Assessment of seismic margin calculation methods

Technical Report · Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6428052· OSTI ID:6428052

Kennedy, R P; Murray, R C; Ravindra, M K; Reed, J W; Stevenson, J D

Seismic margin review of nuclear power plants requires that the High Confidence of Low Probability of Failure (HCLPF) capacity be calculated for certain components. The candidate methods for calculating the HCLPF capacity as recommended by the Expert Panel on Quantification of Seismic Margins are the Conservative Deterministic Failure Margin (CDFM) method and the Fragility Analysis (FA) method. The present study evaluated these two methods using some representative components in order to provide further guidance in conducting seismic margin reviews. It is concluded that either of the two methods could be used for calculating HCLPF capacities. 21 refs., 9 figs., 6 tabs.

• Research Organization: US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Washington, DC (United States). Div. of Engineering; Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6428052
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-5270; UCID-21572; ON: TI89009560; TRN: 89-009438
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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