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Book SynopsisDeveloping sufficient energy resources to replace coal, oil and gas is a globally critical necessity. Alternatives to fossil fuels such as wind, solar, or geothermal energies are desirable, but the usable quantities are limited and each has inherent deterrents.
Table of ContentsList of Contributors xv
Preface xix
Acronyms xxi
1 Introduction 1
Thomas T. C. Hsu, Chiun-Lin Wu, and Jui-Liang Lin
Part One INFRASTRUCTURE FOR NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRY
2 Current Status and Future Role of Nuclear Power 19
Philip G. Tipping
3 Seismic Probabilistic Risk Assessment for Nuclear Power Plants 35
Yin-Nan Huang and Andrew S. Whittaker
4 Seismic Abatement Method for Nuclear Power Plants and Seismic-Isolation Systems for Structural Elements 51
Evgeny Kurbatskiy
5 Framework for Design of Next-Generation Base-Isolated Nuclear Structures 63
Eric Keldrauk, Michael Mieler, Bo¡zidar Stojadinovi´c, and Per Peterson
6 Development of Nuclear Energy in Taiwan 77
Hwai-Chiung Hsu
7 Regulatory Challenges on Safety of Nuclear Power Plants in Taiwan 85
Chuen-Horng Tsai, Yi-Bin Chen, Shin Chang, Wen-Chun Teng, Ching-Hui Wu, Gung-Min Ho, Ta-Kang Hsiung, Syh-Tsong Chiou, and Wen-Chuan Chen
8 Concrete Properties, Safety, and Sustainability of Nuclear Power Plant Infrastructures: New Tools and Themes for Future Research 103
Jacky Mazars, Bruno Capra, Alain Rouquand, and Christophe Pontiroli
9 Small Modular Reactors: Infrastructure and Other Systems 127
David Diamond
Part Two CONTAINMENT STRUCTURES
10 Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures in Japan: NPP Facilities and High-Rise Buildings 135
Tetsuo Kubo
11 Nonlinear Modeling of 3D Structural Reinforced Concrete and Seismic Performance Assessment 153
Koichi Maekawa and Naoyuki Fukuura
12 Shear Ductility and Energy Dissipation of Reinforced Concrete Walls 185
Thomas T. C. Hsu
13 Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Elements Subjected to Tri-Directional Shear Stresses 203
Moheb Labib, Yashar Moslehy, and Ashraf Ayoub
14 Pre-Stressed Concrete Containment Structural Design in China 227
Zufeng Xia
15 Steel Plate Concrete Walls for Containment Structures in Korea: In-Plane Shear Behavior 237
Sung-Gul Hong, Seung-Joon Lee, and Myung-Jae Lee
16 Lessons Learned from Kashiwazaki-Kariwa NPP after Niigataken Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake (2007) in View of SSI Effect 259
T. Nishikawa, H. Inoue, S. Motohashi, and K. Ebisawa
17 Blast, Shock, and Impact Hazards to Nuclear Structures 277
Theodor Krauthammer
18 History of Shear Design Provisions in the ASME/ACI Code for Concrete Reactor Vessels and Containments 287
Ralph G. Oesterle, W. Gene Corley, and Ahmed Elremaily
19 US NRC Requirements for Containment Structure Design 307
John S. Ma, Bret A. Tegeler, and Brian E. Thomas
Part Three COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR CONTAINMENT STRUCTURES
20 FE Program SCS for Analyzing Wall-Type Concrete Structures 321
Y.L. Mo, Padmanabha Rao Tadepalli, Norman Hoffman, and Thomas T.C. Hsu
21 Modeling and Analysis of Nuclear Power Plant Structures Using
ANATECH-ANACAP Software System 345
Joseph Y.R. Rashid, Randy J. James, and Robert S. Dunham
22 SASSI FE Program for Seismic Response Analysis of Nuclear Containment Structures 365
Mansour Tabatabaie
23 FE Program LS-DYNA for Analysis of NPP Structures Including Seismic Soil–Structure Interaction 387
Ushnish Basu
24 FE Program ATENA for Safety Assessment of NPP Containments 397
Jan Cervenka and Vladimir Cervenka
Part Four NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE FACILITIES
25 Properties of Concrete Required in Nuclear Power Plants 409
Patrick Bamonte and Pietro G. Gambarova
26 Concrete under High Temperature 439
Kaspar Willam, Yunping Xi, and Daniel J. Naus
27 Irradiation Effects on Concrete Structures 459
Osamu Kontani, Yoshikazu Ichikawa, Akihiro Ishizawa, Masayuki Takizawa, and Osamu Sato
28 Activities in Support of Continuing the Service of Nuclear Power Plant Safety Related Concrete Structures 475
D. J. Naus
29 Spent Nuclear Fuel Final Disposal in Taiwan 497
Y. C. Peng
30 Safety Features of Dry Storage System at Chinshan Nuclear Power Plant 503
Yuhao Huang
31 Seismic Consequence Modeling for the Yucca Mountain Repository Project 519
Stanley A. Orrell and Charles Bryan
References 533
Index 535
