Homeland Security

Answer each question separately on each page. Each question should be answered in a minimum of 300 words and citing each source in APA. (I HAVE NUMBERED EACH QUESTION, AND PLEASE WRITE QUESTION)The Philadelphia Metropolitan Region is within 3-4 Nuclear Ingestion or “Plum Zones”, and also within close proximity of 6 Nuclear Plants:• Limerick NGS (2 Commissioned Reactors)• Artificial Island (Salem NGS, 2 Commissioned Reactors, and Hope Creek NGS, 1 Commissioned Reactor)• Oyster Creek NGS (1 Commissioned Reactor)• Three Mile Island (1 Commissioned Reactor, 1 De-commissioned melted down Reactor)• Peach Bottom NGS (2 Commissioned Reactors, 1 De-commissioned experimental Reactor).QUESTION#1 What are the threats, both from a homeland security (man-made threats) and emergency management (natural threats) perspective? Discuss the safety of US designed NGS vs. the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan? Are there any differences that protect residents better? Also consider besides the fuel and reactor threats, most NGS plants store their radioactive waste onsite (including from when they opened until present day) as there has been no National Storage Site approved yet). You should use the Rosemont College library and the internet to perform academic research to aid your quest for knowledge. Resources:Limerick Power plant may send waste elsewhere www.pottsmerc.com/article/MP/20100201/NEWS01/302019938At-Reactor Storage of Used Nuclear Fuel Safe Temporary Storage in Water-Filled Poolswww.nei.org/Issues-Policy/Used-Nuclear-Fuel-Management/At-Reactor-Storage-of-Used-Nuclear-FuelNuclear Waste: Do We Know What to Do With It?http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=98555Radioactive Waste Managementwww.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/nuclear-wastes/radioactive-waste-management.aspxStorage of Spent Fuelwww.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-storage.htmlQUESTION#2Discuss the state of Public Health Preparedness for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. What resources are available in case of an epidemic or even pandemic issue? Are we prepared? You may wish to research the following organizations in preparing your answers:• Southeastern PA Surge Medical Assistance Response Team• PA-4 Disaster Medical Assistance Team• Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT 3)QUESTION#3Review the following articles, and respond as to if these losses of power were acceptable considering the outcomes, and explain how these issues could be better corrected to prevent them from occurring again. · Power restored to Phoenixville Hospital after 2-hour outage:o Weblink: www.montgomerynews.com/springford_reporter_valley_item/power-restored-to-phoenixville-hospital-after–hour-outage/article_9c5643c2-8d9c-5cd2-96ad-20f9abc0c052.html· Power restored after Phoenixville Hospital lightning strike (VIDEO):o Weblink: www.dailylocal.com/article/DL/20110821/NEWS/308219993· The Case of A Hospital’s Emergency Power Failure:o Weblink: www.ecmweb.com/content/case-hospitals-emergency-power-failure · Saint Mary’s Hospital Looses Power for 5 Hours:o Weblink: www.timesunion.com/local/article/St-Mary-s-Hospital-loses-power-for-five-hours-11006876.php· What Happens when the Lights Go Out?:Weblink: www.healthcaredive.com/news/what-happens-when-the-lights-go-out/325423QUESTION#4The United States survived the feared Y2K crisis when it came to Banking and Financial Resiliency but struggles to stay ahead of present day threats including cyber threats, data protection, fraud, threats of EMP, Denial of Service (DOS) network outages, and money laundering for illicit organizations. What is the realistic threat and probability today, of these threats affecting the American Consumer, and causing a mass panic over the security of personal or business funds within financial institutions? REMEMBER EACH QUESTION HAS TO BE ANSWERED ON A SEPARATE PAGE, AND EACH PAGE SHOULD HAVE THE QUESTION BEING ANSWERED NUMBER ON THE TOP. EACH QUESTION HAS TO BE ANSWERED IN A MINIMUM OF 300 WORDS.