The idyllic island of Aegina played host to a productive and insightful METIS Spring School this past week, hosted by Dimitrios Vamvatsikos, Angeliki Gerontati, METIS consortium partners National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). The Spring School is part of the education and training under the METIS project to advance future research in the field of seismic nuclear safety. The School focused on bolstering nuclear safety through advanced seismic assessment, the event brought together leading researchers, students, docs, and postdocs braving the unusually cold Spring to foster new paths of knowledge.
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The Online Training School, organised by State Scientific and Technical Center for Nuclear and Radiation Safety (SSTC NRS) and Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität (RPTU) (METIS consortium partners), took place between 11-13 March.
With this newsletter we invite you to learn more about the project’s latest developments and the partners’ achievements as we near the end of the project. Please check our recent advances to improve the seismic risk assessment analysis chain, from hazard and ground motion to site response, fragility, and risk quantification and explore our upcoming and final events.
Author: Mohamed Zouatine, RPTU, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität
Within the scope of WP6, models for several structures, systems, and components (SSCs) of the Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) facilities were developed. These include the Reactor Building, Diesel Generator Building (DGB), Filter Containment Venting System (FCVs), Transformer, Control Monitor Cabinet (CMC), and Pump.
Author: Irmela Zentner, METIS Project Coordinator, EDF R&D
In the framework of METIS project, an integrated approach was developed where the hazard is evaluated on reference or bedrock level and where the site response can be introduced in a graded framework by means of 1D or multidimensional analysis as described in METIS D5.3.
Authors: Dr. Saran Srikanth Bodda, Research Faculty, Center for Nuclear Energy Facilities and Structures (CNEFS) and Professor Abhinav Gupta, Director of CNEFS, North Carolina State University
The nuclear industry increasingly employs Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) to enhance safety during routine operations and mitigate external hazards. PRA addresses uncertainties and complex interconnections within nuclear power plants, serving as a crucial tool in risk-informed decision-making.
At the beginning of July, METIS participated in the 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE2024) in Milan. The conference gathered 4300 international researchers, experts, and engineers in the field of earthquake engineering.
Very pleased to announce that some of the work undertaken in the METIS project will be presented at the 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE 2024) in the Technical Session ‘Advances in the seismic hazard and risk assessment of nuclear power plants’ on Wednesday 3 July, 09:00 – 12:00 CEST.
The METIS project met in Ljubljana Slovenia 5-7 June for the plenary meeting and an on-site workshop!
The METIS plenary took place over two days in Ljubljana hosted by Matjaz Dolsek (University of Ljubljana), attended by the METIS Consortium and three members from the EAB onsite: John Richards (EPRI, USA), Abhinav Gupta (NCSU CNEFS, USA), Tadeusz Szczesiak (ENSI, Switzerland)
We kicked off our 2024 webinar series on 17th January, with the first webinar covering Code_aster implementation of case study. This webinar was hosted by Assia Khemakhem, EDF UK