{"id":185,"date":"2016-02-23T18:10:05","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T18:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/radiological-health\/?page_id=185"},"modified":"2025-09-05T17:38:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T17:38:54","slug":"mobile-incident-commandradiation-laboratory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/radiological-health\/radiological-health\/emergency-response\/mobile-incident-commandradiation-laboratory\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Incident Command\/Radiation Laboratory"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Mission<\/h3>\n<p class=\"style1\">The Office of Radiological Health has a Radiological Emergency Response Team equipped with field instrumentation for monitoring radiation and a mobile laboratory for performing sample analysis.\u00a0 These provisions provide for the rapid assessment of a radiological incident so that appropriate recommendations on protective actions, if necessary, may be provided to state and local officials.<\/p>\n<h3>Purpose<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide mobile radiological laboratory services for a commercial nuclear power plant accident or other radiological\/nuclear incident or emergency;<\/li>\n<li>Participate in radiological\/nuclear training, drills and exercises;<\/li>\n<li>Provide analytical services for ORH&#8217;s Environmental Monitoring Program; and<\/li>\n<li>Provide support as a Mobile Incident Command Vehicle to VDH if needed in the agency&#8217;s response to other emergencies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1305 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/02\/mobilecommandlab-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/02\/mobilecommandlab-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/02\/mobilecommandlab.jpg 443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Mobile Incident Command\/Radiation Laboratory was manufactured at the Pierce Manufacturing facility in Appleton, WI and delivered on February 4, 2008.<\/p>\n<h4>Vehicle Specifications<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>2007 Pierce Enforcer<\/li>\n<li>50,500 lbs GVW<\/li>\n<li>Height 12&#8242; 6.75&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>Fuel capacity- 70 gallons- Diesel<\/li>\n<li>Features- Big foot leveler, Awning on right side for sample receiving, left slide out<\/li>\n<li>Electrical- 30 kW generator, shore power- two 50 amp\/110 volt single phase service<\/li>\n<li>Four independent AC\/heater units<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Radiation Laboratory Analytical Equipment<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Gamma Analysis: Two detectors, a High Purity drifted Germanium (HpGe) detector in a one ton shield for low-level environmental analysis and a shielded Sodium Iodide (NaI) detector.<\/li>\n<li>Alpha\/beta counting: Low-level counting system with a sample changer for detection of alpha and beta radiation.<\/li>\n<li>Liquid Scintillation Counting System (LSC) for low-level beta counting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Standards<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Mixed gamma in Marinelli beaker<\/li>\n<li>Radio-iodine in charcoal filter and filter paper<\/li>\n<li>Americium-241 (alpha emitter) on planchette<\/li>\n<li>Cesium-137 and Strontium-90 (beta emitters) on planchette<\/li>\n<li>LSC: H-3, C-14 and two radon in water standards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Portable Instrumentation<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Alpha Scintillation survey meters and probes<\/li>\n<li>micro-R meters<\/li>\n<li>Radionuclide identifiers with neutron detection capability<\/li>\n<li>GM Survey meters with stick probes and pancake probes<\/li>\n<li>Survey meters with extendable probes to reach rail cars<\/li>\n<li>Air samplers with tripods and external battery supply<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Communications\/Audio\/Visual Capabilities<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Two flatscreen TVs<\/li>\n<li>Radio<\/li>\n<li>Satellite phone<\/li>\n<li>Cellular phone service<\/li>\n<li>Land lines and FAX machine<\/li>\n<li>Direct TV Service<\/li>\n<li>DVD player<\/li>\n<li>Internet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Conference Room<\/h4>\n<h4>Potassium Iodine (KI) tablets for emergency workers.<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Office of Radiological Health | 109 Governor Street| Richmond, VA\u00a0 23219<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Telephone (804) 864-8150<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission The Office of Radiological Health has a Radiological Emergency Response Team equipped with field instrumentation for monitoring radiation and a mobile laboratory for performing sample analysis.\u00a0 These provisions provide for the rapid assessment of a radiological incident so that appropriate recommendations on protective actions, if necessary, may be provided to state and local officials. 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