An overview of seismic margin assessments for nuclear power plants
Abstract
Increasing knowledge in geoscience has led to a better understanding that, although highly unlikely, it is possible for a nuclear power plant to be subjected to earthquake ground motion greater than the design basis; consequently interest has developed in performing seismic margin assessments (SMAs) to demonstrate that nuclear power plants can safely withstand these postulated larger earthquakes. This larger earthquake is commonly referred to as a seismic margin earthquake (SME).
Fields of Study & Subjects
Seismic Performance and Analysis
earthquake and tectonic studies
Nuclear and radioactivity studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 591–598
- Publication date
- 14 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter