Independent Assessment of Emergency Preparedness Capabilities at the Nevada National Security Site - August 2022

August 2022,

Independent Assessment of Emergency Preparedness Capabilities at the Nevada National Security Site - August 2022

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Enterprise Assessments (EA) conducted an independent assessment evaluating whether the National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Field Office (NFO); Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS), the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) management and operating contractor; and SOC, LLC (SOC), the protective force contractor, established and validated their emergency preparedness capabilities as required by DOE Order 151.1D, Comprehensive Emergency Management System. The assessment, conducted from March through May 2022, evaluated a six fiscal year (FY) period, FY 2016 through FY 2021 (October 1, 2015, to September 30, 2021), at the request of NFO. Specifically, the site-level and facility-level exercise programs were evaluated to determine whether Federal and contractor organizations validated emergency preparedness capabilities to ensure that the site can respond effectively and efficiently to all operational emergencies with appropriate response measures to protect workers, responders, and the public. EA also reviewed the status of corrective actions for previous findings from a 2019 EA assessment.