Realistic Chemical Incident Scenarios

Because the charge for this study calls for identification of federal science and technology (S T) investments that could prevent or mitigate these consequences, for each scenario the following questions were also considered  

Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-7 establishes a national policy for federal departments to identify and prioritize the critical infrastructure and key resources of the United States, and to protect them from terrorist attacks. It directs federal agencies to enhance the protection of our Nations critical infrastructure and key resources against terrorist acts that could  

Based on HSPD-7, the following impacts are relevant when discussing 

Societal response (item f) helps shape an incident and can either mitigate or exacerbate its effects. It is taken into account here as a source of possible amplification of the three areas of impact listed above. 

The statement of task for this study calls for a focus on potential catastrophic ewems. As mentioned previously, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Response Plan defines a catastrophic incident as one that results in large numbers of casualties and/or displaced persons, possibly in the tens of thousands. Similarly, an economic impact on the order of tens to hundreds of billions of dollars would be considered catastrophic. A catastrophic event is one whose consequences are so extensive that they overwhelm the ability of emergency responders, local, state, and federal government officials, and/or the general public to adequately and/ or fully respond in a timely fashion.  

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REALISTIC CHEMICAL INCIDENT SCENARIOS Possible Science and Technology Investment... 

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