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http://dx.doi.org/10.9719/EEG.2018.51.2.149

Evaluation on Geological Structures to Secure Long-term Safety of Nuclear Facility Sites  

Jin, Kwangmin (Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainability Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
Kim, Young-Seog (Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental and Marine Sciences and Technology, Pukyong National University)
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Economic and Environmental Geology / v.51, no.2, 2018 , pp. 149-166 More about this Journal
Abstract
Many large earthquakes have continuously been reported and resulted in significant human casualties and extensive damages to properties globally. The accident of Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan was caused by a mega-tsunami, which is a secondary effect associated with the Tohoku large earthquake (M=9.0, 2011. 3. 11.). Most earthquakes occur by reactivation of pre-existing active faults. Therefore, the importance of paleoseismological study have greatly been increased. The Korean peninsula has generally been considered to be a tectonically stable region compared with neighboring countries such as Japan and Taiwan, because it is located on the margin of the Eurasian intra-continental region. However, the recent earthquakes in Gyeongju and Pohang have brought considerable insecurity on earthquake hazard. In particular, this region should be secure against earthquake, because many nuclear facilties and large industrial facilities are located in this area. However, some large earthquakes have been reported in historic documents and also several active faults have been reported in southeast Korea. This study explains the evaluation methods of geological structures on active fault, fault damage zone, the relationship between earthquake and active fault, and respect distance. This study can contribute to selection of safe locations for nuclear facilities and to earthquake hazards and disaster prevention.
Keywords
nuclear facilities; site selection; earthquake hazard; active fault; fault damage zone; resepct distance;
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