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7 Restoration of the Electric Power System After an Attack
7 Restoration of the Electric Power System After an Attack
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If timed Trojan horses and make speedy restoration difficult. Major substations and or worms have infected the system, there could be recurring transmission lines are the most likely targets.
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could make it possible to rapidly integrity of Israel's power transmission and distribu- and selectively supply service to a few such key facilities. tion system, as well as related restoration efforts.
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The basic obligations are to: utilities in the event that supplies run low. Utilities also routinely provide support to each other by supplying line crews · Obtain qualified number of spare transformers equal and other critical human resources in the event of such large to its commitment; emergencies.
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Such utilities may choose to join with a small group of other utilities to acquire a new type of emergency spare high-voltage network transspare transformers. The utilities working on the development former that is lighter than existing transformers, smaller, of the sharing agreement recognized that a joint procurement easier to transport, and faster to install and energize during program might be helpful to some utilities and considered recovery from severe high-voltage transformer outages induced by equipment failure, weather, earthquakes, or tercreating a special, not-for-profit entity for that purpose.
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This widely recognized organizational process is should consider the following issues when preparing for an also used by federal, state, and local emergency response and incident as well as during the response phase of an incident: governmental agencies. Advantages of using ICS include: · Providing lodging for employees and outside · Clear understanding of who is in charge, contractors; · Defined roles and responsibilities for individuals, · Providing clean water and nonperishable food, which · Improved communications with responding agencies, may include the ability to procure and stage fresh · Greater sense of cooperation with outside stakehold- water tankers due to the potential contamination of ers, and freshwater supplies; · Overall enhanced and efficient response to emer- · Obtaining fuel to operate vehicles, equipment, and gency mitigation.
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should take the need for interoperability into account during Host utilities also need to make detailed plans on housing preparations for emergency response. and feeding visiting crews as well as providing them with knowledgeable field guides who are familiar not only with the geography of the area but also with specific work rules, Partnering for Mutual Assistance site-specific hazards, and the ability to address all of the The support of outside emergency and governmental visiting crews' concerns.
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The drill While utility personnel might not be considered emer- will test the ability of personnel to understand their roles gency responders in the face of biological and chemical and responsibilities as well as test the overall effectiveness attacks, trained emergency responders from responsible of the plan in resolving the emergency situation. The crugovernmental agencies may encounter a situation where the cial elements for a successful exercise include establishing expertise of a utility employee might be required in order to clear objectives, providing realistic scenarios that simulate respond to a situation where hazardous chemicals are pres- real-life conditions, and establishing expected actions or ent.
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help support operational restoration efforts but also can provide local visible presence to emergency SERVICE RESTORATION responders, government officials, and the public. Major substations normally can meet some of these Once the damage from a terrorist attack on the power sys requirements, but if a substation has been attacked, tem have been assessed, the damaged locations made secure a mobile command center vehicle might be used for utility personnel to work, and replacement equipment instead.
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needed to energize the transmission system from various system locations concurrently. Utilities must identify which Restoring Damaged Infrastructure generators are capable of providing this service and also if these are strategically located within the system to quickly When significant damage to utility infrastructure has provide the required restoration capacity.
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should be provided from two different source substa Many industry utility vendors have recognized the threat tions in order to ensure continuity of service in the of significant damage to utility infrastructure and have event of the loss of an entire substation. introduced mechanisms for quick restoration.
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This is particularly true for the It is therefore imperative that all utilities have a well design, development, and manufacture and stockpiling of a thought-out crisis communication plan developed and carried set of high-voltage restoration transformers. While the utility out by people within the utility who have responsibility for industry, through the Edison Electric Institute, is working to communicating with government officials, news media, and build the Spare Transformer Equipment Program (STEP)
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. These MOUs coordinates physical, cyber, and operations security should spell out each party's responsibilities before, dur- through comprehensive plans that clearly define what ing, and immediately following a deliberate destruction is expected of security personnel before, during, and of utility equipment that leads to a disruption of electric after a deliberate destructive act; identifies the techservice; provide a clear understanding of who is in charge; nologies and strategies to be used to continuously and explain how decisions will be reached in dealing with monitor critical company facilities; and establishes potential tensions between crime scene investigation and an Incident Command System and designates an timely service restoration as well as unanticipated contingen- incident commander to work with outside agencies.
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2006. "Recovery Transformer -- A Prototype Factory Build during extended restoration efforts.
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