Risk Assessment of Air Versus Other Transportation Modes for Explosives and Flammable Cryogenic Liquids. Volume I: Risk Assessment Method and Results.

Abstract

This report describes a method for assessing the comparative risks of transporting hazardous materials by alternative routes and modes. The method is then applied to he transport of Class A explosives and liquid hydrogen between specific origin-destinations, testing the air-highway modal combination with alternative combinations with highway, rail, and marine modes. The risks were found to be highly route-dependent; however, for those routes selected, the air-highway modal combination showed generally lower risks. Rerouting and improvement in terminal operations showed the greatest opportunity for risk reduction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA331302

Entities

People

  • A. Moscati
  • G. Kloeber
  • M. Cornell
  • T. Mcnamara

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Aircrafts
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Casualties
  • Collisions
  • Commerce
  • Connectors
  • Demography
  • Emergencies
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Liquid Hydrogen
  • Marine Terminals
  • Materials
  • Risk
  • Transport Aircraft

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