Nuclear terrorism and national preparedness
The nuclear crisis in Fukushima and growing threats of nuclear terrorism must serve as a wake-up call, prompting greater action to prepare ourselves for nuclear and radiological disasters. Our strategy to prepare for these threats is multi-layered and the events of these past years have proved the n...
| Corporate Authors: | NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Preparedness for Nuclear and Radiological Threats Los Angeles, Calif.) |
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| Other Authors: | NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Preparedness for Nuclear and Radiological Threats, Apikyan, Samuel,, Diamond, David,, SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer,
2015.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (ix, 263 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Series: |
NATO Science for Peace and Security series. Physics and biophysics.
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1: Response and Recovery
- Preparing for the Aftermath of a Nuclear Detonation: an Analytic Framework for Disaster Management
- Response Tactics for the First 100 Minutes after the Outdoor Detonation of an Explosive Radiological Dispersal Device
- Operational Framework for Recovery from an Attack Involving a Radiological Dispersal Device/Improvised Nuclear Device
- Responding to Nuclear Terrorism: Is Training of First Responders at Sites of Nuclear Disasters Enhancing their Preparedness for Incidents Involving Nuclear and Radioactive Material?
- Urban Response to CBRNE: Multi-Service, Multi-Jurisdictional, Complete Response to Terror Events
- Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute: R & D, Training, Crisis Response. Accomplishments, Opportunities and Policy Questions
- Part 2: Detection and Protection
- Rad/Nuc Detection Standards and Conformity Assessment Program
- New Opportunities of Portal Monitors with Plastic Scintillation Detectors (Asia-New. New Advanced Source Identification Algorithm)
- Mobile Units for Characterization of Contaminated Sites
- Real-Time Isotope Identification and Mapping Capabilities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Airborne Spectral Photometric Environmental Collection Technology
- Radnet National Air Monitoring Program
- Radiological Emergency Response and Preparedness at the Remote Sensing Laboratory
- Evaluation, Improvement and Guidance for the Use of Local-Scale Emergency Prediction and Response Tools for Airborne Hazards in Built Environments. Cost Action Es100
- A European Experience
- Part 3: Prevention and Mitigation
- Focusing on the Threats to the Detriment of the Vulnerabilities: A Vulnerability Assessor's Perspective; R.G. Johnston
- Preventing, Controlling and Mitigating Radiological Consequences
- Nuclear Preparedness through a National Pre-Event Public Information Campaign
- The Romanian Management System for Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies
- Part 4: Radiation, Associated Risks and Public Health
- Initiative to Enhance Radiological Resilience; K. Vetter
- Societal Consequences of Nuclear Accidents
- Another Cost of 9/11
- Assessment of Dose and Risk for Public from Potential Exposure Using WINMACCS and JRODOS Codes
- Novel Approaches to Radiation Diagnostics for Population Screening and Incident Triage
- Radiation Injury Treatment Network: A Model for Medical Preparedness for a Mass Casualty Radiation Incident
- Radiation Dose Assessment by Using Lymphocyte Counts.