Cove Point liquefied natural gas operations: a preliminary review of the risk

Technical Report · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5782245

Margulies, T S

In response to a request from Calvert County, Maryland the Energy and Coastal Zone Administration has made an effort to evaluate the impacts associated with the transport of LNG to Cove Point. This report discusses a study that has been performed to provide a preliminary review of the risk to the public. Several tasks included in the study were: (1) Review of safety and preventive measures currently being used to prevent a hazardous release of LNG; (2) Review of the calculated risk associated with tanker accidents including a discussion of the probabilistic ship collision and vapor cloud dispersion models used in a risk assessment of the Cove Point operation by Science Applications, Inc.; (3) provide an overview of risk assessment techniques applicable to marine transportation and facility problems in the event that further expansion of the Cove Point facility or a new facility is proposed and; (4) develop information on the population distribution surrounding Cove Point.

• Research Organization: Southern Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5782245
• Report Number(s): PB-81-197972
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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