THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARMY 1775
Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
26 July 2024

*Army Regulation 15-41

Effective 26 August 2024

Boards, Commissions, and Committees

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Survivability Committee

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

RANDY A. GEORGE

General, United States Army

Chief of Staff

MARK F. AVERILL

Administrative Assistant to the

Secretary of the Army

History. This publication is a major revision. The portions affected by this major revision are listed in the summary of change.

Authorities. The authorities for this regulation are DoDI 3150.09 and AR 70-75.

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25-30 for specific requirements.

Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provisions in accordance with AR 11-2 and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix B).

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to usarmy.belvoir.hqda-dcs-g-3-5-7.list.usanca-sead-division@army.mil.

Committee management. AR 15-39 requires the proponent to justify establishing/continuing committee(s), coordinate draft publications, and coordinate changes in committee status with the Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, Special Programs Directorate at email usarmy.pentagon.hqda-hsa.mbx.committee-management@army.mil. Further, if it is determined that an established "group" identified within this regulation later takes on the characteristics of a committee as found in AR 15-39, then the proponent will follow AR 15-39 requirements for establishing and continuing the group as a committee.

Distribution. This publication is available in electronic media only and is intended for the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.

*This regulation supersedes AR 15-41, dated 8 May 2018.

AR 15-41 • 26 July 2024

UNCLASSIFIED

Capability developer A person who is involved in analyzing, determining, prioritizing, and documenting requirements for doc- trine, organizations, training, leader development and education, materiel and materiel-centric require- ments, personnel, facilities and policy implications within the context of the force development process. Also responsible for representing the end user during the full development and life-cycle process and en- sures all enabling capabilities are known, affordable, budgeted, and aligned for synchronous fielding and support.

Chemical biological radiological contamination The deposit, adsorption, and/or absorption of residual radioactive material or biological or chemical agents on or by structures, areas, personnel, or objects.

Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear survivability Encompasses all aspects of nuclear, biological, and chemical survivability. It includes surviving all con- tamination effects and all initial nuclear effects (blast, thermal, initial nuclear radiation, and electromag- netic pulse).

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Survivability Committee The CSC advises the Secretary of the Army and the HQDA Staff on nuclear survivability and CBR con- tamination survivability matters.

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Survivability Committee Secretariat The Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Survivability Committee Secretariat (CSCS) is the reviewing, coordinating, and recommending body to the committee. The CSCS provides the CSC with technical support, expertise, and advice in the review of nuclear hardening and CBR contamination sur- vivability criteria and requests for modification or waiver of nuclear and CBR contamination survivability criteria.

Mission critical system A system whose operational effectiveness and operational suitability are essential to the successful com- pletion/outcome of the current or subsequent combat action; a system used by Soldiers on the battlefield to perform their primary or secondary functions. Loss of the system could result in an unfavorable out- come of the combat action.

Nuclear survivability The capability of a system to withstand initial nuclear weapon effects (INWE), to include high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP), and still accomplish its mission. Nuclear survivability may be accom- plished by hardening to designated criteria, rapid and timely resupply, redundancy, mitigation techniques, or a combination thereof.

Nuclear survivability criteria Quantitative equipment hardening criteria to INWE. These criteria for manned platforms are derived from the percentage of Soldiers (as determined by the capability developer (CAPDEV)) who are able to survive the nuclear detonation and continue to perform their mission; for unmanned systems, these criteria are primarily driven by system mission requirements levied on the system.

Operational nuclear survivability The ability of personnel and materiel to survive the effects of nuclear weapons and continue to fight, sur- vive, and accomplish their designated mission.

Survivability The capability of a system to avoid or withstand manmade hostile environments without suffering an abor- tive impairment of its ability to accomplish its designated mission.