Effects of soil-structure interaction on fragility and seismic risk; a case study of power plant containment

Safety-related structures are designed to provide a safe environment for the occupants and equipment during and after earthquakes. This is due to the fact that any damage imposed to the systems might lead to catastrophic consequences. Seismic probabilistic risk assessment (SPRA) is a systematic approach for the quantification of the seismic risk. One of the crucial steps in this assessment is to determine the seismic capacity of the structures by fragility method. After a review of available methodologies, this article analyzes the seismic fragility for a typical power plant containment considering the effects of soil-structure interaction (SSI). The structure and underneath soil profile are analyzed as a unified model by the subtraction method. Two steps are considered for the assessment of seismic response: In the first step, a fixed-base hypothesis framework is implemented to the computational problem. The second step covers computations taking into account the SSI effects. Using the results of seismic response analysis and safety factor method, seismic fragility of the structure is computed and related fragility curves are developed. Finally, by comparing the fragility curves, the effects of SSI are quantified on the overall seismic risk.     

Fuzzy optimization of multi-period carbon capture and storage systems with parametric uncertainties

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an important technology option for reducing industrial greenhouse gas emissions. In practice, CO₂ sources are easy to characterize, while the estimation of relevant properties of storage sites, such as capacity and injection rate limit (i.e., injectivity), is subject to considerable uncertainty. Such uncertainties need to be accounted for in planning CCS deployment on a large scale for effective use of available storage sites. In particular, the uncertainty introduces technical risks that may result from overestimating the limits of given storage sites. In this work, a fuzzy mixed integer linear program (FMILP) is developed for multi-period CCS systems, accounting for the technical risk arising from uncertainties in estimates of sink parameters, while still attaining satisfactory CO₂ emissions reduction. In the model, sources are assumed to have precisely known CO₂ flow rates and operating lives, while geological sinks are characterized with imprecise fuzzy capacity and injectivity data. Three case studies are then presented to illustrate the model. Results of these examples illustrate the tradeoff inherent in planning CCS systems under parametric uncertainty.     

环氧乙烷生产系统的安全性评价

用道氏火灾、爆炸危险指数评价方法对抚顺乙烯化工厂环氧乙烷生产系统进行安全性评价.针对环氧乙烷生产系统实际运转情况,对其中的M101混合器单元从一般工艺危险性、特殊工艺危险性和安全补偿措施等方面进行了系统分析,并对该系统的危险性因素进行辨识并提出了相应的整改措施.结果表明,该生产系统中5个评价单元内的实际最大可能财产损失分别是1.407×107元、1.488×107元、0.489×107元、0.804×107元和0.711×107元,均在该评价方法规定的最大可能财产损失范围内,说明现役环氧乙烷生产系统在理论上是可以安全运行的.     

风险评价在油气勘探开发中的应用、存在问题及建议

介绍了国外风险评价技术的发展动态,并结合西北油气田分公司的实际应用情况,提出了目前存在的问题以及相应的解决方案.     

油田生产设施环境安全距离理论与估算方法初探

石油生产会带来各种不利的环境影响,甚至造成许多重大安全隐患,并由此对区域生态环境构成严重威胁.对此笔者提出环境安全距离概念及其理论模型,并结合油田主要生产设施的环境影响分析,给出了油田生产过程中气体污染物排放、噪声污染、井喷、管线泄漏和火灾爆炸的环境安全距离估算方法,从而为减轻油田生产的潜在环境影响和损害,解决城市规划建设与油田已建设施之间的矛盾和确保油田生产的环境安全提供科学依据和管理对策.     

淮河(江苏段)水体有机污染物风险评价

淮河（江苏段）水体检测到的半挥发性有机物和有机氯农药绝大多数属于USEPA的优先控制污染物。应用USEPA规定的水中优先控制污染物和非优先控制污染物对人体健康的摄入与饮入之和的水体有机物浓度标准,计算了淮河（江苏段）水体的48种有机污染物的环境暴露浓度,并根据最高环境暴露浓度与USEPA水质指标的比值,参考IARC的化合物致癌性指标,建立了一套表征水体有机污染物的风险特征以及采取相应管理措施和建议的评价体系,对这些化合物的环境健康风险进行了评价。结果表明,有18种有机污染物超过了USEPA的标准浓度要求,其中9种物质具有一定的生态风险,其中六氯苯、N-亚硝基二正丙胺、3,3'-二氯联苯胺、2,4,6-三氯酚、五氯酚、茚并(1,2,3-cd)芘、4,4'-滴滴涕、七氯在内的8种化合物具有一定的风险,而多环芳烃二苯并(a,h)蒽需要引起更高警惕;在此基础上探讨了这些化合物的来源及作用,并提出了相应的防治建议。     

