The Independent Assessment of the 2024 Full-participation Emergency Management Exercise at the Los Alamos National Laboratory
Office of Enterprise Assessments
September 9, 2024
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September 2024,
The Independent Assessment of the 2024 Full-participation Emergency Management Exercise at the Los Alamos National Laboratory
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Enterprise Assessments (EA) conducted an independent assessment of the emergency management program during the 2024 full-participation exercise at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) from April to June 2024. This assessment evaluated the effectiveness of the management and operating contractor, Triad National Security, LLC (Triad), and the National Nuclear Security Administration Los Alamos Field Office (NA-LA) in managing and maintaining emergency response organization performance via the full-participation emergency management exercise conducted on May 22, 2024. This assessment was based on requirements documented in DOE Order 151.1D, Comprehensive Emergency Management System. EA assessed the performance of the emergency response organization at key decision-making locations to determine whether Triad responded effectively to a simulated Operational Emergency and took appropriate response measures to protect workers, responders, and the public.