Recommissioning the K-1600 Seismic Test Facility

Conference · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5043184

Wynn, C C ^[1]; Brewer, D W ^[2]

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1. Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
2. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)

The Center of Natural Phenomena Engineering (CNPE) was established under the technical direction of Dr. James E. Beavers with a mandate to assess, by analyses and testing, the seismic capacity of building structures that house sensitive processes at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant. This mandate resulted in a need to recommission the K-1600 Seismic Test Facility (STF) at the Oak Ridge K-25 Site, which had been shutdown for 6 years. This paper documents the history of the facility and fives some salient construction, operation, and performance details of its 8-ton, 20-foot center of gravity payload bi-axial seismic simulator. A log of activities involved in the restart of this valuable resource is included as Table 1. Some of problems and solutions associated with recommissioning the facility under a relatively limited budget are included. The unique attributes of the shake table are discussed. The original mission and performance requirements are compared to current expanded mission and performance capabilities. Potential upgrades to further improve the capabilities of the test facility as an adjunct to the CNPE are considered. Additional uses for the facility are proposed, including seismic qualification testing of devices unique to enrichment technologies and associated hazardous waste treatment and disposal processes. In summary, the STF restart in conjunction with CNPE has added a vital, and unique facility to the list of current national resources utilized for earthquake engineering research and development. 3 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5043184
• Report Number(s): CONF-9110122-12; ON: DE92001968
• Resource Relation: Conference: Natural phenomena hazards mitigation conference, St. Louis, MO (United States), 15-18 Oct 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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