Modeling the national chlorinated hydrocarbon supply chain and effects of disruption.
- United States Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate
Chlorinated hydrocarbons represent the precursors for products ranging from PVC and refrigerants to pharmaceuticals. Natural or manmade disruptions that affect the availability of these products nationally have the potential to affect a wide range of markets, from healthcare to construction. Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) has developed datasets and models that allow the analysis of the interdependencies within the chlorine chemical supply chain and consequences of disruptions. Combining data on plant locations, transportation, utilities, and the chemical supply chain itself, with modeling tools such as N-ABLE, a Sandia-developed agent based modeling system, allows Sandia to model this complex system dynamically. Sandia has used the N-ABLE technology to simulate a disruption to the chlorinated hydrocarbon supply chain caused by a hurricane striking the Louisiana coast. This paper presents results and conclusions from this analysis.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 988564
- Report Number(s):
- SAND2010-1451C; TRN: US201018%%561
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Proposed for presentation at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers 2010 Spring Meeting; 6th Global Congress on Process Safety held March 22-24, 2010 in San Antonio, TX.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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