基于总量与形态的矿区周边土壤重金属生态风险与健康风险评估

采集了龙岩市某矿区周边表层土壤及配套农作物样品,在分析土壤Pb、Cd和As等3种重金属总量和形态的基础上,采用Hakanson潜在生态风险评价法、基于地球化学统计学划分生态风险等级的方法以及符合我国人体暴露特征参数的健康风险评价法,开展了土壤重金属Pb、Cd和As的生态风险与人体健康风险评估.结果表明,研究区土壤重金属...     

北京地铁站灰尘中重金属污染特征及健康风险评价

采集了北京地铁16个站点灰尘的样本,测定了灰尘中7种重金属Cr、Cd、Cu、Ni、Hg、Pb、As的浓度,并采用地累积指数法、美国EPA风险评价模型和Spearman相关系数分析,对重金属污染程度、人体健康风险及来源进行分析.结果表明, Cr、Cd、Cu、Ni、Hg、Pb、As的含量分别为131.92,1.11,67.33,41.77,0.35,437.41,9.09mg/kg,均超过北京土壤背景值.地累积指数呈现Pb>Hg>Cd>Cr>Cu>Ni>As,其中Pb、Hg、Cd分别为3.77,3.12,2.16,达到严重污染.人体健康风险评价表明,存在的非致癌风险依次为Pb>Cr>As>Ni>Cu>Hg>Cd,除Pb外,均不构成明显的风险.Cr、Cd、Ni、As致癌风险均低于风险阈值,不会对人体造成健康危害.人类活动、刹车系统和轨道摩擦可能是造成地铁站灰尘重金属来源的原因.     

Uranium quantification in groundwater and health risk from its ingestion in Haryana,India

Uranium is a naturally occurring radioactive element which may cause toxicological or radiological hazards to the public if present in drinking water. This study reports the quantification of uranium in groundwater of major towns of the district Fatehabad, Haryana, India. Uranium concentrations ranged between 0.3 and 48 μg L^?1. In 22% of the groundwater samples, uranium concentrations were higher than the World Health Organization maximum permissible limit of 30 µg L^?1. The radiological dose for males was found to be in the range of 4.8?×?10^?4–7.1?×?10^?2 mSv y^?1 and for females 3.5?×?10^?4–5.2?×?10^?2 mSv y^?1. The results showed that due to the ingestion of groundwater in the study area, radiological cancer risk is in the range of 9.1?×?10^?7–1.3?×?10^?4, lower than the risk limit. Uranium ingestion from groundwater varied from 0.02 to 3.5 µg kg^?1 day^?1, which is within acceptable limit.     

Occupational exposures,delivered doses and exposure limits for chromium and nickel†

The interaction of HCH (50 mg/kg) and dietary protein levels on microsomal drug metabolizing enzymes system and liver lipids were studied in the rats for 90 days. The results indicated that rats fed a lower protein diet and HCH has a higher rate of mortality, lower rate of growth and an increased liver weight. A significant induction in the hepatic microsomal aminopyrine‐N‐demethylase, p‐nitroanisole‐O‐dealkylase, benzo(a)pyrene hydroxylase and glutathione‐S‐transferase activity was observed in pesticide treated animals as compared to control animals. The pathological changes observed in liver of HCH treated animals consisted mainly of necrosis and fatty degeneration of hepatocytes. HCH also induced the significant accumulation of cholesterol, triglycerides, phospholipid and total lipid in liver in low protein diet animals. Protein accelerates the metabolism of HCH, resulting in a decrease of HCH concentration with the increase of dietary protein level. A close correlation existed between lipid accumulation, induction of drug metabolizing enzyme system and deposition of HCH in liver.