Presentation Archive

Licensing Of Seismically isolated NPPs in the USA: Regulatory challenges and guidance (only my slides)

Licensing Of Seismically isolated NPPs in the USA: Regulatory challenges and guidance (as presented jointly with Nilesh Chokshi of the NRC)

Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT 23), Special Session on Seismic Isolation, August 2015

The presentation given at the same session by Andrew Whittaker may also be of interest.

A Framework for Safety Decision Making Given New Seismic Hazard Information
Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT 23), Special Session on Risk-Informed Decision Making, August 2015

Please also see the related presentation by Justin Coleman of INL. Justin’s presentation went before mine and presented some of the information that I would have otherwise covered.

Communicating Risk and Uncertainty: Insights Gained from a Decade of Outreach
University of California Pacific Rim Forum: The Earthquake Resilience of Nuclear Facilities, June 2015

Seismic Design and Risk Evaluation of Nuclear Plants in the United States
UC San Diego, January 2015
Stanford University, February 2015
Georgia Institute of Technology, March 2015
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, April 2015
University of California, Davis, May 2015

Methods & Use of Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis in US Nuclear Power Plants
Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejon Korea, April 2015

Risk-Informed Design and Reevaluation of Nuclear Power Plants in the US
Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejon Korea, April 2015

Seismic Isolation of Nuclear Structures
Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejon Korea, April 2015

Recent Advances in the Hazard and Risk Assessment for External Events
9th Annual Nuclear Plants Current Issues Symposium: Moving Forward, North Carolina State University, December 2014

Forthcoming Seismic PRA for US Operating Plants Following Fukushima Event
Workshop with Drs. Farhang Ostadan and Sanj Malushte, International Conference on Nuclear Energy, Prague, Czech Republic, July 2014

Seismic Design and Risk Evaluation of Nuclear Plants in the United States
EERI Friedman Family Visiting Professional Program, Center for Earthquake Research and Information, University of Memphis, April 2014 (see also more recent (non-EERI) 2015 version above)

Earth Science and the Safety of US Nuclear Plants
Nuclear Energy: Resources, Geological Hazards, and Waste Management Briefings,
Part of the series Energy from the Earth, US Senate and US House of Representatives

Lessons and Insights from a Non-traditional Career
University of Memphis, April 2014

Nuclear ShakeCAST
EPRI Structural Reliability and Integrity Meeting, January 2014

Seismic Design and Risk Evaluation of Nuclear Plants in the United States
Joint meeting of the EERI San Diego Chapter, San Diego Association of Geologists, and ASCE Geo-Institute San Diego, San Diego CA, October 2013

Regulatory Developments for Tsunami of NPPs in the United States
SMiRT 22, Tsunami Technology and Guidelines Development Special Session, San Francisco, August 2013

The NTTF Seismic Walkdowns of US NPPs: Lessons and Insights
SMiRT 22, Special Session on Seismic Reevaluation of Operating US NPPs based on NRC Fukushima Task Force Topics 2.1 & 2.3, August 2013

NUREG on Technical Considerations for Seismic Isolation of Nuclear Facilities
IAEA Seismic Isolation Group Working meeting, Aux-en-Provence, France, May 2013

Large-Scale Simulation of an Elastomeric Bearing Base-Isolated Structure Subjected to a Large Earthquake
Poster Presentation, US NRC Regulatory Information Conference, Rockville MD, March 2013

Unusual Earthquakes and Their Implication for Risk in Nuclear Facilities
EERI Annual Meeting, Seattle WA, February 2013

Probabilistic Hazard Assessment Approaches: Transferable Methods from Seismic Hazard
Workshop on Probabilistic Flood Hazard Assessment (PFHA), Multi-Agency Workshop held at US NRC, Rockville, MD, January 2013

Extended Abstract

Recent Guidance Developed for Post-Fukushima Activities in the US
IAEA Seismic Probabilistic Safety Assessment Consultancy Meeting, Vienna Austria, January 2013

Seismic Design and Assessment of Nuclear Power Plants: Past, Present and Future
EERI Friedman Family Visiting Professional Program, UCLA, December 2012
EERI Friedman Family Visiting Professional Program, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, November 2012

Developing New Regulatory Guidelines on Seismic Isolation of Japan and the US
IAEA International Experts’ Meeting on Protection against Extreme Earthquakes and Tsunamis in the Light of the Accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Vienna, Austria, September 2012

