DODD 5230.16
PUBLIC AFFAIRS GUIDANCE FOR NUCLEAR WEAPON AND RADIOLOGICAL MATERIAL INCIDENTS
active, Most Current
| Organization: | DODD |
| Publication Date: | 24 October 2023 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 9 |
scope:
Purpose:
In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5122.05 and the direction in DoD Directive 3150.08, this issuance establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for the prompt release of information to the public in the event of incidents involving:
• Nuclear weapons or nuclear components.
• Radioactive material.
• Nuclear weapon launch or transport vehicles (when a nuclear weapon is aboard).
• Nuclear reactors under DoD control; or during a radiological dispersal device incident.
Document History
DODD 5230.16
October 24, 2023
PUBLIC AFFAIRS GUIDANCE FOR NUCLEAR WEAPON AND RADIOLOGICAL MATERIAL INCIDENTS
Purpose:
In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5122.05 and the direction in DoD Directive 3150.08, this issuance establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for the prompt release of...
October 6, 2015
Nuclear-Radiological Incident Public Affairs (PA) Guidance
PURPOSE. This instruction reissues DoD Directive 5230.16 (Reference (a)) as a DoD instruction, in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5122.05 (Reference (b)), to establish policy and...