The Hydrogen Safety Program of the U.S. Department of Energy

Conference · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 2005

OSTI ID:948774

Kinzey, Bruce R; Davis, Patrick B; Ruiz, Antonio

Demonstrated safety in the production, distribution and use of hydrogen will be critical to successful implementation of a hydrogen infrastructure. Recognizing the importance of this issue, the U.S. Department of Energy has established the Hydrogen Safety Program to ensure safe operations of its hydrogen research and development program, as well as to identify and address needs for new knowledge and technologies in the future hydrogen economy. Activities in the Safety Program range across the entire safety spectrum, including: R&D devoted to investigation of hydrogen behavior, physical characteristics, materials compatibility, and risk analysis; inspection and investigation into the safety procedures and practices of all hydrogen projects supported by DOE funds; development of critical technologies for safe hydrogen systems such as sensors and design techniques; and safety training and education for emergency responders, code inspectors, and the general public. Throughout its activities, the Safety Program encourages the open sharing of information to enable widespread benefit from any lessons learned or new information developed. This paper provides detailed descriptions of the various activities of the DOE Hydrogen Safety Program and includes some example impacts already achieved from its implementation.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 948774
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-45630; VT0207000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

08 HYDROGEN
COMPATIBILITY
DESIGN
DISTRIBUTION
EDUCATION
HYDROGEN
Hydrogen Safety
IMPLEMENTATION
PRODUCTION
RISK ASSESSMENT
SAFETY
TRAINING