Seismic Evaluation of Commercial Plutonium Fabrication Plants in the United States

Seismic Evaluation of Commercial Plutonium Fabrication Plants in the United States
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This report is an overview of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's seismic assessment of six commercial plutonium fabrication plants licensed by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) before September 2, 1971. The seismic assessment generally has three parts: (1) documentation of the structural condition of each facility and its critical equipment; (2) characterization of the seismic hazard (i.e., determination of peak ground acceleration vs return period for each site); and (3) evaluation of seismic capacity to determine ground motion levels at which critical structures and equipment fail. The failure evaluation used structural capacities of median-centered strength characteristics of the as-built configurations from (1) and seismic hazard input from (2). Results of the assessment were partial input for an overall natural risks study by the NRC.

Methods for Developing Seismic and Extreme Wind-hazard Models for Evaluating Critical Structures and Equipment at US Department of Energy Facilities and Commercial Plutonium Facilities in the United States

Methods for Developing Seismic and Extreme Wind-hazard Models for Evaluating Critical Structures and Equipment at US Department of Energy Facilities and Commercial Plutonium Facilities in the United States
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is developing seismic and wind hazard models for the US Department of Energy (DOE). The work is part of a three-phase effort to establish building design criteria developed with a uniform methodology for seismic and wind hazards at the various DOE sites throughout the United States. In Phase 1, LLNL gathered information on the sites and their critical facilities, including nuclear reactors, fuel-reprocessing plants, high-level waste storage and treatment facilities, and special nuclear material facilities. Phase 2 - development of seismic and wind hazard models - is discussed in this paper, which summarizes the methodologies used by seismic and extreme-wind experts and gives sample hazard curves for the first sites to be modeled. These hazard models express the annual probability that the site will experience an earthquake (or windspeed) greater than some specified magnitude. In the final phase, the DOE will use the hazards models and LLNL-recommended uniform design criteria to evaluate critical facilities. The methodology presented in this paper also was used for a related LLNL study - involving the seismic assessment of six commercial plutonium fabrication plants licensed by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Details and results of this reassessment are documented in reference.

Energy Research Abstracts

Energy Research Abstracts
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Total Pages: 484
Release: 1994-02
Genre: Power resources
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Seismic Margins Assessment of the Plutonium Processing Facility Los Alamos National Laboratory

Seismic Margins Assessment of the Plutonium Processing Facility Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Results of the recently completed seismic evaluation at the Los Alamos National Laboratory site indicate a need to consider seismic loads greater than design basis for many structures systems and components (SSCs). DOE Order 5480.28 requires that existing SSCs be evaluated to determine their ability to withstand the effects of earthquakes when changes in the understanding of this hazard results in greater loads. In preparation for the implementation of DOE Order 5480.28 and to support the update of the facility Safety Analysis Report, a seismic margin assessment of SSCs necessary for a monitored passive safe shutdown of the Plutonium Processing Facility (PF-4) was performed. The seismic margin methodology is given in EPRI NP-6041-SL, ''A Methodology for Assessment of Nuclear Power Plant Seismic Margin (Revision 1)''. In this methodology, high confidence of low probability of failure (HCLPF) capacities for SSCs are estimated in a deterministic manner. For comparison to the performance goals given in DOE Order 5480.28, the results of the seismic margins assessment were used to estimate the annual probability of failure for the evaluated SSCs. In general, the results show that the capacity for the SSCs comprising PF-4 is high. This is to be expected for a newer facility as PF-4 was designed in the early 1970's. The methodology and results of this study are presented in this paper.

Proceedings of the World Conference on Earthquake Engineering

Proceedings of the World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
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Total Pages: 690
Release: 1980
Genre: Earthquake engineering
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Each of the volumes for the 1984 conference deals with one or more topics related to earthquake engineering.

ERDA Energy Research Abstracts

ERDA Energy Research Abstracts
Author: United States. Energy Research and Development Administration
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Total Pages: 906
Release: 1977
Genre: Medicine
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ERDA Energy Research Abstracts

ERDA Energy Research Abstracts
Author: United States. Energy Research and Development Administration. Technical Information Center
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Total Pages: 982
Release: 1977
Genre: Force and energy
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