Sentences with phrase «potential catastrophic failure»

Looking at environmental threats, we have: 1) potential catastrophic failure of aquifers 2) potential catastrophic of sensitive ecologies ranging from oceans to mountain tops 3) potential catastrophic failure of crops on a global scale

In his capacity as LEPS Committee chair, Hayes has taken a special interest in such issues as the continuing 35 - million - gallon - a-day leakage of the New York City Water Supply's West Branch Tunnel in the Town of Wawarsing, where he initiated the implementation of an Emergency Response Plan for a potential catastrophic failure of the Tunnel.

Not exact matches

«We want to design these membranes so that we can achieve the same, or better, performance as current technologies while also reducing the potential for explosions and other catastrophic failures,» Epps says.

A cushioner will have a number of potential partners «on ice», ready to swoop in should catastrophic failure occur in their main relationship; it's effectively synonymous with not putting all your eggs into one basket and spreading your bets.

Specific safety concerns include: (1) Lithium batteries pose both a chemical and electrical hazard — under certain conditions they can overheat and ignite and, once ignited, can be especially difficult to extinguish; (2) the potential for propagation of thermal runaway between cells or batteries in a package and between adjacent packages of batteries; (3) the potential for uncontrolled lithium battery fires to overwhelm the capability of existing aircraft cargo fire protection systems, leading to a catastrophic failure of the airframe; and (4) the potential for venting of combustible gases from lithium ion cells in thermal runaway, which could collect in an enclosed environment and cause an explosion even in the presence of a suppression agent.

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