Radiation safety : protection and management for homeland security and emergency response / by Larry A. Burchfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burchfield, Larry A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radiation--Safety measures.

Radiation.

Nuclear terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Pertaining to homeland security, this title is a comprehensive guide to radiation protection caused by accidents or terrorismProvides essential strategies and guidance for protecting ports and examines the latest nuclear detection devices that can be deployedExplains 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

Contents:

RADIATION SAFETY; CONTENTS; PREFACE; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 NUCLEAR FEAR-THE GODZILLA OF ALL FEARS; 1.1 The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; 1.2 Nuclear Fallout in America; 1.3 WMDs: Witnesses of Mass Destruction; 1.4 Fear and the Film Industry; 1.5 Celluloid Spies; 1.6 Atomic Nature Run Amok; 1.7 Post-War Nuclear Reactions; 1.8 The Specter of Cold War; 1.9 The Fearful Fifties; 1.10 Dr. Strangelove and Learning to Love the Bomb; 1.11 Nuclear Terror Revisited; 1.12 Chernobyl's Impact on Contemporary Views of Nuclear Energy; 1.13 The Myth of the Lone Madman; 1.14 Fear of an Unknown Atom

2 TERRORISM AND NUCLEAR FIRE2.1 A Prophetic Warning; 2.2 History of Terrorism; 2.3 Terrorism (Un)Defined; 2.4 Legal Taxonomy of Terrorism; 2.5 The Defining Principles of Terrorism; 2.6 Nation States: Fuel for Nuclear Fire; 2.7 Global Mass Media: The Oxygen of Terrorism; 2.8 Extremists Groups: The Spark that Ignites Terrorism; 2.9 Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Nightmare; 3 RADIATION AND RADIOACTIVITY CONCEPTS; 3.1 What, Exactly, Is Radiation?; 3.2 Units of Radioactivity; 3.3 The Different Types of Radioactive Decay; 3.4 Measuring Radioactivity; 3.5 Environmental Radiation

3.6 Radiation from Nuclear Power Plants3.7 The Benefits of Radiation on Health and Medicine; 3.8 The Benefits of Radiation on Agriculture; 3.9 The Benefits of Radiation on Industry; 3.10 The Benefits of Radiation on National Security; 3.11 The Benefits of Radiological and Nuclear Material on International Security; 4 NUCLEAR COUNTERMEASURES AND NUCLEAR SECURITY; 4.1 Security of Radiation Sources; 4.2 Atomic Authorization; 4.3 Safety of Radiation Sources; 4.4 Enforcing International Standards of Safety; 4.5 Meeting Global Needs for Energy; 4.6 Difficulties of Radioactive Disposal

4.7 A Radiation Role Model4.8 Nuclear Applications to Increase Public Safety and National Security; 4.9 Current Nuclear and Radiation Countermeasures; 5 NUCLEAR EVENTS AND INCIDENTS; 5.1 The Search for Nuclear Substances; 5.2 Diplomatic Reasoning; 5.3 Inferring Nuclear Intent; 5.4 Nuclear Arms in the Wrong Hands; 5.5 A More Active Defense; 5.6 Should Diplomacy Fail; 5.7 A Closer Look at Nuclear Weapons; 5.8 Nuclear Blast Force; 5.9 Nuclear Thermal Force; 5.10 Radioactive Force; 5.11 Radiological Dispersion Devices; 6 RADIOLOGICAL INCIDENTS MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING; 6.1 Threat Assessment

6.2 Medical Stockpiling6.3 Medical Development; 6.4 Readying the Response Infrastructure; 6.5 Evaluating the Medical Countermeasure Enterprise; 6.6 The Good News: Areas of Improvement; 6.7 Protective Action Guidelines; 6.8 The Role of the Military in a Radiological Emergency; 7 ROLE OF THE FIRST RESPONDER; 7.1 Structure of the First Response Team's Patterns of Action; 7.2 Role of the First Response Team; 7.3 Protection of Responders and the Public; 7.3.1 Basic Precautions; 7.3.2 Registration of Emergency Response Personnel; 7.4 Lessons Learned from First Response to Past Emergencies

7.5 Manage the Medical Response

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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ISBN:

9786612689604

9781282689602

1282689606

9781613449073

1613449070

9780470495780

0470495782

9780470495773

0470495774

OCLC:

438708608