Seismological Guidelines for Installation of Nuclear Reactors in Poland

Nuclear reactors require specific details in their design, installation, and implementation including consideration of the transient and permanent ground motions from rare large magnitude earthquakes. Mahan Geophysical Consulting served as subject matter expert, providing guidance on the procedure and required technical details in analysis of seismic hazard and geophysical data collection for a proposed nuclear site. We provided guidance on seismological specifications to consider for the design and installation of nuclear reactors in north-central Poland. These specifications include probabilistic and deterministic seismic hazard analysis, site response analysis, earthquake design ground motion spectra, selection of time histories, and fault displacement hazard analysis. Moreover, we provided feedback on the design of 2D seismic reflection profiles and processing of legacy data.