Response and Assistance Network (RANET)
- African Food Safety Network (AFoSaN)
- African Network for Education in Nuclear Science and Technology (AFRA-NEST)
- Asian Network for Education in Nuclear Technology (ANENT)
- CONNECT
- Research Network of Marine-Coastal Stressors in Latin America and the Caribbean (REMARCO)
- Control of Sources Network (CSN)
- Food Safety Asia (FSA)
- Forum on the Safety of Near Surface Disposal
- Global Network of Isotopes in Precipitation (GNIP)
- Global Network of Isotopes in Rivers (GNIR)
- Global Nuclear Safety and Security Network (GNSSN)
- Global Water Analysis Laboratory (GloWAL) Network
- International Nuclear Science and Technology Academy (INSTA)
- IAEA/WHO Network of Secondary Standards Dosimetry Laboratories (SSDL)
- International Network for Nuclear Security Training and Support Centres (NSSCs)
- International Network of Front Line Officers and Organizations for Nuclear Security Detection
- International Nuclear Security Education Network (INSEN)
- Latin American Network for Education in Nuclear Technology (LANENT)
- Occupational Radiation Protection Networks (ORPNET)
- Red de Latino America y el Caribe (RALACA)
- Regional Network for Education and Training in Nuclear Technology (STAR-NET)
- Response and Assistance Network (RANET)
- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VETLAB) Network
State Parties can fulfil their obligations under the Assistance Convention by registering their capabilities to assist in RANET. The following capabilities can be registered:
Decontamination
Advice on decontamination of urban and rural areas, buildings, equipment, objects and persons, advice on decontamination techniques and operational support can be requested through RANET.
Dose assessment
The assessment of doses following internal or external radiation exposures can be requested through RANET. Techniques used for dose assessment include bioassay, biodosimetry, electron paramagnetic resonance, optically stimulated luminescence and activation analysis.
Sampling and analysis
Sampling and analysis of air, soil, water, sediments, foodstuffs and pastures can be requested through RANET. Samples are analysed and radionuclides identified and quantified using stationary or mobile laboratories.
Medical support
Through RANET, States can request advice on the medical management of casualties, including recommendations on treatment. States can also request specialised treatment of patients and psychological support to casualties, their families, first responders, caregivers and the general public.
Nuclear installation assessment and advice
Assistance to assess an event and plant status can be requested through RANET. States can also request assistance in developing a prognosis of possible developments and advice to support mitigation efforts. Specialized equipment and technology including robotics and unmanned aerial vehicles could be required for some on-site mitigation tasks in areas that may be uninhabitable due to factors such as high dose rates, high temperatures and unstable environments.
Radiation survey
RANET offers assistance in radiation survey activities such as: measuring dose rates, establishing contamination levels, conducting radiological screenings, identifying radionuclides and quantifying activity concentration.
Radiological assessment and advice
Assessment and evaluation of radiological consequences of a perceived threat or actual incident or emergency and its possible evolution can be requested through RANET. Also offered is assistance in the form of advice on protective and other response actions needed to minimize the consequences of an incident or emergency.
Source search and recovery
Member States can also request advice and/or assistance in search and recovery of lost or stolen radioactive sources. In addition, advice and assistance can be provided for the transportation and safe and secure storage of recovered sources.