Pipelines lead the transportation sector of dangerous materials as they are a reliable, relatively safe, and cost‐effective transportation mode. Moreover, the use of pipelines to transport materials over long distances can drastically reduce traffic and pollution. However, using pipelines to transport toxic, flammable, or explosive materials such as natural gas or oil poses serious safety and security concerns. This chapter investigates security issues related to intentional acts, such as terrorist and criminal attacks, to pipeline systems. A classification of malicious threats is proposed, and several episodes of intentional attacks against pipelines are mentioned for each of the categories identified in the classification. Traditional and advanced security measures that are used by pipeline operators to prevent and mitigate the consequences of intentional attacks are presented. Future developments of new emerging technologies and recent applications in the field of pipeline security are also discussed. Finally, within a general framework for a pipeline security risk assessment, a support decision model aimed at increasing the effectiveness of the set of selected countermeasures for the pipeline infrastructure security within a limited budget is also described, and it is applied to a realistic scenario.
Pipeline Security
Securing Transportation Systems ; 281-311
2015-06-30
31 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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