Vulnerable Zone Law and Legal Definition
According to 40 CFR 1400.2 [Title 40 : Protection Of Environment Chapter Iv ; Environmental Protection Agency And Department Of Justice Subchapter A ;Accidental Release Prevention. Requirements; Risk Management Programs Under The Clean Air Act Section 112(R)(7); Distribution Of Off-Site Consequence Analysis Information Part 1400 Distribution Of Off-Site Consequence Analysis Information Subpart A General]Vulnerable zone means “the geographical area that could be affected by a worst-case or alternative scenario release from a stationary source, as indicated by the off-site consequence analysis reported by the stationary source in its risk management plan pursuant to the applicable requirements of 40 CFR Part 68. It is defined as a circle, the center of which is the stationary source and the radius of which is the "distance-to-endpoint," or the distance a toxic or flammable cloud, overpressure, or radiant heat would travel after being released and before dissipating to the point that it no longer threatens serious short-term harm to people or the environment.”
