Webinar | Nuclear and Biochemical Shelter Design
Sharon Packer discusses nuclear weapons effects and concepts in designing hardened nuclear shelters along with considerations for ventilation and chemical/biological filtration systems.
The goal is to:
- review basic weapons' effects (thermal, electromagnetic pulse (EMP), blast, and radiation)
- design to clients' actual individual threats, based on primary targets
- teach the concepts and formulas for time, distance and shielding from radiation, and the importance of geometry in the construction of entrances
- plan for waste disposal, plumbing, and the proper storage of food, water and emergency supplies
- teach the importance of understanding, preparing for, and dealing with the EMP, including how to protect electrical equipment and restart vehicles.
We will not be discussing politics. Join us and learn the basics of nuclear and biochemical (NBC) shelter construction and how these can help us survive almost every natural and human-made disaster.
Join the Medicine Hat Branch for this event.
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About the presenter
Sharon Packer,M.Sc., graduated with a master’s degree in nuclear engineering in 1993 from the University of Utah. She also has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics with a minor in physics. She was a ham radio operator and for several years acted as the regional nuclear weapons effects trainer for MARS (the air-force arm of amateur radio). Sharon is currently a board member of the The American Civil Defense Association. Sharon designs NBC shelters and owns Underground Shelters USA (previously known as Utah Shelter Systems). Sharon has been building and designing shelters since 1986.