The nuclear island basemat is a cast-in-place reinforced concrete foundation, about 6-foot-thick which serves to support the nuclear island structures.
Nuclear island structures consist of the reactor containment building (RCB), the shield building[1] and auxiliary building (turbine building, control building and other).[2]
For ease of construction the basemat is built on a mudmat, which is made of lean concrete that rests upon the load-bearing soil.[3]
The nuclear island basemat's most important role is compliance with earthquake response, requiring that nuclear plants, to be designed so that, if an earthquake occurs strong enough to trigger a safe-shutdown, the nuclear island structures should continue to function within the applicable stress limits. The required functions of the nuclear island structures must be assured during and after the earthquake vibratory ground motion.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Building Shield Panels Going up at Vogtle Nuclear Reactor 3 site". Power Engineering. 20 November 2018.
- ^ Stability check for NI common basemat (PDF) (Technical report). Korea Electric Power Corporation & Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. 2013.
- ^ "Westinghouse AP1000 Design Control Document Rev. 16 - Tier 2 Chapter 3 - Design of Structures, Components, Equip. & Systems - Section 3.8 Design of Category I Structures" (PDF). United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Safety Evaluation Report For LAR 12-003 - Basemat Thickness Draft" (PDF). Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
External links
edit- SC Wall Piers and Basemat Connections: Numerical Investigation of Behavior and Design
- Investigation of stress reduction effect on structures due to basemat uplift using energy concept
- IAEA Nuclear Energy Series ~ Construction Technologies for Nuclear Power Plants (No. NP-T-2.5) by International Atomic Energy Agency
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