Image: Mostphotos/Roland Magnusson
Image: Mostphotos/Roland Magnusson
The European CBRNE Center is located at Umeå University and initiates, coordinates and participates in research and development projects within the CBRNE field.
Center Director Per-Erik Johansson explains the importance of disaster preparedness how the center operates. The video is in Swedish with English subtitles available.
CBRNE is the international abbreviation for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive substances. CBRNE describes activities concerning dangerous and harmful substances of either biological, chemical, radioactive, nuclear or explosive character. CBRNE events can be caused by accidents, antagonistic events, or other factors. While these events are rare, they are often very serious, which is why constant preparedness is necessary.
The Center has taken on the role of coordinator of the OACCUs (Outdoors Against Cancer Connects Us) project.
This week the European CBRNE center organize a chemical incidents instructor course.
The European CBRNE-center has been invited to join The Counter Terrorism Preparedness Network.