TY  - BOOK
AU  - Connor,C.B.
AU  - Chapman,Neil A.
AU  - Connor,L.J.
TI  - Volcanic and tectonic hazard assessment for nuclear facilities
SN  - 9780511635380 (ebook)
AV  - TK9152.163 .V65 2009
U1  - 621.4832 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Nuclear power plants
KW  - Earthquake effects
KW  - Safety measures
KW  - Risk assessment
KW  - Earthquake resistant design
KW  - Volcanic hazard analysis
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
N2  - Geoscientists worldwide are developing and applying methodologies to estimate geologic hazards associated with the siting of nuclear facilities. Understanding such hazards, particularly in the context of the long functional lifetimes of many nuclear facilities, is challenging. This book documents the current state-of-the-art in volcanic and tectonic hazard assessment for proposed nuclear facilities, which must be located in areas where the risks associated with geologic processes are quantifiable and demonstrably low. Specific topics include overviews of volcanic and tectonic processes, the history of development of hazard assessment methodologies, description of current techniques for characterizing hazards, and development of probabilistic methods for estimating risks. Hazard assessment examples are drawn from around the world. This volume will promote interest and debate about this important topic among researchers and graduates developing methods in geologic hazard assessment, geologists and engineers who assess the safety of nuclear facilities, and regulatory bodies that evaluate such assessments
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511635380
ER  -