Chapter 1

A Short Overview of Risk Analysis Background and Recent Developments

V. Villa1, N. Paltrinieri2,3, F. Khan4,  and V. Cozzani1     1University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy     2Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway     3SINTEF Technology and Society, Trondheim, Norway     4Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NL, Canada

Abstract

The objective of this review is to analyze the advances in risk analysis during the past 30 years and to offer an overview on its recent progress and applications for chemical and process industries. Although the general approach of quantitative risk assessment (QRA) remains unchanged since its origin, QRA has continuously evolved in different forms. Its fields of application ...

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