Logistic Requirements and Capabilities for Response to Oil Pollution in Alaska

• Main Authors: Peterson, P L, Orgill, M M, Swift, W H, Loscutoff, W V
• Other Authors: PACIFIC NORTHWEST LABS RICHLAND WA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1975
• Subjects: Mining Engineering; Civil Engineering; *ALASKA; *LOGISTICS SUPPORT; *OIL SPILLS; *PIPELINES; ARCTIC REGIONS; DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; OFFSHORE DRILLING; PACK ICE; PERMAFROST; REMOTE AREAS; RIVERS; SITES; SUBARCTIC REGIONS; TRANSPORTATION; TUNDRA; DOT/5C; *TRANS ALASKA PIPELINE; *CRUDE OIL; PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION; PETROLEUM PIPELINES; DOT/4BZ/BL; Arctic; Ice; permafrost; Subarctic; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA014044; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA014044

The report identifies present and projected logistic support requirements for response to oil spills in the arctic and sub-arctic regions of Alaska. Area response is based on estimates of the most probable course of petroleum development within the state. The present logistic support capability of the U.S. Coast Guard, military organizations, other federal agencies and private industry is identified and compared to future response requirements. A set of guidelines was used to assess the response requirements in various environmental settings (moving pack ice, open water, tundra, etc.). The guidelines included the number of personnel and amount of equipment to be transported, time on scene, and initial response time. Fourteen selected sites were evaluated. See also report dated Feb 1974, AD0784099.