Development of generic soil profiles and soil data development for SSI analyses

Parker, J. C.; Khan, Mohsin; Rajagopal, Raj; Groome, John

doi:10.1016/j.nucengdes.2013.08.045

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“…Fill soils are usually placed on the turbine island side because the land is either reclaimed, or to make space for tunnels and balance of plant. Nuclear and turbine islands are not generally founded on sites with considerable soil deposits, although some engineers and scientists use soil sites for their studies [19][20][21][22][23].…”

Section: Typical Nuclear Power Plantsmentioning

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Simplified Groundwater Flow at Nuclear Power Plants

Yee

Kim

2021

Curr. Appl. Sci. Technol.

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As a result of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster, significant amounts of radioactive materials have been introduced into the environment. Local and international organizations continue to monitor the situation and its effect on aquatic ecosystems as well as on human health. One of the many concerns after such an accident is the civil and construction work required to address such issues; however, multiple studies tend to consider nuclear power plant sites as being founded on soil when in reality such installations are founded on rock. Using real nuclear power plant structural geometries and field data, 2-D numerical simulations were conducted to estimate the amount of groundwater flow that could be expected. The results show the amount of groundwater flux to range from 0.07 to 46 m2/day, which from an engineering perspective is not that large. Because of this, maintenance and environmental safety workers could expect some groundwater intrusion when their excavations reach the rock boundary.

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Section: Typical Nuclear Power Plantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Simplified Groundwater Flow at Nuclear Power Plants

Yee

Kim

2021

Curr. Appl. Sci. Technol.

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“…The Flexblue design is under development in France (IAEA, 2012). In the USA, three main integral pressurized water SMRs are under development: mPower, NuScale and the Westinghouse SMR (Halfinger and Haggerty, 2012;Parker et al, 2013;Liu and Fan, 2014). International Reactor Innovative and Secure is being designed by an international consortium (Carelli et al, 2004).…”

Section: Emerging Trends In New Nuclear Power Plant Designsmentioning

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“…Using modular design and construction, the SMRs are planning to develop inherently safer reactors (with passive safety features) that are economic, proliferation resistant, flexible for different configurations and applications and generate less waste, etc. (Taso, 2011;Vigoroso and Hinze, 2013;Poullikkas, 2013;IAEA, 2013IAEA, , 2012Halfinger and Haggerty, 2012;Parker et al, 2013;Liu and Fan, 2014). Fourth, practically, all the SMRs are still on the drawing boards.…”

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Modularity in nuclear power plants: a review

Upadhyay

Jain

2016

JEDT

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Purpose Modularity in design and construction of nuclear power plants (NPPs) is widely used for reduction in project construction time and cost. This paper aims to improve understanding of existence, rationale, relevance, types and definitions of modularity in NPPs. Design/methodology/approach The paper approaches study of modularity in NPPs through review of existing literature. The objective of this paper is to answer the questions such as “what is the meaning of module in the context of NPPs?”, “what is the meaning of modularity in the context of NPPs?”, “why modularity is considered in the design and construction of NPPs?”, “what are the types of modules and modularity?” and “what are the emerging trends?” Findings Findings of the paper indicate towards widespread use of modularity to reduce construction time and cost, improve safety performance and enable smarter applications of NPPs. Large NPPs tend to use modularity to shorten the project gestation period, and thereby reduce capital cost. Small and medium size NPPs plan to use modularity for simpler and safer reactors that can be factory manufactured, transported, installed and scaled up as permitted by the economic environment. Research limitations/implications This being a review, it has the usual limitations associated with the literature review papers. Practical implications Findings of the paper may influence policy regarding option, type, size, design, engineering, procurement and construction of NPPs. Social implications Findings of the paper may influence the safety, cost, time and quality performance of future NPPs and facilitate cheaper and more reliable supply of electricity to consumers. Originality/value The systematic literature review presents issues and emerging trends in modularity of NPPs, enabling the future work to progress as modularity continues to develop and evolve. The paper also proposes a comprehensive classification and definitions of modules and modularity in NPPs that may facilitate understanding of these terms precisely and uniformly by researchers and practitioners alike.

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Development of generic soil profiles and soil data development for SSI analyses

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Simplified Groundwater Flow at Nuclear Power Plants

Simplified Groundwater Flow at Nuclear Power Plants

Modularity in nuclear power plants: a review

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