Concept of risk. Risk and hazard. Real and perceived risk. Major accidents. Fires, explosions, and toxic releases. Types of risk assessments. Accident initiating events. Estimation of the occurrence frequency of accident initiating events. Reliability. Fault trees. Event trees. Determination of accident consequences. Source term. Release of hazardous materials. Atmospheric dispersion of toxic clouds. Population distribution. Vulnerability models. Probabilistic safety analysis and assessment of nuclear facilities. Decision-making based on risk information.

Credits: 3.0 (three)