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date: "2026-11-12T06:32:23+00:00"
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##  Brooke Buddemeier

###### 11 November 2026 | [Knoxville26](https://cbrneworld.com/component/tags/tag/knoxville26)

Brooke Buddemeier is a certified health physicist in the Global Security Directorate of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), providing technical leadership for multi-organizational efforts to deliver sound supporting science for radiological and nuclear terrorism risk assessments and response support. He facilitates response preparedness activities through advanced modeling and close coordination with international, federal, state, and local response organizations. He led the technical team that supported the development of FEMA’s Planning Guidance for Response to a Nuclear Detonation (2022) and Nuclear Detonation Response Guidance (2023). Brooke is a Scientific Vice President and board member of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) and served on the scientific committees which developed multiple radiological related reports and guidance documents.

Throughout his career he has also been part of NNSA’s Nuclear Emergency Support Teams, such as the Radiological Assistance Program, a national emergency response resource that assists federal, state and local authorities in the event of a radiological incident. He also supports international preparedness and response activities such as the International Commission on Radiological Protection and NNSA Office of Radiological Security.

 ![Brooke Buddemeier](https://cbrneworld.com/templates/yootheme/cache/bd/Bomb_no_year-bdaac181.png)

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