Volcanic Hazard Assessments for Nuclear Installations

Volcanic Hazard Assessments for Nuclear Installations
Author: IAEA
Publisher: IAEA TECDOC Series
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Nuclear facilities
ISBN: 9789201049162

This publication provides information on detailed methodologies and examples in the application of volcanic hazard assessment to site evaluation for nuclear installations, thereby addressing the recommendations in IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SSG-21, Volcanic Hazards in Site Evaluation for Nuclear Installations. It demonstrates the practicability of evaluating the recommendations through a systematic volcanic hazard assessment and examples from Member States. The results of this hazard assessment can be used to derive the appropriate design bases and operational considerations for specific nuclear installations.

Volcanic Hazards in Site Evaluation for Nuclear Installations

Volcanic Hazards in Site Evaluation for Nuclear Installations
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher:
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2012
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9789201281104

This publication provides comprehensive and updated guidance for site evaluation in relation to volcanic hazards. It includes recommendations on assessing the volcanic hazards at a nuclear installation site, in order to identify and characterize, in a comprehensive manner, all potentially hazardous phenomena that may be associated with future volcanic events. It describes how some of these volcanic phenomena may affect the acceptability of the selected site, resulting in exclusion of a site or determining the corresponding design basis parameters for the installation. This Safety Guide is applicable to both existing and new sites, and a graded approach is recommended to cater for all types of nuclear installations. Contents: 1. Introduction; 2. Overview of volcanic hazard assessment; 3. General recommendations; 4. Necessary information and investigations (database); 5. Screening of volcanic hazards; 6. Site specific volcanic hazard assessment

Seismic Hazards in Site Evaluation for Nuclear Installations

Seismic Hazards in Site Evaluation for Nuclear Installations
Author: IAEA
Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2022-01-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9201180217

This Safety Guide supersedes the 2010 edition of IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SSG-9. It takes account of recently gained knowledge and practices developed by Member States related to seismic hazards, especially lessons from the Fukushima Daiichi accident. It also addresses concomitant events associated with earthquakes, such as tsunamis. The revision provides a clearer separation between the process for assessing the seismic hazards at a specific nuclear installation site and the process for defining the related basis for design and safety assessment of the nuclear installation. Thus, it bridges gaps and avoids undue overlap of the two processes, which correspond to and are performed at different stages of siting of the nuclear installation.

The High-Mountain Cryosphere

The High-Mountain Cryosphere
Author: Christian Huggel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2015-08-07
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1107065844

This book provides a definitive overview of the global drivers of high-mountain cryosphere change and their implications for people across high-mountain regions.

Volcanic and Tectonic Hazard Assessment for Nuclear Facilities

Volcanic and Tectonic Hazard Assessment for Nuclear Facilities
Author: Charles B. Connor
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 671
Release: 2009-08-27
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0521887976

A summary of the current state-of-the-art in volcanic and tectonic hazard assessment of nuclear facilities for researchers, geologists and engineers.

IAEA Safety Glossary

IAEA Safety Glossary
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2019-09-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789201047182

The IAEA Safety Glossary defines and explains technical terms used in the IAEA Safety Standards and other safety related IAEA publications, and provides information on their usage. The 2018 Edition of the IAEA Safety Glossary is a new edition of the IAEA Safety Glossary, originally issued in 2007. It has been revised and updated to take into account new terminology and usage in safety standards issued between 2007 and 2018. The revisions and updates reflect developments in the technical areas of application of the safety standards and changes in regulatory approaches in Member States.

Nuclear Power Safety

Nuclear Power Safety
Author: James H. Rust
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2013-10-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1483285448

A concise and current treatment of the subject of nuclear power safety, this work addresses itself to such issues of public concern as: radioactivity in routine effluents and its effect on human health and the environment, serious reactor accidents and their consequences, transportation accidents involving radioactive waste, the disposal of radioactive waste, particularly high-level wastes, and the possible theft of special nuclear materials and their fabrication into a weapon by terrorists. The implementation of the defense-in-depth concept of nuclear power safety is also discussed. Of interest to all undergraduate and graduate students of nuclear engineering, this work assumes a basic understanding of scientific and engineering principles and some familiarity with nuclear power reactors

Ground Motion Simulation Based on Fault Rupture Modelling for Seismic Hazard Assessment in Site Evaluation for Nuclear Installations

Ground Motion Simulation Based on Fault Rupture Modelling for Seismic Hazard Assessment in Site Evaluation for Nuclear Installations
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher: Safety Report
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789201023155

Explaining the principles that underlie strong ground motion simulation, this publication describes various methods for simulating strong ground motions, and presents some examples of strong ground motion simulations using fault rupture modelling. The detailed guidelines and practical tools presented in this Safety Report will be of value to researchers, operating organizations, regulatory bodies, vendors and technical support organizations in the areas of seismic hazard evaluation of nuclear installations. The information provided will also be of great importance for seismic hazard assessments following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident.

Diffuse Seismicity in Seismic Hazard Assessment for Site Evaluation of Nuclear Installations

Diffuse Seismicity in Seismic Hazard Assessment for Site Evaluation of Nuclear Installations
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher: IAEA Safety Report Series No.
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789201017161

Diffuse seismicity refers to earthquakes occurring in locations where no apparent correlation can be made with any causative faults. This publication provides guidance for addressing the seismic hazard from diffuse seismicity in a manner consistent with internationally recognized practices and with reference to relevant IAEA safety standards.