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Seismic margin review of the Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station: Summary report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6665741
This Summary Report is the first of three volumes for the Seismic Margin Review of the Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station. Volume 2 is the Systems Analysis of the first trial seismic margin review. Volume 3 documents the results of the fragility screening for the review. The three volumes demonstrate how the seismic margin review guidance (NUREG/CR-4482) of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Seismic Design Margins Program can be applied. The overall objectives of the trial review are to assess the seismic margins of a particular pressurized water reactor, and to test the adequacy of this review approach, quantification techniques, and guidelines for performing the review. Results from the trial review will be used to revise the seismic margin methodology and guidelines so that the NRC and industry can readily apply them to assess the inherent quantitative seismic capacity of nuclear power plants.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA); Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (USA). Div. of Engineering Safety
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
6665741
Report Number(s):
NUREG/CR-4826-Vol.1; UCID-20948-Vol.1; ON: TI87008060
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English