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Cost Basis for Utilizing Seismic Isolation in Nuclear Power Plants

Aug 6, 2019

The benefits of seismically isolating nuclear power plant buildings, in terms of reducing seismic risk, are well established but the possible impacts on overnight capital cost are unknown. Projects funded by EPRI and ARPA-E are now underway to characterize possible...

An Enhanced Equivalent Linear Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis Approach for Seismic Applications

Aug 5, 2019

This paper proposes enhancements to the equivalent linear approach of simulating the site soil response for the seismic soil-structure interaction analysis of structures in a nuclear power plant to better represent the physical behavior of soil. The equivalent linear...

SC Solutions Selected for U.S. DOE Award Funding to Advance Nuclear Energy Technology

May 23, 2019 | Company

SC Solutions, in partnership with TerraPower and Professor Andrew Whittaker, is proud to have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a Regulatory Assistance Grant to lead the development of software verification and validation (V&V) guidance for...

Palisades Nuclear Plant Seismic Probabilistic Risk Assessment

May 7, 2019

Palisades Nuclear Plant Seismic Probabilistic Risk Assessment Risk-informed seismic structural/geotechnical integrated analysis of electricity generating facility  PROJECT TYPE Seismic Probabilistic Risk AssessmentStructural Response AnalysisStructural...

SC Solutions Engineers Present Recent Work at Department of Energy’s Natural Phenomena Hazards Meeting

Oct 24, 2018 | Uncategorized

SC Solutions’ Engineers, Dr. Asa Bassam, Dr. Julio Garcia, Ms. Natalie Doulgerakis, and Dr. Ben Kosbab participated in the Natural Phenomena Hazards (NPH) Meeting, co-sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), held...

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