DHS Risk Assessment of Proposed Kansas Biocontainment Lab Is Incomplete
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November 15, 2010 -- A new congressionally requested National Research Council report finds "several major shortcomings" in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security study of risks associated with operating the proposed National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility in Kansas. The Research Council report says the risks and costs of an accidental release of a pathogen from the facility could be significantly higher than the DHS assessment indicates.
