-2)
How must U.S. nuclear weapon and radiological material incidents initially be approached?
Approach all U.S. nuclear weapon and radiological material incidents as if they could be the result of a hostile act until determined otherwise and consider a U.S. nuclear weapon to be an improvised nuclear device at the moment of loss of control. (paragraph 1-5)