SHELTER WATER SUPPLY STUDY: COST IMPLICATIONS OF EMERGENCY SOURCES.

Abstract

The study compares selected alternative methods of supplying emergency drinking water to inhabitants of fallout shelters. The respective costs and some of the qualitative considerations of each system were investigated, with particular emphasis on comparisons of municipal systems, trapped water, water containers, tanks, and wells. This study reports on the tradeoffs between cost, shelter size, and well depth of emergency water sources. The tradeoffs are investigated by a series of cost-sensitivity curves. The capabilities and details of the municipal water sources for two sample cities are also reported. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0659800

Entities

People

  • Gordon F. Jensen

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Containers
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Drinking Water
  • Emergencies
  • Fallout Shelters
  • Inhabitants
  • Sensitivity
  • Shelters
  • Tanks (Containers)
  • Water
  • Water Supplies

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.