NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR NBC PROTECTION: PROCESSING OF POTENTIALLY CBRNE CONTAMINATED FINDINGS

Abstract

National Institute for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Protection (SÚJCHBO)
provides technical and analytical support to basic units of Czech Integrated Rescue System.
To potentially CBRNE contaminated finding belong for example unidentified substance,
hazardous material, sealed (pressurized) container such as a gas cylinder, unidentifiable
postal item etc. SÚJCHBO specialists carry out complex processing of a finding,
identification of hazardous components and their safe disposal. First, a possible presence
of explosive components is excluded by means of X-ray scanner. Afterwards, the finding content
is screened for the presence of radioactive substances and highly dangerous chemical
compounds. For the subsequent detailed CB analysis, samples of presented materials for trace
chemical analysis and biological agents/ toxins identification are prepared. In case of
particularly important findings, fingerprint and DNA analysis in cooperation with police
specialists are performed. The statistical evaluation of total findings number processed by
SÚJCHBO in 2010 - 2016 is presented, with a special stress on (chemically) significant
findings.