
6 Decision Based Design
should be expected? What legislative requirements (fuel econ-
omy, safety) must be incorporated and how?
2. Nuclear plant siting: Nuclear plants are considered one of the
cleanest sources of energy; however, when they fail, the results
are catastrophic. This is why they are usually situated outside
high population density areas. However, having them too far
from the population can increase the resistive losses in power
lines. Also, it is hard to nd workers for the power plant in
remote areas, particularly if basic amenities such as shopping,
hospital, and schools are not nearby.
3. Offshore oil rig: Many times signicant ...