
NNSA’s large-scale ‘dirty bomb’ exercise in Austin succeeded by exposing potential gaps and failures
The Cobalt Magnet 22 exercise was organized by NNSA and held in Austin in 2022. The weeklong scenario had terrorists first warn about then detonate a "dirty bomb." Hundreds of responders came together to handle what happened next.

Dr. Daniel Blumenthal, the Department of Energy Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Israel, has been awarded the prestigious 2022 Homeland Security and Emergency Response Section Service Award by the Health Physics Society.

This spring, NNSA continued its return to a normal cadence of in-person training by conducting an International Medical Management of Radiation Injuries Course in Tallinn, Estonia.

NNSA will conduct low-altitude helicopter flights over downtown Los Angeles and surrounding areas June 1-4. Flight dates are subject to change based on weather conditions.

More than 30 local, state, and federal agencies will hold a major radiological incident exercise in Austin, Texas, during the week of May 16-20. The Cobalt Magnet 22 exercise will be led by NNSA.

NNSA counterproliferation/counterterrorism team members worked with their counterparts in Bulgaria to develop a new course on crisis response and consequence management NATO members and partners.

NNSA will conduct low-altitude helicopter flights over the Boston Marathon route Wednesday, April 13, through Monday, April 18 in preparation for the race and the events related to it.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration will conduct low-altitude helicopter flights over Los Angeles on Tuesday, Feb. 1, and Wednesday, Feb. 2, in preparation for Super Bowl LVI and events related to it.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will conduct low-altitude helicopter flights over the Las Vegas Strip and its surrounding areas, Wednesday, Dec. 29, through Friday, Dec. 31.

Today NNSA released Prevent, Counter, and Respond—the agency's Plan to Reduce Global Nuclear Threats FY 2022-2026.