Assessment of the risk of transporting propane by truck and train

Conference · Sat Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5246099

Geffen, C. A.; Franklin, A. L.

An assessment of the risks of transporting propane by truck and train is presented. Risk assessment methodology is reviewed, and the results of its application to propane transportation systems are presented. Four basic steps are followed in the transportation risk assessment methodology to develop the information required to perform the risk analysis. These four basic steps are: a detailed description of the transportation system, including projected industry characteristics, size and number of shipments, material characteristics, container types, transport modes, routes traveled, and weather and population zones; the identification of possible material release sequences, using fault tree analysis; the evaluation of the probabilities and consequences of releases, using container failure data and mathematical models for dispersion and health effects; and, the calculation and assessment of risk, defined as the product of the probability of a release of material to the environment and the consequences of that release. (JGB)

• Research Organization: Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5246099
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-8202; CONF-800334-20
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

570000* -- Health & Safety
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
ACCIDENTS
ALKANES
CONTAINERS
DATA
DATA COMPILATION
DATA FORMS
DIAGRAMS
FAULT TREE ANALYSIS
HYDROCARBONS
INFORMATION
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PROPANE
PUBLIC HEALTH
RISK ASSESSMENT
SYSTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
TABLES
TRAINS
TRANSPORT
TRUCKS
VEHICLES