Parallel distributed seismic analysis of an assembled nuclear power plant

Yamada, Tomonori

An overview of the seismic simulation of nuclear power plants conducted in Japan Atomic Agency and the reduction of its computation cost are presented. The importance of nuclear power generation for ensuring national energy security is widely acknowledged. The seismic safety of nuclear power plants has attracted considerable attention after the introduction of new regulatory guidelines for the seismic design of nuclear power plants in Japan and also after several recent strong earthquakes.