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One of the explanations for the accident with TWA 800 (explodedin midair after takeoff from JFK airport in New York) was asfollows: wire cuts in the vicinity of the central fuel tank causedarcing to occur which ignited the fuel vapor present in the fueltank. What safety assessment process deals with this kind offailures? Explain your answer.

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An inerting system decreases the probability of combustion of flammable materials stored in a confined space especially a fuel tank by maintaining a chemically nonreactive or inert gas such as    See Answer
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