Professional opinion

Dr. Eli Stern

Collaborators

D. Tratkovsky, Dr. A. Huppert

Objectives

• To implement, in the field, the conclusions and recommendations from the first stage of the opinion (completed in 2007), including plans for technological safety systems at "problematic points," the possibility of dividing inventory to avoid exceeding the threshold (PAC-3) quantities for atmospheric concentrations when storing, processing and transporting hazardous materials.
• To construct quickly calculable algorithms for analyzing the risks from new materials introduced at factories in the industrial area, to improve licensing processes for storing, using and manufacturing these materials.
• Risk assessment for a radius of five kilometers (3.1 miles) from Ramat Hovav to prove that the aforementioned thresholds are not being reached.

Implications

This is a major project with far-reaching, national consequences. Primarily, confirming the environmental safety of the Ramat Hovav Industrial Zone and proving that the risk to the civilian population is at an acceptable level.

Status

The study is planned to take approximately 15 months, beginning in August 2009.

Financing organization

Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ramat Hovav Industrial Regional Council.

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