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Safety aspects of nuclear power plants in human induced external events : assessment of structures / International Atomic Energy Agency.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- International Atomic Energy Agency, author.
- Series:
- Safety reports series ; Number 87.
- Safety Reports Series ; Number 87
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nuclear power plants--Risk assessment.
- Nuclear power plants.
- Nuclear power plants--Security measures.
- Structural analysis (Engineering).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (204 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Vienna : International Atomic Energy Agency, 2018.
- Summary:
- This publication provides detailed guidelines for the safety assessment of nuclear power structures against mechanical impact, explosion and fire caused by human induced external events. It covers the characterization of loading, the assessment of structural integrity using both simplified methods and more elaborated methodologies, and the assessment of induced vibration. The acceptance criteria provided in the publication are for different failure modes: overall stability, overall bending and shear, local failure modes and induced vibrations. The process of analyzing fire consequences is also included.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 92-0-148319-8
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