The book describes the methods of risk assessment and discusses in
detail studies from the fields of nuclear power reactors, including the
German Risk Study, Phase B, and NUREG 1150, the nuclear fuel cycle, and
chemical plants. Studies to precursors to severe accidents are dealt
with, and risk comparisons for different technologies of energy and risk
comparisons for different technologies of energy production are
critically analyzed. Aspects of the nuclear safety assessment and
international probabilistic goals are treated.