Major natural disaster afteraction assessment
In recent years, a wide variety of natural disasters has disrupted energy supplies. Some incidents occurred in the continental US, others in offshore US territory, and still others in foreign countries. Each locale provided a unique backdrop against which energy emergency activities were conducted. Minimizing the consequences of these incidents is considered to be both good business and in national interest. It is often achieved through a combination of emergency preparedness and emergency response activities, usually taken in coordination and as appropriate, by industry, State and local government and Federal agencies. This project was undertaken to capture the experience gained during recent natural disasters, subject it to careful scrutiny, and thereby improve future energy emergency preparedness, response, and recovery activities. It considered the emergency activities actually undertaken, the level and effectiveness of coordination between the various agents engaged in the response, and the appropriateness of established roles and responsibilities of each. The material forming the basis for this assessment was obtained through numerous in-depth interviews with personnel involved at all levels of response activities, afteraction reports by others, and articles in the technical and general press. Energy types considered were electricity, natural gas and petroleum products. Major attention was focused on telecommunications and military interdependencies with the energy supply infrastructure.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Energy Emergencies, Washington, DC (United States). Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Emergencies
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 10162327
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/IE-0022P; ON: DE92017729; NC: NONE
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Aug 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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