Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program (TEPP)
In an effort to address responder concerns, the Department retooled
its approach to emergency responder preparedness and implemented the
more simplified and responder-friendly Transportation Emergency Preparedness
Program (TEPP). TEPP is a component of the overall comprehensive
emergency management system established by DOE Order (DOE O) 151.1,
Comprehensive Emergency Management System. TEPP integrates a basic approach
to transportation emergency planning and preparedness activities under a
single program with the goal to ensure DOE, its operating contractors, and
state, tribal, and local emergency responders are prepared to respond promptly,
efficiently, and effectively to accidents involving DOE shipments of radioactive
material. TEPP is designed and implemented using an approach to ensure that
initial responders to a radiological transportation accident have the necessary
knowledge and skills needed to effectively and safely mitigate the accident.
The TEPP mission is to ensure that federal, state, tribal,
and local responders have access to the plans, training, and technical assistance
necessary to safely, efficiently, and effectively respond to transportation accidents
involving DOE-owned radioactive materials. To accomplish this mission, a suite
of tools have been developed to aid the response jurisdictions in their readiness
activities.
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