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Risk Assessment and Security for Pipelines, Tunnels, and Underground Rail and Transit Operations
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Risk Assessment and Security for Pipelines, Tunnels, and Underground Rail and Transit Operations

by Anna M. Doro-on
June 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
414 pages
14h 2m
English
CRC Press
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136Risk Assessment and Security
Table 4.1 Step 1: Asset Characterization for Pipelines, Tunnels, Rail, and
Transit Systems
1. Oil and gas pipelines and their facilities:
a. Primary energy source
b. Transport of ammable and hazardous material
c. Can generate public hazard when the materials are exposed to the
environment
d. Gathering and trunk lines including storage tanks are not secured
2. Aqueducts (water pipelines):
a. “Lifeblood” of Southern California, Los Angeles, and Hollywood (one of
the primary economic mechanisms in the United States)
b. Main water source of New York City
c. Basic security systems
3. Railroad/railway system:
a. Transportation ...
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ISBN: 9781466569324