Citation

Reniers G, Dullaert W. Secur. J. 2012; 25(2): 173-186.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group -- Palgrave-Macmillan)

DOI

10.1057/sj.2011.17

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The article proposes an approach to determine relative terrorist-related security risk levels of pipeline transportation. Pipeline routes are divided into smaller route segments. Subsequently, likelihood scores of possible terrorist-related incidents are determined per route segment and per transport route. A likelihood grade (LG) per pipeline transport route is determined. Next, the consequences of incident scenarios are quantitatively assessed and a consequence grade (CG) is determined. Using the LGs and CGs, pipeline routes' terrorist risk levels are determined. This leads to a user-friendly threat assessment tool, which can be used by pipeline security management to screen pipeline networks for terrorist-related risks.

Keywords: pipeline transportation security risk analysis; terrorist threat assessment; multi-criteria analysis; terrorist risks; quick-scan approach

Language: en