Seismic safety: An element of OECD/NEA work

Alejandro Huerta NEA Nuclear Safety Division Andrei Blahoianu CNSC ,IAGE Chair Andrew Murphy USNRC, Chair IAGE Seismic Group
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What is the OECD ?

33 Member countries < 20% Worlds population > 3/5 worlds exports produce > 2/3 goods & services generates about 83% nuclear power in world. 343 reactors units in 17 OECD countries. 15 more units under construction.

27 Organizational Units Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)

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NEA Characteristics

Small size and budget (80 staff members; budget of 13 million euros, + voluntary contributions and projects) Large representation (85% of the worlds nuclear power capacity) Non-political forum; climate of mutual trust Tries to pool worlds best nuclear expertise among developed countries Narrow focus: in-depth scientific, technical, legal work

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NEA Nuclear Safety

The NEA promotes nuclear safety by supporting the development of effective and efficient regulation and oversight of nuclear installations and activities, and by helping to maintain and advance the scientific and technological knowledge base. To achieve this, the NEA will: facilitate the exchange of safety information among member countries identify significant generic issues and trends develop common understanding and resolution approaches

foster the continuous enhancement of the knowledge base of nuclear safety and the safety expertise capability in member countries
assist member countries in the resolution of safety issues and strengthen confidence in the solutions and their implementation

address safety issues associated with new technologies and reactor designs
help to maintain an adequate level of capability and competence necessary to ensure the safety of existing facilities, in particular their long-term operation, and future nuclear facilities and activities enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the regulatory process and encourage harmonization of the regulatory processes
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NEA Committees
Steering Committee for Nuclear Energy

CSNI
Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations

CNRA
Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities

RWMC
Radioactive Waste Management Committee

NSC
Nuclear Science Committee

NDC
Committee for Technical & Economic Studies on Nuclear Development & the Fuel Cycle

Data Bank

CRPPH
Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health
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NLC
Nuclear Law Committee

CNRA Activities

Inspection practices
Operating Experience Feedback Incident Reporting System (IRS) Public communication of nuclear regulatory organisations. Flash@news. Senior group on the Regulators Role in Assessing Licensee Controls of Vendors and Other Contracted Services Regulation of New Reactors Senior task group on Challenges in Long Term Operation of Nuclear Power Plants Implications for Regulatory Bodies NEA High Level Forum on Long Term Operation (June 8, 2011)
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CSNI Structure
C OMMITTEE
ON THE

S AFETY

OF

N UCLEAR

INSTALLATIONS

( CSNI )
July 2010

C HAIRMAN : J . R EPUSSARD - S ECRETARY : J . R EIG B UREAU : K . S ODA ( V - C ) , B . S HERON ( V - C ) , L . H AHN , J . - M . C AVEDON , A . W HITE

CSNI P ROGRAMME R EVIEW G ROUP ( PRG ) C HAIRMAN : M . H IRANO - S ECRETARY : G . L AMARRE

W ORKING

G ROUPS

F UEL C YCLE S AFETY ( WGFCS )

R ISK A SSESSMENT ( WGR ISK )

C HAIR : N . S IU S ECRETARY : A . A MRI

A NALYSIS AND M ANAGEMENT OF A CCIDENTS ( WGAMA )

C HAIR : I. T OTH S ECRETARY : A . A MRI

I NTEGRITY AND A GEING OF C OMPONENTS AND S TRUCTURES ( IAGE )

C HAIR : A . B LAHOIANU S ECRETARY : A . H UERTA

H UMAN & O RGANISATIONAL F ACTORS ( WGHOF )

C HAIR : D . T ASSET S ECRETARY : G. LAMARRE .

