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<p><i>List of Contributors xv</i></p> <p><i>Preface xix</i></p> <p><i>Acronyms xxi</i></p> <p>1 Introduction 1<br /> Thomas T. C. Hsu, Chiun-Lin Wu, and Jui-Liang Lin</p> <p><b>Part One INFRASTRUCTURE FOR NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRY</b></p> <p>2 Current Status and Future Role of Nuclear Power 19<br /> Philip G. Tipping</p> <p>3 Seismic Probabilistic Risk Assessment for Nuclear Power Plants 35<br /> Yin-Nan Huang and Andrew S. Whittaker</p> <p>4 Seismic Abatement Method for Nuclear Power Plants and Seismic-Isolation Systems for Structural Elements 51<br /> Evgeny Kurbatskiy</p> <p>5 Framework for Design of Next-Generation Base-Isolated Nuclear Structures 63<br /> Eric Keldrauk, Michael Mieler, Bo¡zidar Stojadinovi´c, and Per Peterson</p> <p>6 Development of Nuclear Energy in Taiwan 77<br /> Hwai-Chiung Hsu</p> <p>7 Regulatory Challenges on Safety of Nuclear Power Plants in Taiwan 85<br /> Chuen-Horng Tsai, Yi-Bin Chen, Shin Chang, Wen-Chun Teng, Ching-Hui Wu, Gung-Min Ho, Ta-Kang Hsiung, Syh-Tsong Chiou, and Wen-Chuan Chen</p> <p>8 Concrete Properties, Safety, and Sustainability of Nuclear Power Plant Infrastructures: New Tools and Themes for Future Research 103<br /> Jacky Mazars, Bruno Capra, Alain Rouquand, and Christophe Pontiroli</p> <p>9 Small Modular Reactors: Infrastructure and Other Systems 127<br /> David Diamond</p> <p><b>Part Two CONTAINMENT STRUCTURES</b></p> <p>10 Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures in Japan: NPP Facilities and High-Rise Buildings 135<br /> Tetsuo Kubo</p> <p>11 Nonlinear Modeling of 3D Structural Reinforced Concrete and Seismic Performance Assessment 153<br /> Koichi Maekawa and Naoyuki Fukuura</p> <p>12 Shear Ductility and Energy Dissipation of Reinforced Concrete Walls 185<br /> Thomas T. C. Hsu</p> <p>13 Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Elements Subjected to Tri-Directional Shear Stresses 203<br /> Moheb Labib, Yashar Moslehy, and Ashraf Ayoub</p> <p>14 Pre-Stressed Concrete Containment Structural Design in China 227<br /> Zufeng Xia</p> <p>15 Steel Plate Concrete Walls for Containment Structures in Korea: In-Plane Shear Behavior 237<br /> Sung-Gul Hong, Seung-Joon Lee, and Myung-Jae Lee</p> <p>16 Lessons Learned from Kashiwazaki-Kariwa NPP after Niigataken Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake (2007) in View of SSI Effect 259<br /> T. Nishikawa, H. Inoue, S. Motohashi, and K. Ebisawa</p> <p>17 Blast, Shock, and Impact Hazards to Nuclear Structures 277<br /> Theodor Krauthammer</p> <p>18 History of Shear Design Provisions in the ASME/ACI Code for Concrete Reactor Vessels and Containments 287<br /> Ralph G. Oesterle, W. Gene Corley, and Ahmed Elremaily</p> <p>19 US NRC Requirements for Containment Structure Design 307<br /> John S. Ma, Bret A. Tegeler, and Brian E. Thomas</p> <p><b>Part Three COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR CONTAINMENT STRUCTURES</b></p> <p>20 FE Program SCS for Analyzing Wall-Type Concrete Structures 321<br /> Y.L. Mo, Padmanabha Rao Tadepalli, Norman Hoffman, and Thomas T.C. Hsu</p> <p>21 Modeling and Analysis of Nuclear Power Plant Structures Using<br /> ANATECH-ANACAP Software System 345<br /> Joseph Y.R. Rashid, Randy J. James, and Robert S. Dunham</p> <p>22 SASSI FE Program for Seismic Response Analysis of Nuclear Containment Structures 365<br /> Mansour Tabatabaie</p> <p>23 FE Program LS-DYNA for Analysis of NPP Structures Including Seismic Soil–Structure Interaction 387<br /> Ushnish Basu</p> <p>24 FE Program ATENA for Safety Assessment of NPP Containments 397<br /> Jan Cervenka and Vladimir Cervenka</p> <p><b>Part Four NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE FACILITIES</b></p> <p>25 Properties of Concrete Required in Nuclear Power Plants 409<br /> Patrick Bamonte and Pietro G. Gambarova</p> <p>26 Concrete under High Temperature 439<br /> Kaspar Willam, Yunping Xi, and Daniel J. Naus</p> <p>27 Irradiation Effects on Concrete Structures 459<br /> Osamu Kontani, Yoshikazu Ichikawa, Akihiro Ishizawa, Masayuki Takizawa, and Osamu Sato</p> <p>28 Activities in Support of Continuing the Service of Nuclear Power Plant Safety Related Concrete Structures 475<br /> D. J. Naus<br /> <br /> 29 Spent Nuclear Fuel Final Disposal in Taiwan 497<br /> Y. C. Peng</p> <p>30 Safety Features of Dry Storage System at Chinshan Nuclear Power Plant 503<br /> Yuhao Huang</p> <p>31 Seismic Consequence Modeling for the Yucca Mountain Repository Project 519<br /> Stanley A. Orrell and Charles Bryan<br /> References 533</p> <p>Index 535</p>

