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TePiTri: A screening method for assessing terrorist-related pipeline transport risks

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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.

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  1. Faculty of Applied Economic Sciences, Antwerp University, Antwerp Research Group on Safety and Security (ARGoSS), Prinsstraat 13, Antwerp, 2000, Belgium

    Genserik Reniers

  2. Faculty of Economics and Management, HUB, KULeuven, Centre for Economics and Corporate Sustainability (CEDON), Stormstraat 2, Brussels, 1000, Belgium

    Genserik Reniers

  3. Institute of Transport and Maritime Management Antwerp, Keizerstraat 64, Antwerp, 2000, Belgium

    Wout Dullaert

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Reniers, G., Dullaert, W. TePiTri: A screening method for assessing terrorist-related pipeline transport risks. Secur J 25, 173–186 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1057/sj.2011.17

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