Research on Improved Seismic Instrumentation System for Nuclear Power Plants

• Published in: Energies (Basel) Vol. 14; no. 14; p. 4262
• Main Authors: Li, Liang, Du, Xiuli, Pan, Rong, Zhu, Xiuyun, Luan, Haiyan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2021
• Subjects: Acceleration; Accelerometers; Construction; Earthquakes; False alarms; Inspection; Instrumentation; Instruments; Monitoring; multi-parameters; Nuclear accidents & safety; Nuclear power plants; Nuclear reactors; Nuclear safety; peak ground acceleration; Safety regulations; Seismic activity; Seismic engineering; seismic instrumentation system; Seismic response; Shutdowns; Fujian China; China; Japan

According to the requirements of nuclear safety regulations, nuclear power plants must be equipped with seismic instrumentation systems, which are mainly used for monitoring alarm and automatic shutdown alarm during an earthquake. Both the second and third generation NPPs adopt Peak Ground Accelerat...