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A method for defining critical infrastructures

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  • Popescu, Cristian-Aurelian
  • Simion, Cristina Petronela

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As none of the concepts used for defining critical infrastructures over the years are considered comprehensive, in this paper we propose a method for defining them using a set of criteria and a weighted scoring technique. This set comprises criteria developed from Normal Accidents Theory and High Reliability Theory which is enhanced with several other criteria selected from various studies and official documents. The contribution brought by this method for determining what might be the appropriate criteria to be used for defining an infrastructure as critical, hopefully will become generally accepted. For demonstration, a nuclear power plant was tested, and the results show that it is a critical infrastructure, a conclusion perceptibly expected.

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  • Popescu, Cristian-Aurelian & Simion, Cristina Petronela, 2012. "A method for defining critical infrastructures," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 42(1), pages 32-34.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:42:y:2012:i:1:p:32-34
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.09.025
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    1. Johansson, Bengt, 2013. "A broadened typology on energy and security," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 53(C), pages 199-205.
    2. Andrea Antenucci & Giovanni Sansavini, 2018. "Adequacy and security analysis of interdependent electric and gas networks," Journal of Risk and Reliability, , vol. 232(2), pages 121-139, April.
    3. Senderov, S.M. & Vorobev, S.V., 2020. "Approaches to the identification of critical facilities and critical combinations of facilities in the gas industry in terms of its operability," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 203(C).

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