https://phys.org/news/2018-05-drones-tackle-chemical-biological-nuclear.html

To address the challenges involved in examining such incidents, researchers from the EU-funded project ROCSAFE are developing strategies and technologies that will automate the collection of evidence related to CBRNe scenes. This is done by using remotely controlled robotic aerial vehicles (RAVs) and robotic ground vehicles (RGVs).

According to a news report in Ireland's 'TheJournal.ie', a research team has recently conducted a test to evaluate how first responders, emergency workers and forensic specialists would react to 'dirty bomb'-type scenarios. Dirty bombs are weapons that combine radioactive waste materials with conventional explosives. They could contaminate an area and cause loss of life, injury, property damage, social and economic disruption, or environmental degradation.