Towards appropriate seismic margins in nuclear plant piping

Conference · Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:404334

Kennedy, R P ^[1]; Chokshi, N C ^[2]; Chen, W P ^[3]

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1. Structural Mechanics Consulting, Inc., Yorba Linda, CA (United States)
2. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
3. Energy Technology Engineering Center, Canoga Park, CA (United States)

Some results of ongoing research being conducted for the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) at the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) are reported. These results include the development of a methodology for establishing and estimating appropriate seismic margins in nuclear plant piping.

• OSTI ID: 404334
• Report Number(s): CONF-960706-; ISBN 0-7918-1787-3; TRN: 97:000453
• Resource Relation: Conference: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) pressure vessels and piping conference, Montreal (Canada), 21-26 Jul 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Seismic engineering -- 1996. PVP-volume 340; Saleem, M.A. [ed.] [AECL, Mississauga, Ontario (Canada)]; Aggarwal, M.C. [ed.]; PB: 372 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
PIPES
SAFETY ENGINEERING
SEISMIC EFFECTS
SAFETY STANDARDS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS