Published January 1976 | Version v1
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On the principles of the determination of the safe shut-down earthquake for nuclear power plants in Austria

Creators

  • 1. Zentralanstalt fuer Meteorologie und Geodynamik, Vienna (Austria)

Description

At present no legal guide lines exist in Austria for the determination of the Safe Shut-Down Earthquake. According to experience, the present requirements for a nuclear power plant site are the following: It must be free of marked tectonic faults and it must never have been situated within the epicentral region of a strong earthquake. The maximum expected earthquake and the Safe Shut-Down Earthquake respectively, are fixed by the aid of a frequency map of strong earthquakes and a map of extreme earthquake intensities in Austria based on macroseismic data since 1201 A.D. The corresponding values of acceleration will be prescribed according to the state of science, but must at least be 0.10 g for the horizontal and 0.05 g for the vertical component of acceleration at the basement

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
On earthquake risk for nuclear power plants
Imprint Pagination
p. 53-56.
Journal Issue
no. 153
Series
Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut.

Conference

Title
European Seismological Commission Symposium.
Dates
20 Oct 1975.
Place
Luxembourg.

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
7270783
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
ACCELERATION; AUSTRIA; EARTHQUAKES; MAPS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; REACTOR SHUTDOWN; SAFEGUARD REGULATIONS; SITE SELECTION
Descriptors DEC
EUROPE; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; REGULATIONS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS

Optional Information

Notes
Imprint:Available from library KNAW, Kloveniersburgwal 29, Amsterdam, Netherlands.