In February 2003, Ann Deering, a former insurance consultant to the US Department of Energy had voiced that the US power infrastructure is ageing, taxed almost beyond capacity and vulnerable and it requires upgradation. A few months after she said so, a blackout on August 13, 2003 resulted in shutting down of nuclear power plants in New York State and Ohio, plunging 50 million people into 'darkness'. Black out is more than just loss of electricity. It has a domino effect on water/sewer, transportation, IT services, communications, banking/financial services etc. According to the Wall Street Journal, New York is believed to have lost close to $800 million and the estimates on lost sales tax revenue were in excess of $40 million. There is one question on everybody's lips: How to ensure that such a thing doesn't happen again? Does the Federal Government have a crisis management plan to obviate such a situation or alleviate its system against any such future disaster?

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Title: Criticality Of Logical Normalcy
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