Protective Systems for Spills of Hazardous Materials. Volume 1. Final Report

摘要

This investigation addressed the identification of potential risks from highwaytransportation of hazardous materials that would result in severe permanent, irreparable or catastrophic consequences, and the identification of practical and implementable physical protective systems to reduce accident incidents and/or mitigate consequences. The primary concern was to reduce or prevent contamination of surface or ground water resources from flows or other movements of materials from accidental spills of hazardous materials. This report developed a methodology using a State's panel to identify 11 generalized ranked extreme risk scenarios and identified protective systems for each. The report concludes that few physical protective systems are available to reduce risks associated with highway transportation of hazardous materials.