TRECII: A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR TRANSPORTATION RISK ASSESSMENT

A risk-based fault tree analysis method has been developed at the Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) for analysis of nuclear fuel cycle operations. This methodology was developed for the Department of Energy (DOE) as a risk analysis tool for evaluating high level waste management systems. A computer package consisting of three programs was written at that time to assist in the performance of risk assessment: ACORN (draws fault trees), MFAULT (analyzes fault trees), and RAFT (calculates risk). This methodology evaluates release consequences and estimates the frequency of occurrence of these consequences. This document describes an additional risk calculating code which can be used in conjunction with two of the three codes for transportation risk assessment. TRECII modifies the definition of risk used in RAFT (prob. x release) to accommodate release consequences in terms of fatalities. Throughout this report risk shall be defined as probability times consequences (fatalities are one possible health effect consequence). This methodology has been applied to a variety of energy material transportation systems. Typically the material shipped has been radioactive, although some adaptation to fossil fuels has occurred. The approach is normally applied to truck or train transport systems with some adaptation to pipelines and aircraft. TRECII is designed to be used primarily in conjunction with MFAULT; however, with a moderate amount of effort by the user, it can be implemented independent of the risk analysis package developed at PNL. Code description and user instructions necessary for the implementation of the TRECII program are provided.

• Corporate Authors:

  Batelle Memorial Institute/Pacific Northwest Labs

  Battelle Boulevard, P.O. Box 999
  Richland, WA  United States  99352

  Department of Energy

  1000 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20585
• Authors:
  • Franklin, A L
• Publication Date: 1980-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 89 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Fault tree analysis; Hazardous materials; Radioactive materials; Radioactive materials; Radioactive waste disposal; Risk analysis; Safety; Spent reactor fuels
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00325747
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Energy Research Abstracts
• Report/Paper Numbers: TTC-0116
• Contract Numbers: AC06-76RL01830
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 18 1981 12:00AM