Safety of the Nuclear Power Plant personnel and the environment around the plant should be ensured against all natural hazards including the earthquakes. With the public safety as the paramount concern, NPP facilities are designed to withstand low probability high magnitude earthquakes. In this paper, details are discussed on the evolution of seismic analysis and design aspects of nuclear power plant structures, systems and components.
Keywords: NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, SEISMIC ANALYSIS, DESIGN OF SSC, RETROFITTING