SEISMIC ISOLATION OF LEAD-COOLED REACTORS: THE EUROPEAN PROJECT SILER
SILER (Seismic-Initiated event risk mitigation in LEad-cooled Reactors) is a Collaborative Project, partially funded by the European Commission in the 7th Framework Programme, aimed at studying the risk associated to seismic-initiated events in Generation IV Heavy Liquid Metal reactors, and developi...
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| author | MASSIMO FORNI ALESSANDRO POGGIANTI RICCARDO SCIPINOTTI ALBERTO DUSI ELENA MANZONI |
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| description | SILER (Seismic-Initiated event risk mitigation in LEad-cooled Reactors) is a Collaborative Project, partially funded by the European Commission in the 7th Framework Programme, aimed at studying the risk associated to seismic-initiated events in Generation IV Heavy Liquid Metal reactors, and developing adequate protection measures. The project started in October 2011, and will run for a duration of three years. The attention of SILER is focused on the evaluation of the effects of earthquakes, with particular regards to beyond-design seismic events, and to the identification of mitigation strategies, acting both on structures and components design. Special efforts are devoted to the development of seismic isolation devices and related interface components.
Two reference designs, at the state of development available at the beginning of the project and coming from the 6th Framework Programme, have been considered: ELSY (European Lead Fast Reactor) for the Lead Fast Reactors (LFR), and MYRRHA (Multi-purpose hYbrid Research Reactor for High-tech Applications) for the Accelerator-Driven Systems (ADS).
This paper describes the main activities and results obtained so far, paying particular attention to the development of seismic isolators, and the interface components which must be installed between the isolated reactor building and the non-isolated parts of the plant, such as the pipe expansion joints and the joint-cover of the seismic gap. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6fda865428694fd9a2c90ca5ccf098662022-12-22T01:45:53ZengElsevierNuclear Engineering and Technology1738-57332014-10-0146559560410.5516/NET.09.2014.717SEISMIC ISOLATION OF LEAD-COOLED REACTORS: THE EUROPEAN PROJECT SILERMASSIMO FORNI0ALESSANDRO POGGIANTI1RICCARDO SCIPINOTTI2ALBERTO DUSI3ELENA MANZONI4ENEA, Via Martiri di Monte Sole, 4, 40129 Bologna, ItalyENEA, Via Martiri di Monte Sole, 4, 40129 Bologna, ItalyENEA, Via Martiri di Monte Sole, 4, 40129 Bologna, ItalyNumeria Engineering srl, Galleria del Corso 3, 26100 Cremona (Italy)Numeria Engineering srl, Galleria del Corso 3, 26100 Cremona (Italy)SILER (Seismic-Initiated event risk mitigation in LEad-cooled Reactors) is a Collaborative Project, partially funded by the European Commission in the 7th Framework Programme, aimed at studying the risk associated to seismic-initiated events in Generation IV Heavy Liquid Metal reactors, and developing adequate protection measures. The project started in October 2011, and will run for a duration of three years. The attention of SILER is focused on the evaluation of the effects of earthquakes, with particular regards to beyond-design seismic events, and to the identification of mitigation strategies, acting both on structures and components design. Special efforts are devoted to the development of seismic isolation devices and related interface components. Two reference designs, at the state of development available at the beginning of the project and coming from the 6th Framework Programme, have been considered: ELSY (European Lead Fast Reactor) for the Lead Fast Reactors (LFR), and MYRRHA (Multi-purpose hYbrid Research Reactor for High-tech Applications) for the Accelerator-Driven Systems (ADS). This paper describes the main activities and results obtained so far, paying particular attention to the development of seismic isolators, and the interface components which must be installed between the isolated reactor building and the non-isolated parts of the plant, such as the pipe expansion joints and the joint-cover of the seismic gap.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573315301005Seismic AnalysisSeismic IsolationGeneration IV ReactorsLead-Cooled Reactors |
| spellingShingle | MASSIMO FORNI ALESSANDRO POGGIANTI RICCARDO SCIPINOTTI ALBERTO DUSI ELENA MANZONI SEISMIC ISOLATION OF LEAD-COOLED REACTORS: THE EUROPEAN PROJECT SILER Nuclear Engineering and Technology Seismic Analysis Seismic Isolation Generation IV Reactors Lead-Cooled Reactors |
| title | SEISMIC ISOLATION OF LEAD-COOLED REACTORS: THE EUROPEAN PROJECT SILER |
| title_full | SEISMIC ISOLATION OF LEAD-COOLED REACTORS: THE EUROPEAN PROJECT SILER |
| title_fullStr | SEISMIC ISOLATION OF LEAD-COOLED REACTORS: THE EUROPEAN PROJECT SILER |
| title_full_unstemmed | SEISMIC ISOLATION OF LEAD-COOLED REACTORS: THE EUROPEAN PROJECT SILER |
| title_short | SEISMIC ISOLATION OF LEAD-COOLED REACTORS: THE EUROPEAN PROJECT SILER |
| title_sort | seismic isolation of lead cooled reactors the european project siler |
| topic | Seismic Analysis Seismic Isolation Generation IV Reactors Lead-Cooled Reactors |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573315301005 |
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