Comparative assessment of accident risks in the energy sector

International Series in Operations Research and Management Science

Volumn 199, Issue , 2013, Pages 475-501

  Burgherr, Peter ^a   Hirschberg, Stefan ^a   Spada, Matteo ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84955139117     PISSN: 08848289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-9035-7_18     Document Type: Chapter

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