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• <br />Anoka County Multi- Jurisdictional <br />All Hazards Mitigation Plan <br />A variety of hazardous materials exist in fixed facilities throughout Anoka County. They range <br />from flammable liquids stored or used to fuel vehicles through exotic biological agents. Some <br />materials are particularly lethal even in small amounts, while others require strong <br />concentrations with prolonged exposure. <br />Radiological Incident is defined as the unintentional exposure to materials that emit ionizing <br />radiation. Nuclear power plants are a significant potential source of ionizing radiation. The <br />health and environment impacts from the Three -Mile Island and Chernobyl, Russia disasters <br />illustrate the potential hazards from nuclear power plants. Other sources of ionizing radiation <br />include medical and diagnostic X -ray machines, certain surveying instruments, some imaging <br />systems used to check pipelines, radioactive sources used to calibrate radiation detection <br />instruments, and even some household fire detectors. <br />The graphic below provided through the Environmental Protection Agency Identifies the <br />proliferation of facilities and sites in Anoka County that inventory or process hazardous <br />materials. <br />■❑ <br />0 <br />I] auto on <br />Saint Francis <br />❑ ❑ <br />▪ Eo <br />❑ ❑ ❑ <br />■ . <br />Ran-Ise <br />b <br />❑ <br />Cedar ❑ <br />C❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ <br />So der•tii I le❑ <br />❑ ❑ <br />Champlin <br />i EP <br />[21 <br />dndover <br />Maple Grove <br />^ �CE:laineJ <br />Loon.Rapid <br />❑ ❑ <br />L■ <br />1qLino Lakes ELFIN <br />c •ton ❑❑Centerville <br />Circle Pi nes <br />❑ ❑ <br />or <br />❑ gNth" Caak =. <br />u ❑ <br />Osseo <br />Spring Lake Park <br />klyn•Par kl <br />L� ❑ rkEFridley <br />-,Br oo ki ;gin "C:enter <br />Mounds \9 e <br />■�5 Cry=tali <br />HiIlto <br />n.FL <br />Cho reviev. h ,r<J <br />Vadn ai s Height= <br />rdPqn r. <br />NeE:ri hton_ <br />Transportation /Pipeline Incident Hazardous materials transportation incidents can occur at any <br />place, although the majority occurs on interstate highways, major federal or state highways, or <br />on the major rail lines. The Highway system in Anoka County provides a network to transport <br />both hazardous materials throughout the county and region. Risk of a hazardous materials <br />event vary based on the classification of the road and its proximity to people and property. The <br />risk of a major event is most severe in the more populated areas of the county and along state <br />highways. According to the most recent findings at the Minnesota Department of Transportation, <br />more than half of all accidents involving hazardous materials have occurred on the state <br />