Protecting Significant and Sensitive Facilities

Protecting Significant and Sensitive Facilities

The Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) was a multi-hazard event. A massive quake triggered a series of tsunamis of unprecedented dimension, as well as the subsequent nuclear accident. Sensitive facilities need to be protected against low-probabilit...

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Main Authors: Toyama, Masato, Sagara, Junko, Ishiwatari, Mikio
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
ACCIDENT
ACCIDENTS
BUILDING CODES
CASUALTIES
CASUALTY
CATASTROPHIC EVENTS
CIVIL ENGINEERING
CIVIL ENGINEERS
CONSTRUCTION
COOLING
DAMAGES
DISASTER
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
DISASTER RISK
DISASTERS
EARTHQUAKE
EARTHQUAKES
ELECTRIC POWER
EMERGENCY RECOVERY
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
EVACUATION
EXPLOSION
EXPLOSIONS
EXTREME EVENTS
FIRE
FIREFIGHTERS
GAS
GENERATOR
GENERATORS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HEALTH RISKS
HIGH LEVELS
IMPACT EVENTS
LEAKAGE
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
NATURAL HAZARDS
NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS
NUCLEAR POWER
NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS
NUCLEAR SAFETY
PETROLEUM
PIPELINES
POWER STATION
RADIATION
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVITY
RECOVERY OPERATIONS
RESCUE
RISK ASSESSMENT
SAFETY
SEAWATER
STRUCTURES
TSUNAMI
TSUNAMIS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/18023852/protecting-significant-sensitive-facilities
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16162
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Summary:The Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) was a multi-hazard event. A massive quake triggered a series of tsunamis of unprecedented dimension, as well as the subsequent nuclear accident. Sensitive facilities need to be protected against low-probability and complex events because damage to such facilities can have a cascading effect, multiplying the destruction and leading to irreversible human, social, economic, and environmental impacts. This report gives findings; lessons; and recommendations for developing countries.

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