Response of structures to energetic events for the Savannah River Site production reactors probabilistic risk assessment [electronic resource].
- Published
- Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1992.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description
- 11 pages : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators
- Westinghouse Savannah River Company, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Summary
- The response of structures to energetic events postulated to arise in a probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) of a Savannah River Site (SRS) production reactor is addressed. Energetic events that arise in PRAs can damage structures and therefore have a significant influence on subsequent accident progression. Consequently, the structural response is important to the calculated risk of operating a plant. Difficulties are encountered, however, in the analysis of structural response of components to energetic loadings. First, the analysis of energetic events often does not provide well-defined static or dynamic loads acting on the structures. Secondly, risk assessments, by their nature, address a wide range of events that are not necessarily precisely defined. This paper describes an approach taken to develop the structural analysis required to support the PRA of the SRS production reactor, that overcomes these difficulties.
- Report Numbers
- E 1.99:wsrc-ms--92-262
E 1.99: conf-930803--1
conf-930803--1
wsrc-ms--92-262 - Subject(s)
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- Published through SciTech Connect.
10/01/1992.
"wsrc-ms--92-262"
" conf-930803--1"
"DE93001612"
12. biennial conference for the International Association for Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMIRT 12),Stuttgart (Germany),16-26 Aug 1993.
Smith, D.C.; Yau, W.F.; Santa Cruz, S.M. - Funding Information
- AC09-89SR18035
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