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Title: Qualitative Risk Assessment For An LNG Refueling Station And Review Of Relevant Safety Issues, Revision 2

Abstract

This report is a qualitative assessment of the public and worker risk involved with the operation of liquefied natural gas vehicle refueling facility.

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  1. Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
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Research Org.:
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
OSTI Identifier:
1186866
Report Number(s):
INEEL/EXT-97-00827 Rev. 2
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-05ID14517
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
liquefied natural gas

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Siu, Nathan, Herring, J Stephen, Cadwallader, Lee, Reece, Wendy, and Byers, James. Qualitative Risk Assessment For An LNG Refueling Station And Review Of Relevant Safety Issues, Revision 2. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.2172/1186866.
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Siu, Nathan, Herring, J Stephen, Cadwallader, Lee, Reece, Wendy, & Byers, James. Qualitative Risk Assessment For An LNG Refueling Station And Review Of Relevant Safety Issues, Revision 2. United States. doi:10.2172/1186866.
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Siu, Nathan, Herring, J Stephen, Cadwallader, Lee, Reece, Wendy, and Byers, James. Wed . "Qualitative Risk Assessment For An LNG Refueling Station And Review Of Relevant Safety Issues, Revision 2". United States. doi:10.2172/1186866. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1186866.
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title = {Qualitative Risk Assessment For An LNG Refueling Station And Review Of Relevant Safety Issues, Revision 2},
author = {Siu, Nathan and Herring, J Stephen and Cadwallader, Lee and Reece, Wendy and Byers, James},
abstractNote = {This report is a qualitative assessment of the public and worker risk involved with the operation of liquefied natural gas vehicle refueling facility.},
doi = {10.2172/1186866},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jun 25 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Wed Jun 25 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
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