response capacity definition

response capacity means assistance that may be provided through the Union Mechanism upon request;
response capacity means assistance that may be provided through the Mechanism upon request, including modules, equipment, relief supplies, expertise and services.
response capacity and ‘preparedness’ means a state of readiness and capability of human and material means enabling them to ensure an effective rapid response to an emergency, obtained as a result of action taken in advance. It is not only a function of a national resource inventory, but also about the ability to deploy these resources to a disaster site outside the country that is providing its immediate response - modules to a disaster that overwhelms national capacities elsewhere in the EU or worldwide.

Related to response capacity

  • Idle capacity means the unused capacity of partially used facilities. It is the difference between (a) that which a facility could achieve under 100 percent operating time on a one-shift basis less operating interruptions resulting from time lost for repairs, setups, unsatisfactory materials, and other normal delays and (b) the extent to which the facility was actually used to meet demands during the accounting period. A multi-shift basis should be used if-it can be shown that this amount of usage would normally be expected for the type of facility involved.

  • Contract Capacity has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(f).

  • Nameplate capacity means the maximum electrical generating output (in MWe) that a generator can sustain over a specified period of time when not restricted by seasonal or other deratings as measured in accordance with the United States Department of Energy standards.

  • Project Capacity means the AC capacity of the project at the generating terminal(s) and to be contracted with MSEDCL for supply from the Solar Power Project.

  • Storage Capacity means any combination of space, injectability and deliverability.