“Colombo City Thunder” Table Top Exercise, 20th February 2025
The Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Regulatory Council (Council), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is planning to conduct a Tabletop Exercise (TTX) related to National Security Events. The target groups for this exercise are stakeholders responsible for responding to nuclear security events and organizations that use Category-I radioactive sources in Sri Lanka.
The Silent Thunder Exercise series focuses on preparing for terrorism-driven WMD/radiological incidents. These site-specific, no-fault tabletop exercise allow leaders from various organizations to test and enhance their crisis and consequence management skills. Participants will have the opportunity to refine response strategies and improve collaboration.
“Colombo City Thunder” is part of the Silent Thunder Exercise Series, designed to foster collaboration among representatives from local, provincial, and federal agencies with a shared interest in ensuring a positive outcome. The TTX will be designed based on a hypothetical scenario involving a security event. The exercise will be conducted on February 20th at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel, with representatives from stakeholder organizations. This TTX will primarily focus on scenarios related to physical protection system of radiotherapy facilities in Apeksha Hospital. Pre-training for players will also take place on Wednesday, February 19th, at the same venue for players only. Forty players and hundred observers have been selected to attend the TTX. Observers will have the opportunity to raise questions based on the scenario to prompt further responses from players, and this arrangement will help create a productive working environment for the TTX. All facilities, including food and logistics, will be provided by the U.S. Department of Energy via Citrek Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd.
As the competent authority for nuclear security and emergency preparedness and response (EPR), we, the Council, are thrilled to take this step toward enhancing radiological preparedness with our international partners
