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Choosing an isolation system for a nuclear power plant

  • Ching Ching Yu
  • , Faizan Ul Haq Mir
  • , Benjamin M. Carmichael
  • , Brandon M. Chisholm
  • , Andrew S. Whittaker
  • TerraPower, LLC
  • SUNY Buffalo
  • Indian Institute of Technology Jammu
  • Southern Company

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Abstract

Seismic isolation systems, comprising isolators and damping devices, can be installed below the basemat and above the foundation of an advanced nuclear reactor building to reduce accelerations and deformations on structures, systems, and components (SSCs). Many choices are available for selecting the components of a seismic isolation system. Numerical models of seven isolation systems, implemented in an archetype reactor building, are used to compare available isolation-system options in terms of key response parameters that may influence the selection of one system over another. The information presented in this paper should be useful to analysts and designers tasked with choosing one (or more) seismic isolation systems for a nuclear power plant. Cost is not addressed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, ICAPP 2024
PublisherAmerican Nuclear Society
Pages377-386
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9780894487996
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, ICAPP 2024 - Las Vegas, United States
Duration: Jun 16 2024Jun 19 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, ICAPP 2024

Conference

Conference2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, ICAPP 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas
Period06/16/2406/19/24

Keywords

  • Seismic isolation
  • advanced reactors
  • dampers
  • seismic design

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