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System Reliability and Industrial Safety Laboratory

Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Sciences & Technology, Energy & Safety
National Centre for Scientific Research «Demokritos»

Projects

SRISL has active participation in the framework programmes of the European Commission in the area of Major Industrial Hazards and Risk Assessment (1 project in FP2, 1 project in FP3, 3 projects in the FP4, 2 projects in FP5, 2 projects in FP6, 2 projects in FP7). In these projects, SRISL collaborated with leading European organizations paving the way to the introduction of new risk based approaches to the regulatory framework for installations handling hazardous materials and subject to the SEVESO directives.

A selection of projects undertaken by SRISL includes:

  • «Benchmark Exercise on Major Hazards Analysis», European Commission, 1988-1991, SRISL budget 50000€

  • «Safety Optimization and Risk Assessment Tools for Emergencies and Siting » (SOCRATES), European Commission, 1991-1993, SRISL budget 150000€

  • «Development and application of medium-term protective measures in the event of a nuclear accident», European Commission, 1992-1993, SRISL budget 55000€

  • «Risk assessment  of a highway in the neighbourhood of an oil-refinery», Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works, 1991, SRISL budget 20000€

  • «Auditing and Safety Management for Safe Operation and Land Use Planning. A Cross National Comparison and Validation Exercise», European Commission, 1993-1994, SRISL budget 200000€

  • «Risk assessment methodology for facilities producing explosives», Industrial Research Development Programme (PAVE), Ministry of Development, 1995-1997, SRISL budget 50000€

  • LUPACS: «Land Use Planning and Chemical Sites», European Commission, 1996-1999, SRISL budget 300000€

  • I-RISK: «Development of an integrated technical and management risk control and monitoring methodology for managing and quantifying on-site and off-site risks», European Commission, 1996-1998, SRISL budget 150000€

  • ASSURANCE «Assessment of Uncertainties in Risk Analysis of Chemical Establishments», European Commission, 1998-2000, SRISL budget 140000€

  • S2S «A gateway to Plant and Process Safety», European Commission, 2002-2006, SRISL budget 60000€

  • PRISM Network "Process Industries Safety Management", coordinator IChEME, United Kingdom, Contract GTC1-2000/28030 (8000€)

  • SHAPE RISK "Sharing Experience on Risk Management", European Commission, 2003-2007, SRISL budget 35000€

  • Pre-emergencies, Contract Nr 07.030601/2005/42374/SUB/A5 (44000€)

  • VIRTHUALIS "Virtual Reality and Human Factors", European Commission, 2005-2008, SRISL budget 220000€

  • WORM «Work Occupational Risk Model», Dutch Government, 2003-2009, SRISL budget 600000€

  • «ΚΜ3ΝeT: European deep-sea neutrino telescope», in work group «Risk assessment and quality assurance» (EU FP6, GA 011937), coordinator: UF Katz, 2006-2009

  • «Development of methodology for assessing the performance of safety management systems of industrial plants, subject to the SEVESO derective», Ministry of Employment, 2007-2009

  • INTEG-RISK «Early Recognition, Monitoring, and Integrated Management of Emerging, New Technology Related Risk», coordinator EU-Vri, 2008-2013, SRISL budget 137600€

  • «LAGUNA-LBNO: Design of a pan-European Infrastructure for Large Apparatus studying Grand Unification, Neutrino Astrophysics and Long Baseline Neutrino Oscillations», in WP «Detector Lifetime Operation Strategy, Safety and Risks» (EU FP7, GA 284518), coordinator: A Rubbia, 2011-2014

  • «SCAFFOLD: Innovative strategies, methods and tools for occupational risks management of manufactured nano-materials (MNMs) in the construction industry», in WP «MNMs Risk Protection» (EU FP7, GA 280535), coordinator: JM López de Ipiña, 2012-2015

Other projects running at NCSR "Demokritos"