Meeting of
The Health Physics Society - Northern California Chapter
Speaker:Brooke Buddemeier, CHP
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Title: “Responding to Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism, Health Physics Needs in Community Preparedness”
Date: March 1, 2007
Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM social hour, no host bar
7:00 – 8:00 PM dinner
8:00 – 9:00 PM speaker’s presentation
Location: Pasta Pelican
2455 Mariner Drive
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 864-7427
http://pastapelican.com
Parking: Free parking in front and around the restaurant.
Cost: NCCHPS members - $25 (at the door $30)
NCCHPS member’s
Spouses - $30
Students - $10
Non members - $38
Deadline: Please register by February 20, 2007 !
To register: Register online at: http://hpschapters.org/ncchps/dinner.php3
Only online registrations will be accepted. Please contact Quang Le () ONLY if there are difficulties encountered with online registrations
Dinner
Menu: This restaurant serves buffet-style dinners. The dinner will include:
· Rib Eye steak
· Le Gambretto (prawns tossed with fettuccine)
· Ravioli di Formagio
Speaker: Brooke Buddemeier
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Title: “Responding to Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism, Health Physics Need in Community Preparedness”
Abstract:
The 2002 National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction states that “..the United States must be prepared to respond to the use of WMD against our citizens, our military forces, and those of friends and allies. We will develop and maintain the capability to reduce to the extent possible the potentially horrific consequences of WMD attacks at home and abroad.” The Department of Homeland Security is using 15 national planning scenarios, including nuclear and “dirty bomb” attacks to help drive preparedness activities. The last few years have seen several significant improvements in response guidance to state and local communities, but many challenges still remain. The issues and threats we face today are significantly different those of the cold war and new strategies are needed to prepare communities to respond correctly.
About the Speaker:
Brooke Buddemeier is a Certified Health Physicist who recently completed a 3 ½ year assignment as the Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology WMD emergency response and consequence management program manager for the emergency preparedness and response portfolio. He supported FEMA and the Homeland Security Operations Center as a radiological emergency response subject matter expert. He also facilitated the department’s research, development, test, and evaluation process to improve our Nation’s emergency response through better capabilities, protocols, and standards.
Before moving to DHS, he was part of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) Nuclear Counterterrorism Program and coordinated LLNL’s involvement in the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Radiological Assistance Program (RAP) for California, Nevada, and Hawaii. RAP is a national emergency response resource that assists federal, state and local authorities in the event of a radiological incident.
As part of RAP’s outreach efforts, Brooke has provided radiological responder training and instrumentation workshops to police, firefighters, and members of other agencies throughout the nation. He has also trained radiological emergency responders on the use of specialized radiological response equipment throughout the United States and in Kazakhstan.
Brooke has also provided operational health physics support for various radiochemistry, plutonium handling, accelerator, and dosimetry operations at LLNL for over 15 years, and has a member of the LLNL emergency response program for over 10 years. He has participated in radiological emergency responses and exercises throughout the world. He managed the Hot Spot Mobile Laboratory for the Department of Energy’s Consequence Management Program, which is designed to provide on-site analytical capabilities at the site of a nuclear weapon accident.
Other activities:
Instructor at Las Positas College for Radiation Safety
Chair of the Training Subcommittee of the Health Physics Society’s Homeland Security Committee.
Education and Certification:
Certified Health Physicist, American Board of Health Physics, November 2000.
M.S. Radiological Health Physics, San Jose State University, May 1997
B.S. Nuclear Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, June 1987.