What would happen if an LNG facility was attacked?
The design of a full containment LNG storage tank involves a very thick outer wall of reinforced concrete with additional layers of steel and insulation inside. This makes it very hard to breach the storage tank, even with a missile. In the unlikely event that this happened, however, the likely result would be a liquid spill and a large fire. Because of built-in safety systems, the impact of the fire would be almost completely confined within the boundaries of the site.
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