TRG is currently licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to possess and use radioactive material for training, support of emergency response exercises, and field calibration of instrumentation.
TRG has a large and diverse inventory of gamma and neutron sources that allows for multiple concurrent exercise scenarios. TRG also currently possesses, and is licensed to acquire, many of the isotopes listed on the NRC and International Atomic Energy Agency’s list of ‘Isotopes of Concern.’ TRG’s licensed sources range in activity from those that can safely be handled/carried by personnel for use in pedestrian choke point operations to very high activity sources that can be used to create significant dose rate fields for testing of equipment and inverse square law demonstrations. These high activity sources have been used to demonstrate shielded and collimated configurations in training and exercise events, to provide unique and complicated detection scenarios, and to confirm aerial detection platforms.
In addition to the regulated sources mentioned above, TRG is licensed to acquire and possess many common medical isotopes and we have a cache of exempt quantity and naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) sources, including a large collection of uranium and thorium ore. All of these types of sources have proven very beneficial in training and exercise events enabling us to provide real-life scenarios for response personnel to encounter, evaluate, and adjudicate both threat and non-threat situations.
TRG also has a wide variety of exercise and training props, such as radiography cameras, density gauges, and medical isotope shipping packages. These props can be loaded with sources or used without sources in training and exercise events. The use of these items offers a fantastic opportunity for response personnel to see examples of commonly used sources that they may encounter in real-world events.
TRG has a large and diverse inventory of gamma and neutron sources that allows for multiple concurrent exercise scenarios. TRG also currently possesses, and is licensed to acquire, many of the isotopes listed on the NRC and International Atomic Energy Agency’s list of ‘Isotopes of Concern.’ TRG’s licensed sources range in activity from those that can safely be handled/carried by personnel for use in pedestrian choke point operations to very high activity sources that can be used to create significant dose rate fields for testing of equipment and inverse square law demonstrations. These high activity sources have been used to demonstrate shielded and collimated configurations in training and exercise events, to provide unique and complicated detection scenarios, and to confirm aerial detection platforms.
In addition to the regulated sources mentioned above, TRG is licensed to acquire and possess many common medical isotopes and we have a cache of exempt quantity and naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) sources, including a large collection of uranium and thorium ore. All of these types of sources have proven very beneficial in training and exercise events enabling us to provide real-life scenarios for response personnel to encounter, evaluate, and adjudicate both threat and non-threat situations.
TRG also has a wide variety of exercise and training props, such as radiography cameras, density gauges, and medical isotope shipping packages. These props can be loaded with sources or used without sources in training and exercise events. The use of these items offers a fantastic opportunity for response personnel to see examples of commonly used sources that they may encounter in real-world events.