Liquefied Natural Gas : Security and Hazards.
John T. Layton
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (117 pages)
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| Utgave | 1st ed.
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| Opplysninger | Intro -- LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS:SECURITY AND HAZARDS -- LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS:SECURITY AND HAZARDS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- MARITIME SECURITY:PUBLIC SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OFA TERRORIST ATTACK ON A TANKERCARRYING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GASNEED CLARIFICATION* -- GAO -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- STUDIES IDENTIFIED DIFFERENT DISTANCESFOR THE HEAT EFFECTS OF AN LNG FIRE -- Some Studies Examined other Potential Hazards and IdentifiedTheir Impact on Public Safety -- EXPERTS GENERALLY AGREED THAT THE MOST LIKELYPUBLIC SAFETY IMPACT OF AN LNG SPILL IS FIRE'S HEATEFFECT, BUT THAT FURTHER STUDY IS NEEDEDTO CLARIFY THE EXTENT OF THIS EFFECT -- Experts Agreed that the Heat from an LNG Fire Was most Likelyto Affect Public Safety, but that Explosions from an LNG Spill AreUnlikely -- Experts Disagreed with a Few Key Conclusions of the SandiaNational Laboratories Study -- Experts Suggest Future Research Priorities to Determine the PublicSafety Impact of an LNG Spill -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATION FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION -- AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION -- APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY -- APPENDIX II: NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OFMEMBERS OF GAO'S EXPERT PANELON LNG HAZARDS -- APPENDIX III: SUMMARY OF EXPERT PANEL RESULTS -- Introduction -- LNG Hazards -- Questions about the 2004 Sandia National Laboratories Study1 -- Commodity Comparison -- Future Research -- ENDNOTES -- MARITIME SECURITY: PUBLIC SAFETYCONSEQUENCES OF A LIQUEFIEDNATURAL GAS SPILLNEED CLARIFICATION* -- ABSTRACT -- BACKGROUND -- Studies Identified Different Distances for the Heat Effects of anLNG Fire, but Agreed on other LNG Hazards.. - Experts Generally Agreed that the most Likely Public SafetyImpact of an LNG Spill Is the Heat Effect of a Fire, but thatFurther Study is Needed to Clarify the Extent of this Effect -- CONCLUSIONS -- LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG)INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY:ISSUES FOR CONGRESS* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS -- BACKGROUND -- What Is LNG? -- Expectations for U.S. LNG Growth -- OVERVIEW OF U.S. LNG INFRASTRUCTURE -- LNG Tanker Ships -- LNG Marine Terminals -- LNG Peak Shaving Plants -- LNG RISKS AND VULNERABILITIES -- Physical Hazards of LNG -- Safety Record of LNG -- LNG Security Risks -- FEDERAL LNG SECURITY INITIATIVES -- Security Activities of Federal Maritime Agencies -- Federal Pipeline and Chemical Security Agencies -- Federal Interagency Cooperation in LNG Security -- Industry Initiatives for Land-Based LNG Security -- KEY POLICY ISSUES IN LNG SECURITY -- Public Costs of LNG Marine Security -- Uncertainty about LNG Threats -- Foreign vs. U.S. LNG Tankers and Crews -- CONCLUSIONS -- ENDNOTES -- MARITIME SECURITY:OPPORTUNITIES EXIST TO FURTHER CLARIFYTHE CONSEQUENCES OF A LIQUEFIEDNATURAL GAS TANKER SPILL* -- ABSTRACT -- BACKGROUND -- Studies Identified Different Distances for the Heat Effects of anLNG Fire, but Agreed on other LNG Hazards -- Experts Generally Agreed that the most Likely Public SafetyImpact of an LNG Spill Is the Heat Effect of a Fire, but thatFurther Study Is Needed to Clarify the Extent of this Effect -- CONCLUSIONS -- INDEX.
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| ISBN | 9781614701897
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