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The new NBAF facility will be a state-of-the-art biocontainment facility that will study foreign, domestic, and zoonotic diseases

The facility will be around 547,00 sq ft

Safety features include supply and exhaust air filtration, breathing air systems, decontamination systems, exhaust fans, emergency and/or uninterrupted power supply

Why build new?

http://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/national-bio-and-agro-defense-facility

http://www.dhs.gov/facility-design-construction-nbaf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Bio_and_Agro-Defense_Facility#NBAF_construction

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum_Island_Animal_Disease_Center

http://thinkkc.com/blog/index.php/2012/03/show-your-support-for-nbaf/

http://kcur.org/topic/tracking-nbaf-national-bio-and-agro-defense-facility-takes-shape-kansas

McCarthy/Mortenson, a joint venture, was selected to do the construction for the facility

The current facility does not meet requirements under the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9

Why Manhattan?

Design

After a three year selection process, assessing risk, environmental impact, and security.

Manhattan was chosen due to the proximity of the NBAF related research in veterinary, agriculture, and bio security.

http://groundreport.com/national-bio-and-agro-defense-facility-in-kansas-remains-a-probable-target-of-foreign-spies-and-operatives/

Perkins+Will of Atlanta, Georgia is the architecture-engineering firm in charge of design of the facility

It took close to 4 years (2009-2012) to complete the design to fit all requirements and needs of the facility

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Replacement

http://www.k-state.edu/nbaf/

http://kcur.org/topic/tracking-nbaf-national-bio-and-agro-defense-facility-takes-shape-kansas

The new NBAF facility will replace the curren PIADC (Plum Island Animal Disease Control) facility in New York

http://mcmjv.com/about-the-project/

http://ksnt.com/2015/03/06/nbaf-construction-projected-for-may/

Diseases and the Law

Plum Island currently does tests mainly on foot and mouth disease among animals, but the current law prohibits the live disease to be on the mainland for testing, presenting a problem for the new NBAF facility

NBAF: National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility

Manhattan, KS was chosen for the new NBAF facility location

Things like this have turned up near Plum Island...

Risks?

What NBAF is about

weather or not the study of live foot and mouth disease will continue at NBAF facility is unsure, as well as if it would present any safety issues or health risks

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread1005782/pg1

http://community.beliefnet.com/lowyatar/blog/2010/11/15/plum_island_animal_disease_center

http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Obama-Proposes-714M-For-Kansas-NBAF-Project-202359341.html

http://thinkkc.com/blog/index.php/2012/03/show-your-support-for-nbaf/

The purpose of the facility is to be a diagnostics facility, researching foreign and domestic animal diseases

The current Plum Island facility runs around 30,000 diagnostics and test per year

The Island is around 840 acres and houses 70 buildings

The Island has its own fire department, water treatment plant and power plant, as well as its own security

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum_Island_Animal_Disease_Center

More on Plum Island

The Island is near the northeast coast of Long Island in New York

Originally housed Fort Terry in the Spanish-American war, being decommissioned after WW2, then reactivated in 1952 for the Army Chemical Corps.

Early Background

Any wild animals seen on the island are killed to prevent the possible spread of hoof and mouth disease

The Plum Island facility in New York has been running since 1954.

During the Cold War a secret biological weapons program targeting livestock was conducted, and thus had alot of controvery over the topic.

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/plum-island-photos-from-long-island-to-day-by-frederick-ruther-1909-1.204264

NBAF in Manhattan Kansas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum_Island_%28New_York%29

By: Taylor Whitlow

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