Seismic procurement requirements at the FPR facility at INEL
- EQE Engineering, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA (United States)
- Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Co., Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Traditional method used to seismically qualify equipment for new facilities has been either by testing or analysis. Testing programs are generally expensive and their input loadings are conservative. It is also generally recognized that standard seismic analysis techniques produce overly conservative results. Seismic loads and response levels for equipment are typically calculated that far exceed the values actually experienced in earthquakes. A more efficient method for demonstrating the seismic adequacy of equipment has been developed which is based on conclusions derived from studying the performance of equipment that has been subjected to actual earthquake excitations. This earthquake experience data concludes that damage or malfunction to most types of equipment subjected to earthquakes is far less than that predicted by traditional testing and analysis techniques. The use of conclusions derived from experience data provides a more realistic approach in assessing the seismic ruggedness of equipment. By recognizing this inherently higher capacity that exists in specific classes of equipment, vendors can often supply off the shelf'' equipment without the need to perform expensive modifications to meet requirements imposed by conservative qualification analyses. This paper will describe the development of the experienced based method for equipment seismic qualification and its application at the FPR facility.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Co., Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-84ID12435
- OSTI ID:
- 7069683
- Report Number(s):
- WINCO-11563; CONF-8910192-20; ON: DE92017481
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2. DOE natural phenomena hazards mitigation conference, Knoxville, TN (United States), 3-5 Oct 1989
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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