Transportation Safety and Risk Analysis

Safe transportation of chemicals and energetic materials is regulated via local, federal, and international laws, rules, and treaties. These are the basic expectations, but the regulations are being challenged by the development of new energy and chemical markets. Large array battery power for locomotives, hydrogen fuel cell air transportation, liquid carbon dioxide pipelines, and hybrid hydrogen-natural gas distribution are examples of growing areas of industry. Companies face challenges in understanding, evaluating, and managing the hazards and risks of these endeavors as they are scaled up to commercial size.The phases of transportation include loading/unloading, charging/discharging, holding, and, of course, transit itself. Modes of transportation include rail, truck, air, marine, and pipeline. Chemicals and energetic materials may include energy carriers such as hydrogen and batteries, bulk chemicals such as ammonia and carbon dioxide, and fuels such as LNG and radioactive materials.This session seeks papers describing best practices for modeling, facility siting, consequence analysis and technical considerations for transportation safety of hazardous materials. Papers discussing risk assessment approaches, technical evaluations and mitigation strategies are encouraged.