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原文传递 The Savannah River National Laboratory's Response to the Graniteville, SC Train Accident

题名：	The Savannah River National Laboratory's Response to the Graniteville, SC Train Accident
作者：	Addis, R. P.;Weber, A. H.;Buckley, R. L.;Parker, M. J.;Hunter, C. H.;
关键词：	54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; SOUTH CAROLINA; TRAINS; ACCIDENTS; CARGO; CHLORINE; INJURIES; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; WEATHER; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; EMERGENCY PLANS
摘要：	The Savannah River National Laboratory's (SRNL) Weather INformation and Display (WIND) System was used to provide meteorological and atmospheric modeling/consequence assessment support to state and local agencies following the collision of two Norfolk Southern freight trains on the morning of January 6, 2005. This collision resulted in the release of several toxic chemicals to the environment, including chlorine. The dense and highly toxic cloud of chlorine gas that formed in the vicinity of the accident was responsible for nine fatalities and injuries to more than five hundred others. Transport model results depicting the forecast path of the ongoing release were made available to emergency managers in the county's Unified Command Center shortly after SRNL received a request for assistance. Support continued over the ensuing two days of the active response. The SRNL also provided weather briefings and transport/consequence assessment model results to responders from South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental control (SCDHEC), the Savannah River Site's (SRS) Emergency Operations Center (EOC), DOE Headquarters, and hazmat teams dispatched from the SRS.
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