Applications and Advancements in Seismic PRA at the US NRC
IAEA Seismic Probabilistic Safety Assessment Consultancy Meeting, Vienna Austria, June 2012

Introduction to Engineering Large Infrastructure for Natural Hazards
National Academy of Engineering Indo-American Frontiers of Engineering, Alexandria, VA, March 2012

Uncertainties in Seismic PRA: Sources and Treatment from PSHA
NRC/EPRI Workshop on Uncertainties in Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Legacy Hotel, Rockville MD, March 2012

Earthquake-Related Activities at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
China Earthquake Administration Representatives’ Visit with NEHRP Agencies, National Science Foundation, Washington DC, December 2011

NRC Seismic PSA Activities Based on GI-199, Fukushima, and North Anna
IAEA ISSC Working Area 3 Seismic Reevaluation of NPPs, Washington DC, December 2011

NRC Approaches to Interaction and Communication with the Public
IAEA ISSC Workshop on Public Communication on Nuclear Safety against External Events, Kashiwazaki, Japan, December 2011

Advances in Seismic Hazard Assessment for Nuclear Facilities in the Central and Eastern US
Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT) Conference, November 2011, Delhi India

Developing and Implementing a Real-Time Earthquake Notification System for Nuclear Power Plant Sites Using the USGS ShakeCast System
SMiRT Conference, November 2011, Delhi India

Development of Implementation Guidance for SSHAC Level 3 and 4 Assessments Used in Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analyses for Nuclear Facilities (with Julian Bommer)
SMiRT Conference, November 2011, Delhi India

Seismic regulations for NPPs in the US: Past, Present and Future
PEER Annual Meeting, Berkeley CA, October 2011

Assessing and Reducing Earthquake Risk in the Nuclear Field
EcoHour presentation for EcoWomen DC, July 2011

The US NRC Seismic Research Program
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR), NIST, Gaithersburg MD, March 2011

Risk-informed Seismic Design of US Nuclear Power Plants
10th Structural Engineering & Mechanics Symposium, North Carolina State University, Raleigh-Durham NC, March 2011

Nuclear Regulatory Needs and Activities related to Liquefaction Assessment
Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources National Research Council of the National Academies, Washington DC, December 2010

Seismic Hazard in the United States
Public Address for the Opening of the Nuclear Seismic and Structural Research Core Center at the Niigata Institute of Technology (NIIT), Kashiwazaki, Japan, November 2010

Japanese version

Awesome flyer for the lecture series

Technical standards for seismic isolation in the US and NRC activities
1st Kashiwazaki International Symposium on Seismic Safety of Nuclear Installations, NIIT, Kashiwazaki, Japan, November 2010

Development of Regulatory Approaches and Guidance for Tsunami in the US
1st Kashiwazaki International Symposium on Seismic Safety of Nuclear Installations, NIIT, Kashiwazaki, Japan, November 2010

Development of Next Generation Attenuation Relationships in the US
1st Kashiwazaki International Symposium on Seismic Safety of Nuclear Installations, NIIT, Kashiwazaki, Japan, November 2010

Project Proposals on Seismic Safety, Seismic Research Program and Opportunities for Interaction
IAEA ISSC, Annual Meeting, UN Headquarters, Vienna, Austria, August 2010

Risk-Informed Seismic Hazard Assessment of Nuclear Plant Sites
UC Berkeley Seismology Seminar Series, Berkeley CA, April 2010
UC Davis Civil Engineering Special Seminar, Davis CA, April 2010
(see more recent presentations December 2012)

US Regulatory Guide 1.208 Performance-Based Approach to Define the Site-Specific Earthquake Ground Motion
IAEA International Workshop on Seismic Safety of Nuclear Installations, Japan, March 2010

Overview of IAEA Tsunami EBP and International Workshop in Kalpakkam 2010
IAEA International Workshop on Seismic Safety of Nuclear Installations, Japan, March 2010

Contribution of the United States to the IAEA EBP on Tsunami
3rd Steering Committee Meeting of the IAEA Extra-budgetary Project on Tsunami, March 2010

The Value of SSHAC Level 3 and 4 Processes for Community-Based Seismic Hazard Assessment (presented by Julian Bommer for Bommer, Coppersmith, Ake and Kammerer)
European Seismological Commission 32nd General Assembly, Montpellier, France, September 2010

