Methodologies for Seismic Safety Evaluation of Existing Nuclear Installations

Download or read book Methodologies for Seismic Safety Evaluation of Existing Nuclear Installations written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-31 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience shows that an assessment of the seismic capacity of an existing operating facility can be required for a number of reasons, for example identification of potential seismic vulnerabilities based on operating experience events or the periodic safety review programme. This publication covers the seismic safety evaluation programmes to be performed on existing nuclear installations in order to ensure that the required fundamental safety functions are available, with particular application to the safe shutdown of reactors. It includes lessons learned based on the IAEA Action Plan for Strengthening Nuclear Safety, following the Fukushima accident, and updated methodologies for seismic safety evaluation of nuclear installations.