June 2016

Lessons Learned from the 2015 Emergency Management Assessments

The Office of Emergency Management Assessments, within the Office of Enterprise Assessments (EA), evaluates specific areas of interest at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) facilities.  EA based this report on an overview of the seven EA emergency management assessments conducted in 2015, including an analysis of observed conditions against DOE requirements.  The report goes beyond compliance reporting to offer lessons learned and recommendations for improving DOE/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) emergency management programs.  EA provides this information to help Federal line management understand the current state of DOE’s emergency management readiness and to provide contractor personnel with information on lessons learned, recommendations, and best practices for their consideration when evaluating their emergency management programs.