Future Efforts

DOE-STD-1024-92

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FUTURE EFFORTS

In an effort to improve any future probabilistic seismic hazard studies, the

S WG requested that a Program Plan for the Evaluation of EPRI and LLNL

Seismic Hazard Methodologies and Development of Recommendations for a

Consensus Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Methodology for the 1990's be

prepared. This proposal has been discussed with the NRC and EPRI with the

intent that the work would be supported by the three agencies. The results of

this work would include a procedure for estimating the likelihood of earthquake

ground motion in the Eastern United States as accepted by the participating

government agencies and the electric power industry. The results of this work

would replace this Standard. This work was initiated October 1, 1992, and will

be completed approximately 24 months from this date. The S WG is also

following the ongoing efforts of the NRC regarding potential modifications to

the NRC's seismic criteria and regulations. The NRC efforts as they become

available will be reviewed to determine if any modifications to this Standard are

necessary.