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  • ACC, DHS work to increase chemical plant safety

    Chemical industry leader says that “new security regulations will raise the bar for protecting all of the nation’s chemical facilities”; his organization —and chemical plants — have increased their plant safety efforts

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  • FortiusOne Moves to New Offices

    Innovative developer of intelligent Web mapping moves to larger offices; company’s solution offers large atlas of intelligent maps and geodata, including more than two-billion location attributes in nearly 2,000 data sets

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  • Nuclear security in Africa to receive €7 million boost

    Worries about the spread of instability — and terrorism — in Africa leads EU to contribute to IAEA Nuclear Security Fund aimed at increasing nuclear security on the continent

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  • More people hospitalized in Ukraine following toxic substance dispersion

    More than 70 people hospitalized following derailment of train carrying toxic phosphorous; two decades after Chernobyl, citizens suspicious of government reassurances

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  • German government furious with nuclear reactor operator

    Two nuclear reactors in north Gemrnay shut down, and operator is accused of covering up severity of incidents at both

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  • Cuomo urges broader Indian Point review

    Operator of the two Indian Point nuclear power plants has applied for renewal of the licences to operate the reactors;
    Cuomo demands feds look at terrorism, evacuation plans before renewing nuclear plants’ license

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  • Initiative to reduce power plants' fresh water demands

    U.S. electric power plants are the second largest user of fresh water in the nation after agriculture, withdrawing some 140 billion gallons of fresh water per day; DOE, Sandia launch project to address this growing problem

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  • Damaged Japanese nuclear plant found to sit on fault line

    World’s largest nuclear power plant shut down indefinitely after 6.5 magnitude causes radioactive spillage; future of Japan’s nuclear industry uncertain

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  • Train carrying highly toxic phosphorous derailed in Ukraine

    Hundreds evacuated from several villages as a 35 square miles area is covered by toxic phosphorous leaking from a derailed train

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  • Water-striding robot to help in monitoring water quality

    Carnegie Mellon researchers develop water-striding robot; equipped with wireless communication and sensors, these robots could monitor sprawling water systems for contamination

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  • Mexico oil and gas distribution system targeted by rebels

    Hundreds of companies in Mexico shuttered operations temporarily yesterday after a shadowy rebel group bombs key petroleum pipelines

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  • Floods, oil contamination force Oklahoma evacuation

    Heavy rains caused wide-scale flooding in northeastern Oklahoma — with spilled crude from breahced refinery adding to the misery of people, wildlife

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  • Saudis to give additional protection to oil fields

    Saudis to create and train a force of 35,000 men to protect oil and industrial installations

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  • Illinois Emergency Alert System activated by mistake

    Hundreds of radio stations in and around Chicago were sent the Emergency Alert System by mistake, disrupting broadcasts for a few anxious moments

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  • Free markets and the future of energy supplies

    Heritage Foundation authors offer a twelve-principle plan to secure abundant, affordable energy supplies

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  • CISA’s Wales says industry engagement on incident reporting rule will be robust, meet expectations
  • Securing the U.S. Electricity Grid from Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity Profile for the Hybrid Satellite Networks (HSN) Cybersecurity: Draft Annotated Outline
  • $3 billion for coastal and climate resilience funding
  • DHS Awards $9.8M for Small Businesses to Develop Security Technology Prototypes
  • Flood sensors give Montgomery Co. new way to track water levels remotely
  • 100 day cybersecurity resilience plan for water and wastewater sector
  • Water, schools, among major concerns for Utah earthquake commission
  • MyShake early warning app ready for Seattle earthquake alerts
  • Nuclear reactor restarts, but Japan’s energy policy in flux
  • Hawking says he lost $100 bet over Higgs discovery
  • Kansas getting $500K in law enforcement grants
  • Bill widens Sacramento police, sheriff’s contract security opportunities
  • DHS awards $97 million in port security grants
  • DHS awarding $1.3 billion in 2012 preparedness grants
  • Cellphone firms share location data with law enforcement, not users
  • Residents of Murrieta, California, will have to subscribe for emergency services
  • Ohio’s Homeland Security funding drops sharply
  • Ports of L.A., Long Beach get Homeland Security grants
  • Homeland security gets involved with Indiana water conservation
  • LAPD embraces “predictive policing”
  • New GPS rival is hack-proof
  • German internal security service head quits over botched investigation
  • Americans favor Obama to defend against space aliens: poll
  • U.S. Coast Guard creates “protest-free zone” in Alaska oil drilling zone
  • Congress passes measure to enhance Israel security ties
  • Wickr enables encrypted, self-destructing iPhone messages
  • NASA explains Why clocks got an extra second on 30 June
  • Cybercrime disclosures rare despite new SEC rule
  • First nuclear reactor to go back online since Japan disaster met with protests
  • Israeli security fence architect: Why the barrier had to be built
  • DHS allocates nearly $10 million to Jewish nonprofits
  • Turkey deploys troops, tanks to Syrian border
  • Israel fears terror attacks on Syrian border
  • Ontario’s emergency response protocols under review after Elliot Lake disaster
  • Colorado wildfires to raise insurance rates in future years
  • Colorado fires threaten IT businesses
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  • London 2012 business continuity plans must include protecting information from new risks

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