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A Study of Emergency Response for the Leakage Accident of Hazardous and Noxious Substances in a Port

항만에서의 위험·유해물질(HNS) 누출사고 대응에 관한 연구

  • Woo, Young Jin (Korea Institute of Maritime and Fishers Technology) ;
  • Lee, Chang Jun (Department of Safety Engineering, Pukyong National University)
  • Received : 2016.07.12
  • Accepted : 2016.10.27
  • Published : 2016.12.31
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Abstract

In general, lots of containers including various dangerous materials are transported to the port located in big cities such as Busan where massive residents live. Thus, it's really important how to make the emergency response for the leak accidents of dangerous materials and evaluate the direct or indirect damages to adjacent areas. In this study, in order to make reasonable emergency plans, CA (Consequence Analysis) is employed after selecting a key hazardous and noxious material, hydrogen fluroide. This material accounts for the third largest portion of cargo volume among all dangerous materials and can cause a huge damage in case of leakages. As a case study, Busan North port is selected as a test port since the portion of dangerous materials is higher than that of other ports in Busan. It is assumed that 1 ton of hydrogen fluoride is spilled at Busan North port. CA is performed to assess the impact of this accident. Throughout CA, the ERPG-2 range of a leak accident can be evaluated and this result can be used for decision making tools for mitigating the impact of a leak accident. To mitigate the damage of this accident, suitable a protective equipment and resident evacuation procedures should be prepared. Finally, this study can provide a systematic approach to make the emergency plan for reducing economical and personal losses.

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