A streamlined approach for the seismic hazard assessment of a new nuclear power plant in the UK

Guillermo Aldama-Bustos; Iain J. Tromans; Fleur Strasser; Graham Garrard; Guy Green; Liz Rivers; John Douglas; Roger M. W. Musson; Simon Hunt; Angeliki Lessi-Cheimariou; Manuela Davi; Colin Robertson

doi:10.1007/s10518-018-0442-5

A streamlined approach for the seismic hazard assessment of a new nuclear power plant in the UK

Guillermo Aldama-Bustos, Iain J. Tromans, Fleur Strasser, Graham Garrard, Guy Green, Liz Rivers, John Douglas, Roger M. W. Musson, Simon Hunt, Angeliki Lessi-Cheimariou, Manuela Davi, Colin Robertson

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This article presents a streamlined approach to seismic hazard assessment aimed at providing regulatory assurance, whilst acknowledging commercial and program constraints associated with the development of safety–critical facilities. The approach was developed based on international best practice and followed the spirit of the Senior Seismic Hazard Analysis Committee (SSHAC) Level 2 requirements, while incorporating the key features of the SSHAC Level 3 process aimed at achieving regulatory assurance, but with a more flexible implementation. It has also benefited from experience gained by others regarding the implementation of the SSHAC process in projects in the USA, Switzerland and South Africa. The approach has been successfully applied as part of the Safety Case for the new-build nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point, UK. The proposed approach can be considered as a cost-effective solution for the seismic hazard evaluation of safety-significant facilities where a high level of regulatory assurance is required.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	37-54
Number of pages	18
Journal	Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
Volume	17
Issue number	1
Early online date	7 Aug 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-018-0442-5
Publication status	Published - 4 Jan 2019

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PSHA
safety–critical facilities
SSHAC
regulatory assurance
UK

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Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment for a new-build nuclear power plant site in the UK
Tromans, I. J., Aldama-Bustos, G., Douglas, J., Lessi-Cheimariou, A., Hunt, S., Davi, M., Musson, R. M. W., Garrard, G., Strasser, F. O. & Robertson, C., 15 Jan 2019, In: Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 17, 1, p. 1-36 36 p.
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Aldama-Bustos, G., Tromans, I. J., Strasser, F., Garrard, G., Green, G., Rivers, L., Douglas, J., Musson, R. M. W., Hunt, S., Lessi-Cheimariou, A., Davi, M., & Robertson, C. (2019). A streamlined approach for the seismic hazard assessment of a new nuclear power plant in the UK. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 17(1), 37-54. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-018-0442-5

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A streamlined approach for the seismic hazard assessment of a new nuclear power plant in the UK

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