Department
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
Research Advisor
Tokuhiro, Akira
Advisor's Department
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
Abstract
September 11, 2001, a day when thousands oflives were lost under unexpected and unprecedented circumstances, marked the beginning of a difficult national reality; that is, the vulnerability of our society and our infrastructures to terrorist attack. The events of that day have shaken the very foundations of national and the newly coined, "homeland security". It is apparent that changes need to be made to the national/homeland security infrastructure at all levels. But how will change be brought about and what "roadmap" will we follow?
The research team of Dr. Tokuhiro has been studying complex social-technological issues. We are especially interested in how society will protect its sensitive materials and installations in the post-9/11 environment. One promising way appears to be an approach based on "eigenmetrics"; that is, largely on time and countable arguments ("numbers") that apply to local, state and national security issues. Our approach provides a foundation, beyond endless discourse. The project presently consists of surveying the 9111 Commission Report and the National Response Plan. We will extract the overarching time- and number-scales from these reports and provide relevant examples for the State of Missouri.
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Document Type
Presentation
Presentation Date
2004-2005
Recommended Citation
Mattson, Tricia, "A Methodology to Assess Critical Infrastructures and Their Relevance to Missouri" (2004). Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Experience Program (OURE). 245.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/oure/245
