Study of seismic design bases and site conditions for nuclear power plants

Technical Report · Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6077134· OSTI ID:6077134

This report presents the results of an investigation of four topics pertinent to the seismic design of nuclear power plants: Design accelerations by regions of the continental United States; review and compilation of design-basis seismic levels and soil conditions for existing nuclear power plants; regional distribution of shear wave velocity of foundation materials at nuclear power plant sites; and technical review of surface-founded seismic analysis versus embedded approaches.

• Research Organization: Gas-Cooled Reactor Associates, La Jolla, CA (USA); URS/John A. Blume and Associates, Engineers, San Francisco, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-78SF02034
• OSTI ID: 6077134
• Report Number(s): DOE/SF/02034-T37; ON: DE81029389; TRN: 82-000538
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
HTGR TYPE REACTORS
SEISMIC EFFECTS
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
DESIGN
REACTOR SITES
SEISMIC WAVES
SHEAR
SOILS
USA
GAS COOLED REACTORS
GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
POWER PLANTS
REACTORS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
220900* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Reactor Safety
210300 - Power Reactors
Nonbreeding
Graphite Moderated