Every year, Nuka Research conducts seven GRP exercises throughout the state of Massachusetts to prepare them in the event of an oil spill. In Fall of 2018, Nuka Research will plan and facilitate four Geographic Response Plan Exercises in the towns of Nantucket, Revere, and Somerset. 2018 marked off the 10th year of GRP exercises, … Read more
Opportunities to test oil spill response equipment in the real world are few and far between. Test tanks provide an opportunity to test full scale response equipment in a controlled environment, to support research and development and responder proficiency. Nuka Research is supporting efficiency testing of oleophilic skimmers in accordance with ASTM F2709-15 in order … Read more
As sea ice diminishes in Arctic regions, shipping patterns are changing, and so are the risks to northern communities. Nuka Research is working with a team of agencies and non-governmental organizations to support oil spill preparedness for remote Inuit communities faced with shipping risks from increased traffic through the Northwest Passage (read more). This project … Read more
Every year, Nuka Research conducts seven GRP exercises throughout the state of Massachusetts to prepare them in the event of an oil spill. In Spring of 2018, Nuka Research planned and facilitated three Geographic Response Plan Exercises in the towns of Lynn, Truro, and Chelsea, as well as one first responder oil spill response training … Read more
Mechanical recovery of oil spills at sea is a logistically and operationally challenging undertaking. Nuka Research has been working for years to support industry and government in enhancing mechanical response capacity. One constant that we have seen both in field operations and through various modeling tools is the challenge of storage during major offshore recovery … Read more
The Cook Inlet Harbor Safety Committee (CIHSC) was established based on a recommendation from the Cook Inlet Marine Risk Assessment and the desire in the maritime community to have a productive forum for marine safety issues specific to Cook Inlet, Alaska. Nuka Research facilitates committee and board meetings, manages meeting logistics and scheduling, and provides technical input … Read more
The bi-annual U.S.-Canada Oil Northern Oil and Gas Research Forum convenes government, academic, industry, and non-profit researchers, regulators, and other stakeholders to share research and perspectives related to oil and gas activities in Alaska and Arctic Canada. Topics ranged from governance and stakeholder engagement to technical issues related to air quality and oil spill response. … Read more
Diminishing sea ice and development pressures have led to increased Arctic shipping, which in turn increases the risk of oil spills from ships. The impacts of a spill would be borne by the communities in the region, who depend on healthy and clean marine waters for the majority of their food. Despite the severe consequences … Read more
As sea ice diminishes in Arctic regions, shipping patterns are changing, and so are the risks to northern communities. While Inuit communities in Canada’s eastern Arctic are facing new risks, Indigenous communities from other parts of Canada and the U.S. have experience engaging with ship-source oil spill prevention, preparedness, and response. WWF-Canada convened a Learning … Read more
Nuka Research supported ADEC to discuss options for improving the cleanup of contaminated sites on state-owned lands in Alaska. The project included developing a background document on the history of inter-agency coordination on site identification, tracking, and cleanup and facilitation of meetings with land-owning or land-managing state agencies. Areas of agreement and disagreement were summarized … Read more