Approach to developing a ground-motion design basis for facilities important to safety at Yucca Mountain
- Science Applications International Corp., Las Vegas, NV (USA)
The DOE has proposed a methodology for developing a ground-motion design basis for prospective facilities at Yucca Mountain that are important to safety. The methodology utilizes a quasi-deterministic construct called the 10,000-year cumulative-slip earthquake that is designed to provide a conservative, robust, and reproducible estimate of ground motion that has a one-in-ten chance of occurring during the preclosure period. This estimate is intended to define a ground-motion level for which the seismic design would ensure minimal disruption to operations; engineering analyses to ensure safe performance in the unlikely event that the design basis is exceeded are a part of the proposed methodology. 7 refs.
- Research Organization:
- American Nuclear Society (United States). Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Div.; American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), New York, NY (United States); US Department of Energy (USDOE), Washington DC (United States); Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (United States). Coll. of Engineering and Mines
- OSTI ID:
- 137773
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-900210-Vol.2; TRN: 90:029589
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Waste management `90: working towards a cleaner environment: waste processing, transportation, storage and disposal, technical programs and public education, Tucson, AZ (United States), 25 Feb - 1 Mar 1990; Other Information: PBD: 1990; Related Information: Is Part Of Waste management `90: Working towards a cleaner environment: Waste processing, transportation, storage and disposal, technical programs and public education. Volume 2, HLW and LLW technology: Proceedings; Post, R.G. [ed.] [Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ (USA)]; PB: 988 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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