"Volcanic and Tectonic Hazard Assessment for Nuclear Facilities" ed. by Charles B. Connor, Neil A. Chapman, Laura J. Connor

This book documents the current state-of-the-art in volcanic and tectonic hazard assessment for proposed nuclear facilities, which must be located in areas where the risks associated with geologic processes are quantifiable and demonstrably low.

Specific topics include overviews of volcanic and tectonic processes, the history of development of hazard assessment methodologies, description of current techniques for characterizing hazards, and development of probabilistic methods for estimating risks. Hazard assessment examples are drawn from around the world. • Provides an overview of tectonic and volcanic processes to refresh the reader on the primary processes that create hazards • Describes historical and current methods for geologic hazard assessments and discusses issues and pitfalls • Includes case studies from particular sites to demonstrate the practical application of hazard assessment methods This volume will promote interest and debate about this important topic among researchers and graduates developing methods in geologic hazard assessment, geologists and engineers who assess the safety of nuclear facilities, and regulatory bodies that evaluate such assessments. List of contributors page Preface 1 Tectonic events and nuclear facilities 2 The nature of tectonic hazards 3 The nature of volcanism 4 Tectonic uplift and subsidence 5 Glacial isostatic adjustment: implications for glacially induced faulting and nuclear waste repositories 6 Using global positioning system data to assess tectonic hazards 7 Tectonic setting of volcanic centers in subduction zones: three-dimensional structure of mantle wedge and arc crust 8 Conceptual model for small-volume alkali basalt petrogenesis: implications for volcanic hazards at the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository 9 Aspects of volcanic hazard assessment for the Bataan nuclear power plant, Luzon Peninsula, Philippines 10 Multi-disciplinary probabilistic tectonic hazard analysis 11 Tsunami hazard assessment 12 Regional-scale volcanology in support of site-specific investigations 13 Exploring long-term hazards using a Quaternary volcano database 14 Estimating spatial density with kernel methods 15 Cox process models for the estimation of long-term volcanic hazard 16 Spatial distribution of eruptive centers about the Idaho National Laboratory 17 Modeling the flow of basaltic magma into subsurface nuclear facilities 18 Intrusion dynamics for volatile-poor basaltic magma into subsurface nuclear installations 19 Volcanic risk assessment at Yucca Mountain, NV, USA: integration of geophysics, geology and modeling 20 Geological issues in practice: experience in siting US nuclear facilities 21 Characterizing active tectonic structures for nuclear facilities in Japan 22 Issues for coastal sites 23 Stable tectonic settings: designing site investigations to establish the tectonic basis for design and safety evaluation of geological repositories in Scandinavia 24 The impact of subsidence, uplift and erosion on geological repositories for radioactive wastes 25 Recommendations for assessing volcanic hazards at sites of nuclear installations 26 Formal expert assessment in probabilistic seismic and volcanic hazard analysis Index