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