Volcanic and Tectonic Hazard Assessment for Nuclear Facilities

Herausgeber: Connor, Charles B; Connor, Laura J; Chapman, Neil a

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Produktbeschreibung

A summary of the current state-of-the-art in volcanic and tectonic hazard assessment of nuclear facilities for researchers, geologists and engineers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 638
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 177mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 1424g
• ISBN-13: 9780521887977
• ISBN-10: 0521887976
• Artikelnr.: 26032993

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; 1. Tectonic events and nuclear facilities N. A. Chapman, H. Tsuchi
and K. Kitayama; 2. The nature of tectonic hazards M. Cloos; 3. The nature
of volcanism C. B. Connor, R. S. J. Sparks, M. Díez, A. C. M. Volentik and
S. C. P. Pearson; 4. Tectonic uplift and subsidence N. Litchfield, Y. Ota
and D. Merritts; 5. Glacial isostatic adjustment: implications for
glacially induced faulting and nuclear waste repositories B. Lund and J. O.
Näslund; 6. Using global positioning system data to assess tectonic hazards
L. M. Wallace, J. Beavan, S. Miura and R. McCaffrey; 7. Tectonic setting of
volcanic centers in subduction zones: 3D structure of mantle wedge and arc
crust Y. Tamura, J. Nakajima, S. Kodaira and A. Hasegawa; 8. Conceptual
model for small-volume alkali basalt petrogenesis: implications for
volcanic hazards at the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository F.
J. Spera and S. J. Fowler; 9. Aspects of volcanic hazard assessment for the
Bataan nuclear power plant, Luzon Peninsula, Philippines A. C. M. Volentik,
C. B. Connor, L. J. Connor and C. Bonadonna; 10. Multidisciplinary
probabilistic tectonic hazard analysis M. Stirling, K. Berryman, L. M.
Wallace, N. Litchfield, J. Beavan and W. Smith; 11. Tsunami hazard
assessment W. Power and G. Downes; 12. Regional-scale volcanology in
support of site-specific investigations H. Kondo; 13. Exploring long-term
hazards using a Quaternary volcano database S. H. Mahoney, R. S. J. Sparks,
L. J. Connor and C. B. Connor; 14. Estimating spatial density with kernel
methods C. B. Connor and L. J. Connor; 15. Cox process models for the
estimation of long-term volcanic hazards O. Jaquet and C. Lantuéjoul; 16.
Spatial distribution of eruptive centers about the Idaho National
Laboratory P. H. Wetmore, S. S. Hughes, L. J. Connor and M. L. Caplinger;
17. Modeling the flow of basaltic magma into subsurface nuclear facilities
T. Menand, J. C. Phillips, R. S. J. Sparks and A. W. Woods; 18. Intrusion
dynamics for volatile-poor basaltic magma into subsurface nuclear
installations A.-M. Lejeune, B. E. Hill, A. W. Woods, R. S. J. Sparks and
C. B. Connor; 19. Volcanic risk assessment at Yucca Mountain, NV, USA:
integration of geophysics, geology and modeling G. A. Valentine and F. V.
Perry; 20. Geological issues in practice: experience in siting US nuclear
facilities L. Reiter; 21. Characterizing active tectonic structures for
nuclear facilities in Japan D. Inoue; 22. Issues for coastal sites I. G.
McKinley and W. R. Alexander; 23. Stable tectonic settings: designing site
investigations to establish the tectonic basis for design and safety
evaluation of geological repositories in Scandanavia T. McEwen and J.
Anderson; 24. The impact of subsidence, uplift and erosion of geological
repositories for radioactive wastes I. G. McKinley and N. A. Chapman; 25.
Recommendations for assessing volcanic hazards at sites of nuclear
installations B. E. Hill, W. P. Aspinall, C. B. Connor, J.-C. Komorowski
and S. Nakada; 26. Formal expert assessment in probabilistic seismic and
volcanic hazard assessment K. J. Coppersmith, K. E. Jenni, R. C. Perman and
R. R. Youngs; Index.