According to the most recently published data by The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), restaurants continue to be the leading cause of foodborne disease outbreaks in the United ...

There have been three accidents involving 6 nuclear power plants and the spent fuel pools between 1979 and 2011. All these were unthinkable and unanticipated before their occurrences. Nuclear ...

Cal OES engines prepositioned, and now responding, to the multiple fires impacting Southern California. (Photo: California Governor's Office of Emergency Services via X) In 2007, I wrote in Homeland ...

Many coal-fired power plants in operation today do not have a fire-extinguishing medium installed in their coal storage silos. CO 2 injection would generally be the preferred method, and is used in ...

The recommendations provided in this Safety Guide are aimed primarily at operating organizations of nuclear power plants and regulatory bodies. It covers the concept of operational limits and ...

Smith College uses an all-hazards approach to emergency management and emergency preparedness. It’s impossible to prepare for every single emergency that may occur, and it’s equally impossible to ...