Countering Terrorism Biological Agents, Transportation Networks, and Energy Systems: Summary of a U.S.-Russian Workshop (2009) / Chapter Skim
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3 U.S.-Russian Working Group on Energy System Vulnerabilities--A. Chelsea Sharber (Rapporteur)
3 U.S.-Russian Working Group on Energy System Vulnerabilities--A. Chelsea Sharber (Rapporteur)
Pages 14-22
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Russia developed an SMP for decommissioning retired nuclear submarines and surface vessels and for carrying out environmental rehabilitation after a mass retirement of ships in the late 1980s and early 1990s. At that time it was necessary to reduce the number of nuclear-powered vessels in operation.
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• Theft from pipelines • Accidents due to poor quality installation practices and assembly work and poor quality assurance To help ensure industrial safety and security, owners such as Gazprom, Transneft, and Transneftprodukt have approved plans for reconstruction and major overhaul of selected facilities. Also, all entities have plans for countering terrorism.
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There have been no terrorist attacks to date on LNG tankers, but there have been accidents. LNG production growth currently exceeds natural gas production, and there are plans to expand production.
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Other recent changes designed to safeguard information include increased security of personnel, increased patrols, increased physical barriers, vehicle checks farther from facility entry points, improved coordination with the military forces, better security and emergency response training, and restricted site access. After September 11, 2001, there has also been an increased focus on security of radioactive materials and spent nuclear fuel.
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It works with private security personnel of the nuclear facilities in New Jersey on training and the Regional Operations Intelligence Center on security. The Emergency Management section is also involved with pipeline security and the consequences of catastrophic events, such as the 2003 Northeast power blackout.
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Raphael Perl of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe gave a presentation on a strategic approach to protecting energy facilities. He emphasized that it has not yet been decided how to deal with terrorist attacks on the energy sector in the United States.
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After a search for an entity within the country that had addressed closely related problems, the Kaliningrad Space Flight Command Center, with its rapidresponse capabilities, was chosen as a model, and a contract was initiated with that center. There was great interest in the approach for involving experts in unusual situations that had been developed at the Space Flight Command Center.
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All emergency technical support centers are located a short distance from the Crisis Center, and arrangements are in place for rapid transportation between the centers as needed. There is a dedicated, secure, non-Internet channel for communications.
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