Staged fright: assemble a cast of hundreds. Cue the dirty bomb. Action!

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An elaborate simulation of a terrorist attack in Portland, Oregon employs hundreds of volunteer actors who are all given identities, symptoms, and vital signs. The simulation is part of Topoff 4, the biggest emergency-preparedness drill in the U.S.

Personnel administration, Practice, Training, Actors, Actresses, Emergency management, Emergency preparedness, Antiterrorism measures, Simulation of crimes, Crime simulation

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Rebooting the ecosystem

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Need for taking up new geoengineering measures like increasing the volume of microbes in atmosphere to reduce carbon dioxide are discussed. The purpose is to check the damage to the ecosystem caused by pollution.

Air Pollution Control, Waste Management and Remediation Services, Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs, Air Pollution Control Programs, Air quality management, Ecosystems

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Fission trip

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A visit to Hanford's plutonium factory is described and the difficulty and health hazard in clearing nuclear debris are discussed.

All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing, CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS, Nuclear Wastes, Health aspects, Description and travel, Radioactive wastes, Nuclear facilities, Hanford, California

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