ABSTRACT

How far will an ounce of prevention really go? While the answer to that question may never be truly known, Process Plants: A Handbook for Inherently Safer Design, Second Edition takes us several steps closer. The book demonstrates not just the importance of prevention, but the importance of designing with prevention in mind. It emphasizes the role

chapter 3|48 pages

Intensification

chapter 4|24 pages

Substitution

chapter 5|10 pages

Attenuation

chapter 6|14 pages

Limitation of Effects

chapter 7|26 pages

Simplification

chapter 9|22 pages

Other Ways of Making Plants Friendlier

chapter 10|48 pages

The Road to Friendlier Plants

chapter 12|10 pages

Friendlier Plants and the Nuclear Industry

chapter 14|12 pages

Inherent-Safety Case Studies

chapter 15|6 pages

Do We Go Too Far in Removing Risk?