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This paper deals with the subject of risk analysis in the framework of environmental impact studies of industrial installations. Starting from the fundamental definitions of risk, hazard, and accident, the main phases of the Probabilistic Risk Analysis (PRA) procedure are described. The most important methods for implementing the different phases of a PRA are reviewed. When performed within an environmental impact study, the risk analysis must be extended to consider minor accidents; because of the large number of such accidents, advanced software tools are indispensable.
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Contini, S., Servida, A. (1992). Risk Analysis in Environmental Impact Studies. In: Colombo, A.G. (eds) Environmental Impact Assessment. Eurocourses, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2528-4_5
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