NRC Seismic Design Margins Program Plan
Description
The Seismic Design Margins Program (SDMP) discussed in this Plan provides the technical basis for assessing the significance of design margins in terms of overall plant safety and identifies potential weaknesses that might have to be addressed. The objective of SDMP is to develop the technical basis to resolve regulatory needs relating to seismic design margin (SDM). There are several steps for attainment of this objective: (1) define SDM and gather existing information; (2) assess the amount of SDM; (3) identify generic attributes related to SDM; (4) assess the adequacy of SDM; and (5) develop SDM screening guidelines, if required. A schedule is presented in this Plan to complete the work in three years. This schedule depends on the results of the research and NRC findings about SDM adequacy
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- EPRI/NRC workshop on nuclear power plant re-evaluation to quantify seismic margins: proceedings
- Journal Page Range
- p. 14.1-14.32.
- Report number
- EPRI-NP--4101-SR
Conference
- Title
- EPRI/NRC workshop on nuclear power plant reevaluation to quantify seismic margins.
- Dates
- 15-17 Oct 1984.
- Place
- San Francisco, CA (USA).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 19023426
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- EARTHQUAKES; GROUND MOTION; MANAGEMENT; MELTDOWN; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; REACTOR CORE DISRUPTION; REACTOR SAFETY; REACTOR SHUTDOWN; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SEISMIC EFFECTS; SPECIFICATIONS; US NRC
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCIDENTS; MOTION; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; SAFETY; SHUTDOWN; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; US ORGANIZATIONS