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Research ReportAN FFRDC OPERATED BY RAND UNDER CONTRACT WITH DHSHS ACHOMELAND SECURITYOPERATIONAL ANALYSIS CENTERANGELA PUTNEY, CHRISTOPHER SCOTT ADAMS, IVAN LEPETIC, AUGUSTINE BRAVOUse Cases for Collecting Radiation Measurements with Unmanned SystemsThis research was published in 2025.Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.RR-A3338-1iiiAbout This ReportFirst responders have prepared and will need to prepare for and respond to radiation emergencies. Both pre-paredness and response activities require measuring radiation levels, often over large areas. Preparedness activities will largely focus on mapping low-level background radiation; however, responses could potentially expose personnel to elevated or dangerous levels of radiation and/or contamination. To reduce potential responder exposures and the resource burden of collecting measurements, first responders are interested in using unmanned systems (UxSs) for radiation detection. UxSs are useful for some aspects of a response, and some combinations of UxSs and radiation detectors are better suited than others for various missions and environments. This report and the use-case appendixes provide example missions and system types that first responders may encounter or choose to deploy for measuring radiation levels during preparedness and/or response activities.This report is designed for use by state, local, tribal, and territorial first responders in determining appro-priate uses of UxSs in planning for and responding to a radiation emergency and identifying basic system design configurations required for each use. Such advice will allow first responders to better leverage the advantages of UxSs to enhance the safety and efficiency of their emergency planning and response while controlling for technological risks and limitations.This research was sponsored by the National Urban Security Technology Laboratory in the Science and Technology Directorate and conducted in the Management, Technology & Capabilities Program of the RAND Homeland Security Research Division (HSRD), which operates the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center (HSOAC). About the Homeland Security Operational Analysis CenterThe Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296, § 305, as codified at 6 U.S.C. § 185) authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, to establish one or more federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) to provide independent analysis of homeland security issues. RAND operates the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center (HSOAC) as an FFRDC for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under contract 70RSAT22D00000001. The HSOAC FFRDC provides the government with independent and objective analyses and advice in core areas important to the department in support of policy development, decisionmaking, alternative approaches, and new ideas on issues of significance. HSOAC also works with and suppor