NRC Perspective on the NGA-East Project
NGA-East Sigma Workshop, PEER Center, Berkeley, California, February 2010

Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment: The Basics to State-of-the Art Research
NOVA Science Seminar, Northern Virginia Community College, February 2010

Advanced Tsunami Hazard Assessment in U.S. & International Nuclear Regulatory Activities
American Geophysical Union Annual National Meeting, San Francisco, December 2009

Risk-informed seismic design of US Nuclear Power Plants
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) CEE 249 Seminar Series, UCLA, November 2009 (see more recent presentations from 2015)

SSAHC Level 3 Perspectives in the NGA-East Project
NGA-East Organizational Workshop, PEER, Berkeley, California, September 2009

The Basics and Benefits of Integrated & Interdisciplinary Earthquake Engineering
EERI Friedman Family Visiting Professional Program, University of Minnesota, October 2008
Middle East Technical University Special Engineering Seminar, Ankara Turkey, March 2009

Tsunami Hazards on the East and Gulf Coasts
NRC Regulatory Information Conference, Washington DC, March 2009

Overview of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Collaborative Research Program to Assess Tsunami Hazard for Nuclear Power Plants on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Beijing China, October 2008

Preliminary Results of the U.S. NRC Collaborative Research Program to Assess Tsunami Hazard for Nuclear Power Plants on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Beijing China, October 2008

Civil Engineering Practice in a Non-Traditional Career
EERI Friedman Family Visiting Professional Program, University of Minnesota, October 2008
EERI Friedman Family Visiting Professional Program, University of Texas at Austin, March 2008

US NRC Approach for Seismic Hazard Assessments
IAEA International Workshop on Lessons Learned From Strong Earthquakes, Kashiwazaki, Japan, June 2008

Preparing for the Nuclear Renaissance: Overview of Seismic Research & Regulations at the US NRC
EERI Friedman Family Visiting Professional Program, University of Minnesota, October 2008
Seminar, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo May 2008
Seminar, John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Research Center, Stanford University, April 2007

NRC Research on Tsunami Hazard Assessment
IAEA/JNES/NIED Workshop on Tsunami Hazard Assessment and Disaster & General Disaster Management, Daijean Korea, March 2008

Current Research Programs and Initiatives Related to Siting
NRC Regulatory Information Conference, Washington DC, March 2008

Research on Tsunami Hazards on the East and Gulf Coasts (Poster Presentation)
NRC Regulatory Information Conference, Washington DC, March 2008

Preparing for the Nuclear Renaissance: Overview of Seismic Research & Regulations at the US NRC
UCD College of Engineering Seminar, University of California, Davis, February 2008

The Basics and Benefits of Integrated & Interdisciplinary Earthquake Engineering
EERI Friedman Family Visiting Professional Program, University of Michigan, January 2008

Tsunami Analyses, Preparedness and Response in U.S. NPPs
IAEA/JNES/NIED Seminar on Nuclear Disaster & General Disaster Management Against Tsunami and Earthquake, Tokyo, Japan, December 2007

Overview of Collaborative Research to Assess Tsunami Hazard for Nuclear Plants on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
American Geophysical Union Annual National Meeting, San Francisco, December 2007

NRC Research on Tsunami Hazards on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts
Workshop on the Physics of Tsunami, Hazard Assessment Methods and Disaster Risk Management, Sponsored by IAEA and UNESCO, Trieste, Italy, May 2007

Geotechnical Engineering and Structural Earthquake Design
Guest Lecture, California College of Arts and Crafts, 2006

Making liquefaction your friend: A case study in state-of-the-art design methodologies
GeoEngineering Seminar Series, UC Berkeley, 2005

From Detailed Engineering to Long Range Development Planning: The Benefits of Holistic Design of Urban Spaces
The Future Metropolitan Landscape Symposium, Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, University of California, Berkeley, 2005

Shear Strain Development in Liquefiable Soil Under Bi-Directional Loading Conditions
13th World Conf. on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, 2004

Rethinking Liquefaction in a 3-D World
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Annual Meeting, Portland, 2003
GeoEngineering Seminar Series, University of California, Berkeley, 2003

Deformations of Dense Sand Under Cyclic Loading Tenth International Conference and Symposium on Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, 2001

Predicting Deformations in Liquefied Soils Through Cyclic Simple Shear Testing
GeoEngineering Seminar Series, UC Berkeley, 2001