Nuclear and Radiological Disasters Pathfinder: A Guide to the Literature
This guide will introduce some of the titles available in the LRC on nuclear and radiological disasters. The various types of library materials useful in research are listed along with some examples of each type. This guide is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be a starting point from which you can begin your research.
Books 
- The four faces of nuclear terrorism by Ferguson, Charles. - Citation
- The WMD handbook: a guide to weapons of mass destruction, by Harville, David. - Citation
- Homeland security field guide: a pocket reference for WMD & terrorism response by Glarum, Jan G.- Citation
- 2008 emergency response guidebook: a guidebook for first responders during the initial phase of a dangerous goods/hazardous materials incident - Citation
- The effects of low dose radiation: new aspects of radiobiological research prompted by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster – by Dowswell, Paul - Citation
- Manual for first responders to a radiological emergency – - Citation
- Radiological emergency plan - Citation
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Magazine Articles
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- “CBRN-E: setting response standards” Oppenheimer, Andy. CRISIS RESPONSE JOURNAL, (2009) - Citation
- “Proposed framework for cleanup and site restoration following a terrorist incident involving radioactive material” by Conklin, W. Craig. HEALTH PHYSICS, (November 2005) - Citation
- “Terrorist 10KT nuclear weapon”. JOURNAL OF CIVIL DEFENSE, (Fall/Winter 2008) - Citation
- “Radiological dispersion devices”. Packer, Sharon B. JOURNAL OF CIVIL DEFENSE, (Fall/Winter 2008) - Citation
- “The current state of affairs for disaster planning for a nuclear terrorist attack”. Goffman, Thomas E. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DISASTER MEDICINE, (January/February 2009) - Citation
- “Nuclear and biological threats: the two most lethal choices in a terrorist's CBRN toolbox”. Tamsett, Jeremy. HOMELAND DEFENSE JOURNAL, (January 2009) - Citation
- “Medical response to a radiologic/nuclear event: integrated plan from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services”. Coleman, C. ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, (February 2009) - Citation
- “Decontamination operations in a nuclear mass casualty scenario”. Snyder, Michael L. CBRNIAC NEWSLETTER, (2007) - Citation
- “Decision making during nuclear power plant incidents: a new approach to the evaluation of precursor events”. Smith, C. L. RISK ANALYSIS, (August 2007) - Citation
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Online reports/documents/guides
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- Planning guidance for response to a nuclear detonation- Full report - PDF
- Development of evacuation time estimate studies for nuclear power plants- Full report - PDF
- Electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack: a preventable homeland security catastrophe - Full report - PDF
- Nuclear power plants: vulnerability to terrorist attack - Full report - PDF
- Radiation and monitoring fundamentals for the fire service - Full report - PDF
- Radiological dispersal devices: select issues in consequence management - Full report - PDF
- Terrorist "dirty bombs": a brief primer - Full report - PDF
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Multimedia Resources
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- Terrorism: radiological weapons ( 2004) [dvd] - Citation
- Emergency response guidebook 2008 ( 2008) [dvd] - Citation
- Hazardous material defensive options and objectives (2005) [dvd] - Citation
- Radiological monitoring (December 2001) AMERICAN HEAT, [video journal] - Citation
- Mississippi radiological emergency preparedness plan (March 2005) [cd-rom] - Citation
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