Ageneralization and rationalization of the main safety design criteria and safety analysis methodologies developed in nuclear aerospace and chemical engineering is presnted in two comprehensive volumes. The concepts of risk, damage and probability of hazardous events are introduced. Risks connected with the use of main harmful substances are quantitatively identified. The methods employed for the safety analyses are described, together with the methodologies for seismic analyses and for Probabilistic Risk Assessment. The main criteria for protection of plants from internal and external events are introduced and described. In addition, the problem of emergency planning is considered. This book is particularly intended for engineers working in the nuclear field, in chemical industries, in industrial plants, in fuel storages and with high-risk substances, as well as for engineers operating in licensing organizations and for inspectors.
Dedication
Preface
The Editors
Contributors
Section I : The Risk
Chapter 1 : The Technological Risk
Chapter 2 : High-Risk Plants and Risk Identification
Section II : Risk Analysis and Assessment Methodologies
Chapter 3 : Elements of Statistic and Event Analysis
Chapter 4 : Risk Analysis as an Instrument of Design
Chapter 5 : System Reliability Assessment via Sensitivity Analysis
Section III : Internal Damage Risk Causes
Chapter 6 : General Safety-Related Design Criteria
Chapter 7 : Thermodynamic Damage Causes - Safety Analyses
Chapter 8 : Chemical Damage Causes - Explosive Substances Management
Chapter 9 : The Role of Instrumentation and Control
Section IV : Exposure and Consequences Limitation
Chapter 10 : Effluents Dispersion and Methods to Evaluated Their Effects
Chapter 11 : Exposure Limitation in Normal Operating Conditions
Chapter 12 : Exposure Limitation in Following Accidents : Siting and Emergency Planning
Index
