Risk Anal. 2017 Dec;37(12):2475-2489. doi: 10.1111/risa.12803. Epub 2017 Mar 23.

Evaluation of the Consequences of a Cistern Truck Accident While Transporting Dangerous Substances through a Tunnel.

Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis

Ziemowit M Malecha, Jarosaw Poliski, Maciej Chorowski

PMID: 28334449 DOI: 10.1111/risa.12803

Abstract

The transportation of dangerous substances by truck carriers harbors important safety issues in both road and mine tunnels. Even though traffic conditions in road and mine tunnels are different, the potential geometric and hydrodynamic similarities can lead to similar effects from the uncontrolled leakage of the dangerous material. This work was motivated by the design study of the LAGUNA-LBNO (Large Apparatus studying Grand Unification and Neutrino Astrophysics and Long Baseline Neutrino Oscillations) project. The considered neutrino detector requires a huge amount of liquid argon, which must be transported down the tunnel. The present work focuses on the estimation of the most credible incident and the resulting consequences in the case of a truck accident in the tunnel. The approach and tools used in the present work are generic and can be adapted to other similar situations.

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Keywords: Cryogenic gas propagation; liquid argon transportation; risk assessment; underground tunnel

Publication Types

• Journal Article
• Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't