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Insights for Quantitative Risk Assessment of Combined Cycle Power Plants

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Traditional techniques of risk analysis have been fitted for the application to combined cycle power plants and the results of several studies are here presented. Although these plants are not normally concerned by the application of the Seveso II Directive, they are characterized by a certain degree of dangerousness and it is worth deepening the comprehension of their risk figures.

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  1. Energy Department, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy

    Gabriele Ballocco, Andrea Carpignano & Elisabetta Ponte

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  1. Gabriele Ballocco
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  1. TÜV Süddeutschland, Dudenstrasse 28, D-68167, Mannheim, Germany

    Cornelia Spitzer Dipl.-Math.

  2. Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (HSK), CH-5232, Villigen-HSK, Switzerland

    Ulrich Schmocker PhD

  3. Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), CH-5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland

    Vinh N. Dang PhD

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Ballocco, G., Carpignano, A., Ponte, E. (2004). Insights for Quantitative Risk Assessment of Combined Cycle Power Plants. In: Spitzer, C., Schmocker, U., Dang, V.N. (eds) Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-410-4_307

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