Identification of seismic hazards and considerations for determining seismic design parameters for a high-level nuclear waste repository. Final report

Technical Report · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:10196741

Silva, W J ^[1]; McGuire, R K; Sewell, R T ^[2]; Swan, III, F H ^[3]

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1. Pacific Engineering and Analysis, Inc., El Cerrito, CA (United States)
2. Risk Engineering, Inc., Boulder, CO (United States)
3. Geomatrix Consultants, Inc., San Francisco, CA (United States)

By 2010, the United States plans to begin operation of a geologic repository for permanent disposal of commercial spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. This report provides the technical bases for seismic design of an irradiated fuel and high-level nuclear waste repository (HLNWR), including the definition of design loads, engineering design performance goals, specific design procedures to achieve the performance goals, and long-term monitoring guidelines to confirm expected performance. Although the report covers excavation and thermally induced seismic loads, the principal emphasis is on vibratory ground motion and fault displacement loads due to natural earthquakes. The report includes a probabilistic-deterministic methodology and is adequately detailed to permit development of a site-specific seismic hazard evaluation as well as seismic design criteria and procedures.

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); Pacific Engineering and Analysis, Inc., El Cerrito, CA (United States); Risk Engineering, Inc., Boulder, CO (United States); Geomatrix Consultants, Inc., San Francisco, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 10196741
• Report Number(s): EPRI-TR--104233; ON: UN95003928
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CONTAINMENT
DESIGN
EARTHQUAKES
HEALTH AND SAFETY
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RISK ASSESSMENT
SAFETY
SEISMIC SURVEYS
SPENT FUELS
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
WASTE DISPOSAL AND STORAGE