DAMAGE TO THE BASIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY FROM NUCLEAR ATTACK AND RESULTING REQUIREMENTS FOR REPAIR AND RECLAMATION

Abstract

This study identifies the major equipment components commonly used by industries of the basic chemicals group, estimates damage to the equipment components as a result of various nuclear weapon effects, and estimates the consequent repair requirements. Case studies for selected industries were synthesized by assembling the damage and repair estimates for the equipment components of various chemical establishments. These estimates were then scaled up to represent damage/repair for the selected chemical industries. Mathematical models were developed to relate repair effort with damage level for the individual equipment, establishments, industries, and the overall basic chemical industry group. From the output of the models, time-phased repair effort (with delineation of manpower by skills) was derived.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0681982

Entities

People

  • Carl R. Foget
  • Milton Staackmann
  • William H. Van Horn

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Equipment
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Defense
  • Construction
  • Control Systems
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Engineering
  • Explosives
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematical Models
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Processing Equipment
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Sodium Hydroxide
  • Structural Loads

Readers

  • Industrial Economics
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Systems Analysis and Design