Author: E. W. Klamerus
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: severe, accident, conditions, subjected, containments, performance, prototypical, reactor, containment
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2000-08-01
ISBN-10: 0788189298
ISBN-13: 9780788189296

Addresses containment design practices & compares the two different material types (steel & concrete). Various failure modes are evaluated & computed in previous containment designs. Margin in steel & concrete containment was compared by designing & analyzing a set of surrogate containment. The containment chosen encompass the primary types of containment shapes & construction materials. For compatibility, each containment has an identical internal volume & design pressure & temperature. These containments are designed according to all applicable code requirements for nuclear reactor containme

Author: Ann Wright
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: oversight, needed, strategy, national, laboratories, containment
Number of Pages: 104
Published: 2010-01
ISBN-10: 1437922724
ISBN-13: 9781437922721

U.S. laboratories working with dangerous biological pathogens (commonly referred to as high-containment laboratories) have proliferated in recent years. As a result, the public is concerned about the oversight of these laboratories. The deliberate or accidental release of biological pathogens can have disastrous consequences. This report determines: (1) to what extent, and in what areas, the number of high-containment laboratories has increased in the U.S.; (2) which federal agency is responsible for tracking this expansion and determining the associated aggregate risks; and (3) lessons learne

Author: J. Harold Parker
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: dealers, agrichemical, fertilizer, handbook, environmental
Number of Pages: 298
Published: 2004-08-30
ISBN-10: 0788112236
ISBN-13: 9780788112232

A comprehensive guide to the environmental issues of most concern to today's retail fertilizer & agrichemical dealers & associated industry representatives. Covers environmental stewardship; environmental site assessments; containment; agricultural chemicals; state regulations; federal regulations; SARA-Title III; hazard communications; transportation regulations; containment for large tanks; stormwater regulations, & economic costs & benefits. Appendices: environmental checklists; information hotlines; key organizations; & model site demonstrations.

Author: Frank Gottron
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: issues, congress, laboratories, biological, containment, oversight
Number of Pages: 33
Published: 2009-12
ISBN-10: 1437919375
ISBN-13: 9781437919370

The fed. gov¿t. responded to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the subsequent anthrax attacks with increased focus on and funding for biodefense. High-containment labs. (HCL) play a critical role in the biodefense effort, offering the hope of better responses to an attack and a better understanding of the threat posed by bioterrorism. However, they also could increase the risk of a biological attack by serving as a potential source of materials or training. Policymakers have become increasingly interested in the oversight of these facilities following reports of accidents, regulatory noncomplian

Author: National Security Council (U.S.)
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: containment, strategy, forging, nsc
Number of Pages: 146
Published: 1994
ISBN-10: 1428981705
ISBN-13: 9781428981706

Author: Richard D. Sokolsky
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: gulf, persian, interests, defending, containment
Number of Pages: 9
Published: 2008-05-01
ISBN-10: 1437900828
ISBN-13: 9781437900828

Summarizes the key judgments & recommendations of a Nat. Defense University book entitled żThe U.S. & the Persian Gulf: Redesigning U.S. Forces for the Post-Containment Era.ż Written in 2002, before the U.S. invasion of Iraq, it notes that with or without regime change in Iraq, the U.S. military posture toward the Persian Gulf will require significant adjustments over the next decade. The future of Iraq -- & the outcome of U.S. efforts to effect regime change & Baghdadżs compliance with U.N. Security Council resolutions -- will be the key driver of the size & character of these changes. The

Author: Dana A. Shea
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: issues, congress, facility, defense, bio, agro, national
Number of Pages: 23
Published: 2011-04
ISBN-10: 1437920373
ISBN-13: 9781437920376

To safeguard the U.S. against animal disease, research has been conducted at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC), off the coast of N.Y., on animal diseases not native to the U.S. PIADC is outdated and too limited to continue as the primary facility for this research. A plan to provide safe, secure, and state-of-the-art agriculture bio-containment labs for R&D of diagnostic capabilities and medical counter-measures for foreign animal and zoonotic diseases has been approved. A new facility will be constructed which would house high-containment labs able to handle the pathogens currentl