Tornado and extreme wind design criteria for nuclear power plants
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4377009
Nuclear power plant design criteria for tornadoes and extreme winds are presented. Data, formulas, and procedures for determining maximum wind loading on structures and parts of structures are included. Extreme wind loading is applied to structures using methods and procedures consistent with ANSI Building Code A58.1- 1972. The design wind velocities specified generally exceed 100-year recurrent interval winds. Tornado wind loading is applied to structures using procedures paralleling those for extrene winds with additional criteria resulting from the atmospheric pressure change accompanying tornadoes and tornado missile inipact effects. Tornado loading for the 48 contiguous United States is specified for two major zones separated by the Continental Divide. A cross reference listing items related to Atomic Energy Commission Safety Analysis Report format is provided. Development supporting tornado criteria is included. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Bechtel Power Corp., San Francisco, Calif. (USA)
- NSA Number:
- NSA-29-017671
- OSTI ID:
- 4377009
- Report Number(s):
- BC-TOP--3(Rev.2)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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