CBRN
Three-hundred gallons of potassium hydroxide were spilled at a Silfab Solar plant in York County, South Carolina, in an incident on Tuesday 3 March. In a post on Facebook clarifying the incident, York County said that the incident occurred at approximately 09:45 on Tuesday. Emergency responders and a York
Trainings & Exercises
The Nigeria Police Force and United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) have completed a seven-month programme training personnel on counter-IED operations in the north-east of the country. The Borno State Police Command said the seven-month training began on 28 July, 2025, and ended on 27 February, 2026 at the Maiduguri
Trainings & Exercises
Forces from the Thai armed forces, Japanese Ground Self-Defence Forces and US Marines conducted a joint counter weapons of mass destruction training exercise on 27 February as part of the larger Cobra Gold 2026 exercise. According to a post on X from the Royal Thai Navy, those taking part in
Trainings & Exercises
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has released images of a recently conducted CBRN exercise. Published on Friday 27 February by China's Ministry of National Defense, the series of eight images show Chinese military personnel conducting CBRN detection, sampling and decontamination drills. The eight photos are
Medical
The World Health Organization (WHO) has handed over $44,800 USD worth of CBRN equipment and PPE to the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health. Announced on X on Friday 27 February, the package was received by the additional secretary of Medical Services Dr. Kumara Wickremasinghe; director general of Health Services,
Explosives
A total of 13 IEDs were found at a private residence belonging to 31-year-old Kenneth Seay in Green Bay, Wisconsin, after a bomb squad was dispatched there on Tuesday 24 February. According to the local news outlet WeAreGreenBay.com, Seay now faces 18 charges related to drugs and explosives, and
Industry
NuviaTech has announced that they have delivered 21 CoMo surface contamination monitors, along with two "Floor Bogey" floor contamination survey systems, to a major Canadian nuclear utility. According to an announcement from NuviaTech on Friday 27 February, the instruments "strengthen the site's radiological protection toolkit
Industry
Battelle has been awarded the United States' Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s scientific and technical engagement partnership (STEP) 2.0 contract, becoming the sole awardee for this major biological threat reduction effort. The award includes a $52.9 million base period, with a total potential value of $93.3
Trainings & Exercises
A CBRN conclave is taking place at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, India on 26-27 February 2026. It is being organised by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), part of the Indian Ministry of Defence. With the theme "From policy to practice: Building CBRN resilient India", the
CBRN
A shopping plaza in Middleboro, Massachusetts, was safely evacuated on Wednesday afternoon, 25 February, after a gas leak likely caused by a snowplow. CBS News reported that the fire department responded shortly after noon to the Hannaford supermarket parking lot after reports of a strong smell of gas. Crews confirmed
CBRN
Savannah River Site's legacy radioactive tank waste has seen a record reduction in the amount of radioactivity over the past four years. The US Department of Energy reported on Wednesday 25 February that there are now 46 million fewer curies in the tank waste since 2022. This is
CBRN
Eighteen people were hospitalised after a suspected carbon monoxide leak at a solar plant factory in North Carolina on Wednesday morning, 25 February. Local news outlet WITN reported that employees at the Boviet Solar factory in Pitt County were taken ill and that emergency officials were called to the plant