Accident risk assessment for deep geothermal energy systems

Safety and Reliability: Methodology and Applications - Proceedings of the European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2014

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 1523-1530

  Spada, M ^a   Sutra, E ^a   Wolf, S ^a   Burgherr, P ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOWOUTS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEALTH RISKS; INDUCED SEISMICITY; INFILL DRILLING; RELIABILITY;

COMPREHENSIVE RISKS; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SYSTEMS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; OPERATIONAL PHASIS; SOURCES OF ACCIDENTS; TECHNOLOGICAL RISK;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84906691315     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1201/b17399-208     Document Type: Conference Paper

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