Uncertainties and their treatment in the quantitative risk assessment of domino effects: Classification and review

• Published in: Process safety and environmental protection Vol. 172; pp. 971 - 985
• Main Authors: Xu, Yuanyuan, Reniers, Genserik, Yang, Ming, Yuan, Shuaiqi, Chen, Chao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2023
• Subjects: Chemical process industry; Domino effects; Quantitative risk assessment; Uncertainty fundamentals; Uncertainty handling; Domino effects; Uncertainty fundamentals; Chemical process industry; Uncertainty handling; Quantitative risk assessment

Domino accidents are typical low-frequency and high-consequence events in chemical process industries. Applying quantitative risk assessment (QRA) in domino accident assessment is challenging due to the uncertainties in the escalation process. Meanwhile, the outcomes of QRA are subject to a certain...