F UEL S AFETY ( WGFS )

OCTURE C HAIR : P. N S ECRETARY : R . R EHACEK

C HAIR : T . F UKETA S ECRETARY : R . R EHACEK

C ONCRETE S TRUCTURES A GEING C HAIR : L . D E M ARNEFFE

DiDELSYS2 GROUP C HAIR : . S ECRETARY :

J. BICKEL A..HUERTA

J OINT

OECD - NEA R ESEARCH P ROJECTS

S EISMIC B EHAVIOUR OF S TRUCTURES C HAIR : A . M URPHY

T ASK G ROUP

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F ACILITIES FOR A DVANCED R EACTORS C HAIR : J . U HLE S ECRETARY : A . A MRI

I NTEGRITY OF M E TAL C OMPONENTS & S TRUCTURES C HAIR : C . F AIDY

SMA 2 G ROUP ( S AFETY M ARGINS ) C HAIR : M . Z IMMERMAN S ECRETARY : A . A MRI

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IAGE Mandate

Forum to exchange views, information and experience on generic technical aspects of integrity and ageing of components and structures, and review national and international programmes concentrating on research, operational aspects and regulation. Stimulate, in relevant technical areas, new research and recommend possible international co-operative projects. Develop technical positions on specific integrity issues of operating & new NPPs and research reactors covering the entire life cycle identify areas where further work is needed.

Discuss the potential impact of ageing and other challenges to integrity on the safety, regulation and operability of operating and new nuclear power plants.
IAGE products: workshops, SOARs, topical opinion papers
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Initial NEA Seismic Safety Activities

Specialist meeting on the anti-seismic design of nuclear installations (1975) NEA/CSNI-7 Group of experts on reference seismic ground motions in nuclear safety assessments (1978) NEA/CSNI-26 Specialist meeting on the 1976 Friuli earthquake and the antiseismic design of nuclear installations (1977) NEA/CSNI28 Specialist meeting on probabilistic methods in seismic assessment for nuclear power plants (1980) NEA/CSNI-44 Second CSNI Specialist Meeting on Probabilistic Methods in Seismic Risk Assessment for Nuclear Power Plants (1983) NEA/CSNI-76

Report of the task group on the seismic behaviour of structures: NEA/CSNI/R(1996)11

CSNI Decided to establish a sub-group within PWG-3
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IAGE Seismic Group Strategies

Seismic Subgroup was set up in 1996. The first task was to propose an action plan to the CSNI detailing key issues that have been considered as important as follows:
Piping analysis and design Engineering characterization of seismic input Aging effects Validation of analysis methods Re-evaluation of existing facilities and assessment of beyond design basis

The figure illustrates the different areas of expertise and the topics addressed.
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IAGE Seismic Group Achievements

Proceedings of the Workshop on Recent Findings and Developments in Probabilistic Seismic Hazards Analysis (PSHA) Methodologies and Applications, NEA/CSNI/R(2009)1 Summary Report on OECD/NEA Seismic Workshops, NEA/CSNI/R(2008)7 Differences in Approach between Nuclear and Conventional Seismic Standards with Regard to Hazard Definition, NEA/CSNI/R(2007)/17 IAGE & WGRisk Specialists Meeting on Seismic Probabilistic Safety Assessment (SPSA) of Nuclear Facilities, NEA/CSNI/R(2007)14 Workshop on Seismic Input Motions Incorporating Recent Geological Studies, NEA/CSNI/R(2004)22 Experimental Facilities for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Worldwide, NEA/CSNI/R(2004)10 Workshop on the Relations Between Seismological Data and Seismic Engineering, NEA/CSNI/R(2003)18 TOP on Apparent Discrepancies Between Nuclear and Conventional Seismic Standards, NEA/CSNI/R(2003)4 Lessons Learned from High Magnitude Earthquake with Respect to Nuclear Codes and Standards, NEA/CSNI/R(2002)22 Workshop on the Seismic Re-evaluation of all Nuclear Facilities, NEA/CSNI/R(2001)13 Workshop on the Engineering Characterisation of Seismic Input, NEA/CSNI/R(2000)1 PWG3 & PWG5 Workshop on Seismic Risk, NEA/CSNI/R(99)28
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IAGE Seismic Group Current Activities

Survey on Nuclear facilities that have experienced an earthquake

The product will be a catalogue of seismic events recorded by NPPs around the world, describing the level of the earthquake and the consequences on the plant.
The group agreed to collect all and present at each Seismic sub-group meeting information about earthquakes in Member countries. The structure, organization, management, follow-up and updating of this catalogue and the data collected is the basis of the activities of the IAEA ISSC WA 9: Information and Notification System

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IAGE Seismic Group Current Activities

