Deterministic seismic design and evaluation criteria to meet probabilistic performance goals

Conference · Sat Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6344347

Short, S A ^[1]; Murray, R C; Nelson, T A ^[2]; Hill, J R ^[3]

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1. ABB Impell Corp., Mission Viejo, CA (USA)
2. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
3. USDOE Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety, and Health, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Safety Appraisals

For DOE facilities across the United States, seismic design and evaluation criteria are based on probabilistic performance goals. In addition, other programs such as Advanced Light Water Reactors, New Production Reactors, and IPEEE for commercial nuclear power plants utilize design and evaluation criteria based on probabilistic performance goals. The use of probabilistic performance goals is a departure from design practice for commercial nuclear power plants which have traditionally been designed utilizing a deterministic specification of earthquake loading combined with deterministic response evaluation methods and permissible behavior limits. Approaches which utilize probabilistic seismic hazard curves for specification of earthquake loading and deterministic response evaluation methods and permissible behavior limits are discussed in this paper. Through the use of such design/evaluation approaches, it may be demonstrated that there is high likelihood that probabilistic performance goals can be achieved. 12 refs., 2 figs., 9 tabs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/EH
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6344347
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-105441; CONF-901253--2; ON: DE91005067
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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