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Risk analysis of the oil depot in Örfirisey

Audunsson, Thorvaldur Helgi (2006) In LUTVDG/TVBB--5211--SE VBR920
Division of Fire Safety Engineering
Risk Management and Safety Engineering (M.Sc.Eng.)
Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety
Abstract
This thesis estimates the risk of the activity at the oil depot in Örfirisey and its location, to its nearby population. The thesis will consider possible risks from the oil depot it self in case of fire, today, in relation to health and safety. Transportation of the fuel from the depot through the city will be discussed in an attempt to see if other depot locations or strategies can lessen the risk involved. The method used in this thesis is the Chemical Process Quantitative Risk Analysis model or CPQRA. Evaluation of the risk was mostly based on individual risk and societal risk. Tolerable risk and risk perception is briefly discussed as well as uncertainty. The attempt to reduce the risk or control it is examined later on in the thesis.... (More)
This thesis estimates the risk of the activity at the oil depot in Örfirisey and its location, to its nearby population. The thesis will consider possible risks from the oil depot it self in case of fire, today, in relation to health and safety. Transportation of the fuel from the depot through the city will be discussed in an attempt to see if other depot locations or strategies can lessen the risk involved. The method used in this thesis is the Chemical Process Quantitative Risk Analysis model or CPQRA. Evaluation of the risk was mostly based on individual risk and societal risk. Tolerable risk and risk perception is briefly discussed as well as uncertainty. The attempt to reduce the risk or control it is examined later on in the thesis. Finally future alternatives are discussed for ODR to put up other smaller depots outside the capital area, beside the depot in Örfirisey, to minimize the transportation of the fuel through the city of Reykjavík. (Less)
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author
Audunsson, Thorvaldur Helgi
supervisor
organization
course
VBR920
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Örfirisey, Oil depot, Risk analysis, Quantitative risk analysis, QRA, Olíudreifing, ODR, Risk evaluation, Societal risk, Individual risk, Heat release rate, HRR, Fire, Uncertainty, Tolerable risk, Risk perception, Transportation, Helguvík
publication/series
LUTVDG/TVBB--5211--SE
report number
5211
ISSN
1402-3504
language
English
id
1688956
date added to LUP
2011-01-20 17:06:14
date last changed
2020-12-03 14:26:05
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  abstract     = {{This thesis estimates the risk of the activity at the oil depot in Örfirisey and its location, to its nearby population. The thesis will consider possible risks from the oil depot it self in case of fire, today, in relation to health and safety. Transportation of the fuel from the depot through the city will be discussed in an attempt to see if other depot locations or strategies can lessen the risk involved. The method used in this thesis is the Chemical Process Quantitative Risk Analysis model or CPQRA. Evaluation of the risk was mostly based on individual risk and societal risk. Tolerable risk and risk perception is briefly discussed as well as uncertainty. The attempt to reduce the risk or control it is examined later on in the thesis. Finally future alternatives are discussed for ODR to put up other smaller depots outside the capital area, beside the depot in Örfirisey, to minimize the transportation of the fuel through the city of Reykjavík.}},
  author       = {{Audunsson, Thorvaldur Helgi}},
  issn         = {{1402-3504}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{LUTVDG/TVBB--5211--SE}},
  title        = {{Risk analysis of the oil depot in Örfirisey}},
  year         = {{2006}},
}