Terrorism and the Electric Power Delivery System

by National Research Council, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on Enhancing the Robustness and Resilience of Future Electrical Transmission and Distribut

The electric power delivery system that carries electricity from large central generators to customers could be severely damaged by a small number of well-informed attackers. The system is inherently vulnerable because transmission lines may span hundreds of miles, and many key facilities are unguarded. This vulnerability is exacerbated by the fact that the power grid, most of which was originally designed to meet the needs of individual vertically...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309114047
• ISBN13: 9780309114042
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 10.9"