Comparing structural loads in large pools evaluated with the LUSH code and current design methods

Conference · Fri Nov 05 00:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:7320273

Dong, R G

Large pools for storing spent fuel elements from nuclear reactors are being proposed to augment the present storage capacity of pools located at nuclear power plants and fuel reprocessing plants. These pools will be part of either independent spent fuel storage installations or large reprocessing plants. Because of the large size of the pools, seismic loads are of significant interest, and in particular the adequacy of current design methods for calculating seismic loads was of special concern. An evaluation of design methods representative of current practice was carried out, and the results are summarized. The evaluation was based on a comparison of total structural loads obtained by these methods with those obtained using the LUSH code. The LUSH code offered a combination of latest technologies in structural analysis involving soil-structure interaction.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 7320273
• Report Number(s): UCRL-79277; CONF-770807-10; TRN: 77-015199
• Resource Relation: Conference: 4. international conference on structural mechanics in reactor technology, San Francisco, CA, USA, 15 Aug 1977
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
FUEL POOLS
SEISMIC EFFECTS
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COMPUTER CALCULATIONS
DESIGN
L CODES
SPENT FUEL STORAGE
STRESS ANALYSIS
COMPUTER CODES
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
POWER PLANTS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
220900* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Reactor Safety