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Informationen zum Autor LARRY A. BURCHFIELD is the cofounder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Radiochemistry Society, as well as an Adjunct Professor at Washington State University. He has over twenty years of research and laboratory experience and authored several publications. Klappentext * Pertaining to homeland security, this title is a comprehensive guide to radiation protection caused by accidents or terrorism* Provides essential strategies and guidance for protecting ports and examines the latest nuclear detection devices that can be deployed* Explains the procedures in FEMA's "National Incident Management System"* Gives specific details for first responders and emergency workers on how to prepare for and handle radiological incidents Zusammenfassung Radiation Safety, Protection and Management provides a comprehensive safety guide on radiation protection with an emphasis on homeland security. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xv Foreword xvii Acknowledgments xix 1 Nuclear Fear-The Godzilla of All Fears 1 1.1 The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 2 1.2 Nuclear Fallout in America 2 1.3 WMDs: Witnesses of Mass Destruction 3 1.4 Fear and the Film Industry 4 1.5 Celluloid Spies 5 1.6 Atomic Nature Run Amok 6 1.7 Post-War Nuclear Reactions 7 1.8 The Specter of Cold War 8 1.9 The Fearful Fifties 9 1.10 Dr. Strangelove and Learning to Love the Bomb 10 1.11 Nuclear Terror Revisited 12 1.12 Chernobyl's Impact on Contemporary Views of Nuclear Energy 13 1.13 The Myth of the Lone Madman 15 1.14 Fear of an Unknown Atom 15 2 Terrorism and Nuclear Fire 17 2.1 A Prophetic Warning 17 2.2 History of Terrorism 18 2.3 Terrorism (Un)Defined 20 2.4 Legal Taxonomy of Terrorism 23 2.5 The Defining Principles of Terrorism 27 2.6 Nation States: Fuel for Nuclear Fire 28 2.7 Global Mass Media: The Oxygen of Terrorism 30 2.8 Extremists Groups: The Spark that Ignites Terrorism 31 2.9 Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Nightmare 35 3 Radiation and Radioactivity Concepts 37 3.1 What, Exactly, Is Radiation? 38 3.2 Units of Radioactivity 40 3.3 The Different Types of Radioactive Decay 40 3.4 Measuring Radioactivity 41 3.5 Environmental Radiation 43 3.6 Radiation from Nuclear Power Plants 44 3.7 The Benefits of Radiation on Health and Medicine 45 3.8 The Benefits of Radiation on Agriculture 47 3.9 The Benefits of Radiation on Industry 48 3.10 The Benefits of Radiation on National Security 49 3.11 The Benefits of Radiological and Nuclear Material on International Security 50 4 Nuclear Countermeasures and Nuclear Security 53 4.1 Security of Radiation Sources 54 4.2 Atomic Authorization 55 4.3 Safety of Radiation Sources 56 4.4 Enforcing International Standards of Safety 57 4.5 Meeting Global Needs for Energy 58 4.6 Difficulties of Radioactive Disposal 59 4.7 A Radiation Role Model 61 4.8 Nuclear Applications to Increase Public Safety and National Security 62 4.9 Current Nuclear and Radiation Countermeasures 64 5 Nuclear Events and Incidents 65 5.1 The Search for Nuclear Substances 66 5.2 Diplomatic Reasoning 67 5.3 Inferring Nuclear Intent 69 5.4 Nuclear Arms in the Wrong Hands 70 5.5 A More Active Defense 72 5.6 Should Diplomacy Fail 73 5.7 A Closer Look at Nuclear Weapons 73 5.8 Nuclear Blast Force 75 5.9 Nuclear Thermal Force 75 5.10 Radioactive Force 75 5.11 Radiological Dispersion Devices 77 6 Radiological Incidents Management and Planning 79 6.1 Threat Assessment 80 6.2 Medical Stockpiling 81 6.3 Medical De...
