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Anoka County Multi - Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan Conservation and Recovery Act. These materials are classed identically to those specified in the section on transportation accidents. Radiological Incident is defined as the unintentional exposure to materials that emit ionizing radiation. Nuclear power plants are a significant potential source of ionizing radiation. The health and environment impacts from the Three -Mile Island and Chernobyl, Russia disasters illustrate the potential hazards from nuclear power plants. Other sources of ionizing radiation include medical and diagnostic X -ray machines, certain surveying instruments, some imaging systems used to check pipelines, radioactive sources used to calibrate radiation detection instruments, and even some household fire detectors. Transportation /Pipeline Incident is any occurrence of a hazardous material release during transport that poses a risk to health, safety, and property, as defined by Department of Transportation materials transport regulations. Hazardous materials transportation incidents can occur at any place, although the majority occurs on interstate highways, major federal or state highways, or on the major rail lines. 4.2.2.5 Hostage Situation A hostage situation is one in which people are held against their will and negotiations take place for their release. The situation may range from a simple domestic or isolated criminal act to an attempt to impose will on a national or international scale to intimidate or coerce a government to further a political, social, or religious objective. 4.2.2.6 Illegal Methamphetamine Labs Domestic labs that produce methamphetamine are dependent on supplies of the precursor chemical pseudoephedrine, which can be diverted from legitimate sources. It is also smuggled from Canada and Mexico. Domestic laboratory operators also produce and distribute methamphetamine. Typically "meth" is a white powder that easily dissolves in water. Another form of meth is clear, chunky crystals called crystal meth, or ice. Meth can also be in the form of small, brightly colored tablets. The pills are often called by their Thai name, yabba. Street terms for methamphetamine are meth, poor man's cocaine, crystal meth, ice, glass, and speed. Amphetamine, dextroamphetamine, methamphetamine, and their various salts are collectively referred to as amphetamines. In fact, their chemical properties and actions are so similar that even experienced users have difficulty knowing which drug they have taken. Methamphetamine is the most commonly abused. • Effects of usage include addiction, psychotic behavior, and brain damage. Chronic use can cause violent behavior, anxiety, confusion, insomnia, weight loss, auditory hallucinations, mood