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Title:
Volcanic and tectonic hazard assessment for nuclear facilities
Publication Information:
Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009
Physical Description:
xiii, 623 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm.
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9780521887977

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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 the 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.


Table of Contents

Chapman et alCloosConnor et alLitchfield et alLund and NäslundWallace et alTamura et alSpera and FowlerVolentik et alStirling et alPower and DownesKondoMahony et alConnor and ConnorJaquet and Lantuéjoul and GotoWetmore et alMenand et alLejeune et alValentine and PerryReiterInoueMcKinley and AlexanderMcEwen and AnderssonMcKinley and ChapmanHill et alCoppersmith et al
List of contributorsp. vii]
Prefacep. xi
1 Tectonic events and nuclear facilitiesp. 1
2 The nature of tectonic hazardsp. 24
3 The nature of volcanismp. 74
4 Tectonic uplift and subsidencep. 116
5 Glacial isostatic adjustment: implications for glacially induced faulting and nuclear waste repositoriesp. 142
6 Using global positioning system data to assess tectonic hazardsp. 156
7 Tectonic setting of volcanic centers in subduction zones: three-dimensional structure of mantle wedge and arc crustp. 176
8 Conceptual model for small-volume alkali basalt petrogenesis: implications for volcanic hazards at the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repositoryp. 195
9 Aspects of volcanic hazard assessment for the Bataan nuclear power plant, Luzon Peninsula, Philippinesp. 229
10 Multi-disciplinary probabilistic tectonic hazard analysisp. 257
11 Tsunami hazard assessmentp. 276
12 Regional-scale volcanology in support of site-specific investigationsp. 307
13 Exploring long-term hazards using a Quaternary volcano databasep. 326
14 Estimating spatial density with kernel methodsp. 346
15 Cox process models for the estimation of long-term volcanic hazardp. 369
16 Spatial distribution of eruptive centers about the Idaho National Laboratoryp. 385
17 Modeling the flow of basaltic magma into subsurface nuclear facilitiesp. 406
18 Intrusion dynamics for volatile-poor basaltic magma into subsurface nuclear installationsp. 429
19 Volcanic risk assessment at Yucca Mountain, NV, USA: integration of geophysics, geology and modelingp. 452
20 Geological issues in practice: experience in siting US nuclear facilitiesp. 481
21 Characterizing active tectonic structures for nuclear facilities in Japanp. 492
22 Issues for coastal sitesp. 509
23 Stable tectonic settings: designing site investigations to establish the tectonic basis for design and safety evaluation of geological repositories in Scandinaviap. 527
24 The impact of subsidence, uplift and erosion on geological repositories for radioactive wastesp. 548
25 Recommendations for assessing volcanic hazards at sites of nuclear installationsp. 566
26 Formal expert assessment in probabilistic seismic and volcanic hazard analysisp. 593
Indexp. 612
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