<p><b>Thomas Hsu, University of Houston</b> is Moores Professor of Civil Engineering in the department of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Houston. Professor Hsu has been Principal and Co-Principal Investigator on funded projects for over 30 years, and has received project funding amounting to over $3.5 million. He established the University of Houston's Structural Research Laboratory, and his research work has formed the basis for the shear and torsion design provisions in the American concrete Institute Building Code. He has won numerous awards for his teaching and research, and has authored or edited 4 books on reinforced concrete</p> <p><b>Jui-Liang Lin, National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE), Taiwan,</b> is an associate researcher with NCREE, Taiwan</p> <p><b>Chiun-lin Wu, National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE), Taiwan,</b> is an associate researcher with NCREE, Taiwan</p>

<p>Developing sufficient energy resources to replace coal, oil, and gas is a global critical necessity. Alternatives to fossil fuels, such as wind, solar, or geothermal energies, are desirable, but the usable quantities are limited and each has inherent deterrents. The only virtually unlimited energy source is nuclear energy, where safety of infrastructure systems is the paramount concern.</p> <p><i>Infrastructure Systems for Nuclear Energy</i> addresses the analysis and design of infrastructures associated with nuclear energy. It provides an overview of the current and future nuclear power industry and the infrastructure systems from the perspectives of regulators, operators, practicing engineers, and research academics. This book also provides details on investigation of containment structures, nuclear waste storage facilities, and applications of commercial/academic computer software.</p> <p>Specific environments that challenge the behavior of nuclear power plant infrastructure systems, such as earthquake, blast, high temperature, irradiation effects, soil–structure interaction effect, etc., are also discussed.</p> <p>Key features:</p> <ul> <li>Includes contributions from global experts representing academia and industry</li> <li>Provides an overview of the nuclear power industry and nuclear infrastructure systems</li> <li>Presents the state-of-the-art as well as the future direction for nuclear civil infrastructure systems</li> </ul> <p><i>Infrastructure Systems for Nuclear Energy</i> is a comprehensive, up-to-date reference for researchers and practitioners working in this field and for graduate studies in civil and mechanical engineering.</p>

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