Research to Develop Flood Barrier Testing Strategies for Nuclear Power Plants

Technical Report · Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2022

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1847910· OSTI ID:1847910

Ma, Zhegang ^[1]; Zhang, Sai ^[1]; Pope, Chad L. ^[2]; Smith, Curtis L. ^[1]

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1. Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
2. Idaho State Univ., Pocatello, ID (United States)

This report presents results of research performed by Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to identify and develop strategies for testing nuclear power plant (NPP) flood barriers. This research project began with a literature review that documented the results of previous NRC-funded research, work performed by other government agencies, reports generated by industry organizations, NRC licensee submittals, information from testing facilities, and information from commercial firms engaged in NPP decommissioning. This literature review was then used to develop a simplified flood protection categorization scheme and related glossaries. Using this categorization scheme and glossaries, a survey of currently used flood barriers was conducted, focusing on both permanent and temporary flood barriers. External flood barriers such as levees and berms were outside the scope of this survey. This research project also assessed the current state of NPP decommissioning for potential flood barrier harvesting opportunities, surveyed capabilities of domestic and international flood testing facilities, and explored technical challenges to harvesting and testing of flood barriers. Other factors that should be considered in developing flood barrier testing strategies were also explored and are documented in this report (e.g., selection of flood barriers for testing, codes and standards for flood barrier testing, potential alternatives to harvesting such as in-situ testing, testing performance criteria, and testing parameters).

• Research Organization: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USNRC; USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-05ID14517
• OSTI ID: 1847910
• Report Number(s): INL/EXT-19-56427-Rev001; NUREG/CR-7279
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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