TH17 Building the Energy Future - Exploring Opportunities for the Safe and Economic Design and Construction of New and Advanced Nuclear Reactors
The safe and economic design and construction of nuclear power plant structures that will withstand seismic events is a critical area of investigation to support new and advanced reactor designs. These advanced designs that range from microreactors to plants that will produce hundreds of megawatts of electricity, encourage the use of tailored approaches (such as risk-informed, performance-based efforts) to analyzing seismic hazard and other demands, rather than applying a one-size fits-all approach to accounting for varying risk and consequences.
The NRC staff and consultants, leading experts from industry and research institutions, and proponents of new and advanced reactor designs, will present their perspectives which will include the use of risk-informed, performance-based design approaches; tailored approaches for seismic hazard characterization; perspectives on the feasibility of applying commercial building construction codes; and the potential application of protective systems such as seismic isolation.
The NRC staff and consultants, leading experts from industry and research institutions, and proponents of new and advanced reactor designs, will present their perspectives which will include the use of risk-informed, performance-based design approaches; tailored approaches for seismic hazard characterization; perspectives on the feasibility of applying commercial building construction codes; and the potential application of protective systems such as seismic isolation.
SESSION CHAIR(S):
- Christian Araguas, NRC Standards Executive and Director, Division of Engineering, RES/NRC
SPEAKER(S):
- Christian Araguas, NRC Standards Executive and Director, Division of Engineering, RES/NRC
- Junya Sumita, Senior Principal Researcher, Japan Atomic Energy Agency
- Emma Redfoot, Siting and Environmental Lead, Oklo, Inc.
- John Stamatakos, Institute Scientist, Southwest Research Institute
- John Richards, Senior Technical Executive, Electric Power Research Institute
- Andrew Whittaker, Distinguished Professor, State University of New York, University at Buffalo
SESSION COORDINATOR(S):
- Thomas Weaver, Senior Seismologist, Geotechnical and Seismic Engineering Branch, Division of Engineering, RES/NRC e-mail: Thomas.Weaver@nrrc.gov
- Laurel Bauer, Chief, Geotechnical and Seismic Engineering Branch, Division of Engineering, RES/NRC e-mail: Laurel.Baurer@nrc.gov
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