Remote Sensing Program

Washington DC: U. S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Nonproliferation and Verification Research and Development (NA-22), c2010. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Single sheet, printed on both sides. Very good. Format is 8.5 inches by 11 inches. One sheet printed on both sides. Illustrations on each side. Front side has narrative under the headings of: Mission Statement, Goals, Overview, and The Remote Sensing Program. The other side has the headings of The mission of the Remote Sensing Program. This sheet was marked Official Use Only but it is understood that this limitation is not longer applicable due to the passage of time and the dissemination of program related information in Congressional budget requests, testimony, and other public disclosures. The Manager of the NA-22 Remote Sensing Program when this was issued was Dr. Victoria Franques. A major asset of the NNSA Remote Sensing Program is the Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL). The RSL is a center for creating and using advanced technologies that provide a broad range of scientific, technological, and operational disciplines with core competencies in emergency response operations and support, remote sensing, and applied science and technologies in support of counterterrorism and radiological incident response. The Atomic Energy Commission originally established the "Aerial Measurements Operations" at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the 1950s. It was created to serve the worldwide emergency system by providing rapid response to radiological emergencies. In 1976, the DOE established an Aerial Measurements Operations at Andrews Air Force Base - now called Joint Base Andrews - in Maryland to provide scientific and technical support to counterterrorism efforts during U.S. Bicentennial events in Washington, D.C. With a location on each coast, the RSL has served for over 50 years as a valuable national asset for nuclear emergency response and remote sensing capabilities.