NEA/CSNI-IAGE - JNES Workshop on Seismic Observation in Deep Boreholes and their Applications

Hosted by JNES, 25-26 November 2010, Niigata Institute of Technology, Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan
Embedded in the 1st Kashiwazaki International Symposium on Seismic Safety of Nuclear Installations: "Mission for Technology Innovation toward Next Generation 24-26 November 2010 Symposium will include a second embedded workshop on Seismic Isolation of Nuclear Facilities. The objectives of the workshop will be (i) overview of current status and activities on seismic observation in deep boreholes around the world; (ii) sharing information of recent development on survey, observation and analyzing techniques, simple ways of soil properties evaluation; (iii) discussion on related issues and topics.

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IAGE Seismic Group Current Activities

NEA/CSNI-IAGE - JNES Workshop on Seismic Observation in Deep Boreholes and their Applications The workshop will address the following topics: Recent status on implementation of seismic observations in deep boreholes in individual states Development on technology necessary to conduct seismic observation in the extremely deep borehole Analysis of seismic observation results in the deep borehole and its applications (Other practical use) Improvement of characteristics evaluation methodology at deep stratum by geophysical exploration in comparison with deep borehole measurements Development of technical guide for deep borehole seismic observation Information of the workshop at: http://www.nea.fr/nsd/workshops/Kashiwazaki-2010/ or http://www.jnes.go.jp/seismic-symposium10/index.html
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IAGE Seismic Group Planned Activities

According to the IAGE Integrated Plan and the Seismic Medium Term Strategies the planned activities are: Probabilistic performance-based approaches for seismic safety assessment Application of earthquake experience information to nuclear facilities Ageing management and retrofitting requirements in seismic engineering

Challenges in seismic safety assessment for new and advanced reactors

Soil structure interaction analysis methods

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WS on Soil Structure Interaction (SSI) Knowledge and Effect on the Seismic Assessment of NPPs Structures and Components
To review and disseminate recent findings and issues in SSI:
A description of the state-of-the-art engineering practices regarding SSI analysis A description of the issues associated with SSI analysis A comparison of SSI analysis approaches: Frequency Domain versus Time Domain Site effect: Simplified (1D) analysis versus 3D analysis and SSI analysis software limitations. A discussion of SSI methodology used in different countries including the topic of base isolation and treatment of uncertainties related to SSI parameters. A comparison of SSI results to available structural response records produced by real earthquakes

Better understanding of the current SSI analysis methods and practices and their effects on assessment of NPP structures and components
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WS on Soil Structure Interaction (SSI) Knowledge and Effect on the Seismic Assessment of NPPs Structures and Components
77 Participants from 13 Member Countries and 2 International Organisations

32 papers including 5 invited papers

Alain Pecker, Godynamique et Stuctures, France Boris Jeremi, University of California, USA Gail Atkinson, University of Western Ontario, Canada Takao Nishikawa, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan James J. Johnson, James J. Johnson Associates, USA

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WS on Soil Structure Interaction (SSI) Knowledge and Effect on the Seismic Assessment of NPPs Structures and Components
Opening Session Technical Session
Day 1 Morning Introduction Papers (5) Day 1 Afternoon Methodologies and Frameworks (6) Day 2 Morning Case Studies / Analysis in Frequency Domain (8) Day 2 Afternoon Case Studies / Analysis in Time Domain (6) Day 3 Morning Case Studies / Analysis in Time Domain and Some Special Topics (7)

Panel Discussion at the end of each day

Final Session Conclusions , Lessons Learned and Recommendations

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Summary
NEA is addressing seismic safety matters since early 70s CSNI/IAGE working group constitutes a forum to exchange views, information and experience on generic technical aspects of integrity and ageing of components and structures, as well as the seismic behaviour of structures systems and components. Based on international experience on probabilistic seismic hazards analysis and seismic PSA, on recent earthquakes, and on the nuclear renaissance, the priority of NEA countries for addressing seismic safety issues will focus on: Better characterisation of seismic input Engineering approach used for seismic qualification of structures, systems and components (SSC), including aging effects Validation of analytical methods Re-evaluation of existing facilities and assessment of beyond design basis conditions

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