Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Mexican Navy Graduates First CBRN Response Cohort for 2026 World Cup

Training culminated with live exercises at Laguna Verde near Mexico’s lone nuclear power facility.

Overview

  • Semar announced on January 30 that 34 naval personnel completed a specialized course to handle chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incidents.
  • The January 12–30 program ran in two phases, starting with classroom instruction at the Naval Special Operations Unit in Donato Guerra, State of Mexico.
  • The practical phase took place at the Advanced Naval Station at Laguna Verde, a site adjacent to the country’s only commercial nuclear plant.
  • Graduates will serve as immediate-response teams at strategic installations as part of the FIFA World Cup 2026 task force to bolster public safety.
  • Training covered detection, identification, containment, neutralization and decontamination using specialized equipment under national and international standards.