terrorism and the chemical infrastructure

Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, federal, state, local, and tribal
governments, aided by the private sector, have undertaken an unprecedented
review of the nation’s infrastructure to determine potential
targets for future terrorist attacks. At the national level, the Department
of Homeland Security (DHS) has divided the nation into 17 categories of
critical infrastructures and key assets, one of which is the chemical industry
and hazardous materials sector.1 This study is intended to assist DHS in
mitigating the vulnerabilities faced by the nation from this sector of the
critical infrastructure.
Numerous studies have been and are being completed to understand
the vulnerabilities posed by the sites, processes, and transportation meth-ods that make up the nation’s chemical infrastructure.2 These include
DHS’s Risk Analysis and Management for Critical Assets Protection
(RAMCAP) exercise. RAMCAP describes an overall methodology and
common framework for risk management that can be used to identify and
prioritize critical infrastructure across all sectors. RAMCAP allows for comparable
analysis and results within and between sectors. For the nation’s
chemical infrastructure, DHS is using RAMCAP to analyze specific chemical
sites. The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPAs) Risk Management
Plan (RMP) data represent a compilation of site-specific data submitted by
the chemical industry in compliance with the Clean Air Act...........download the book her