
156 ◾ Risk Assessment and Security
Table 4.19 Adaptability Risk Factor Values
Utility Risk Factor Description
High 1 Usable as is modication. Easy to employ with
other system components.
Moderate 2 Slight modication. Other system components
required; or can be used with slight
modication.
Low 3 Major modication. Other components not
available in the commercial market are required,
or can be used with modication that changes
the conguration.
Impractical 4 Requires specied functions or environmental
sequences that are not readily reproducible, or
construction makes it incapable of producing
high-order detonation, for example, gas grains
and ...