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Title: Getting to necessary and sufficient-developing accident scenarios for risk assessment

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OSTI ID:230615

This paper presents a simple, systematic approach for developing accident scenarios using generic accident types. Result is a necessary and sufficient set of accident scenarios that can be used to establish the safety envelope for a facility or operation. Us of this approach along with the methodology of SAND95-0320 will yield more consistent accident analyses between facilities and provide a sound basis for allocating limited risk reduction resources.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
230615
Report Number(s):
SAND-96-0885C; CONF-9606114-4; ON: DE96008902
Resource Relation:
Conference: 6. annual Energy Facility Contractors Group (EFCOG) safety analysis workshop on doing the right thing, Knoxville, TN (United States), 5-7 Jun 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English