Process for synthesizing a database for nuclear power plant containment evaluation
First Claim
1. A structured method of evaluating design basis accident parameters that will impact nuclear power plant containment designs, the method comprising the steps of:
- assembling a first database of test results;
selecting a model for identifying the design basis accident parameters applicable to specific type of nuclear power plant containment design to be evaluated;
comparing a first set of results of the model to test results in the first database of test results;
establishing uncertainty boundaries for the first set of results of the model;
assembling a second database of test results;
determining whether the test results of the second database are within the uncertainty boundaries of the model; and
evaluating an actual or proposed containment building design based upon the results of the model when test results of the second database of test results are within the uncertainty boundary.
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Abstract
A method of evaluating a containment building design includes the steps of assembling a first database of test results; selecting models (algorithms) for the design to be evaluated; comparing a first set of test results of the model to test results in the first database of test results; establishing uncertainty boundaries for the first set of test results of the model; assembling a second database of test results; determining whether the test results of the second database are within the uncertainty boundaries of the model; and evaluating an actual or proposed containment building design based upon the model when test results of the second database are within the uncertainty boundary.
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10 Claims
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1. A structured method of evaluating design basis accident parameters that will impact nuclear power plant containment designs, the method comprising the steps of:
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assembling a first database of test results;
selecting a model for identifying the design basis accident parameters applicable to specific type of nuclear power plant containment design to be evaluated;
comparing a first set of results of the model to test results in the first database of test results;
establishing uncertainty boundaries for the first set of results of the model;
assembling a second database of test results;
determining whether the test results of the second database are within the uncertainty boundaries of the model; and
evaluating an actual or proposed containment building design based upon the results of the model when test results of the second database of test results are within the uncertainty boundary. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
the test results of the first database of test results relate to a portion of a containment building design; and
the test results of the second database of test results relate to multiple portions of a containment building design.
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3. The method of claim 2, wherein when the test results of the second database are not within the uncertainty boundaries of the model, the method includes the additional steps of:
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establishing revised uncertainty boundaries for the first set of results of the model; and
determining whether the test results of the second database are within the revised uncertainty boundaries of the model.
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4. The method of claim 1, wherein when the test results of the second database are not within the uncertainty boundaries of the model, the method includes the additional steps of:
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establishing revised uncertainty boundaries for the first set of results of the model; and
determining whether the test results of the second database are within the revised uncertainty boundaries of the model.
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5. The method claim 1 wherein the first database of test results includes results of specific effects tests on partial structures or simulated partial structures of the containment building design.
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6. The method claim 5 wherein the second database of test results includes results of large scale tests on multiple partial structures or multiple simulated partial structures of the containment building design.
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7. The method claim 1 wherein the second database of test results includes results of large scale tests on multiple partial structures or multiple simulated partial structures of the containment building design.
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8. The method claim 1 wherein the second database of test results includes results of large scale tests on the entire containment building design.
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9. The method of claim 1 wherein the first database of test results includes results of specific effects tests on individual design basis accident phenomenon.
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10. The method of claim 1 wherein the second database of test results includes results of large scale tests on multiple design basis accident phenomenon.
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