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3. NaTech earthquake risk management
On August 17, 1999, the Izmit region in Turkey was hit by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake . A number of accident sequences triggered by seismic tremors in a refinery illustrate the NaTech earthquake issue in concrete terms:
a 115 m high reinforced concrete chimney ruptured at a quarter of its height, causing pipes carrying flammable substances to burst, resulting in a fire;
naphtha tanks 30 to 40 m in diameter catch fire from sparks caused by friction between the floating roof and the jacket.
In addition, the intervention...
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Bibliography
Websites
http://www.uic.fr/Activites/Securite-industrielle/Reglementation-sismique-Risque-Special
https://www.georisques.gouv.fr/glossaire/risque-majeur , consulted on 20/10/2015
Standards and norms
AFNOR Lightning protection :
series of standards: NF EN 62305-1, NF EN 62305-2, NF EN 62305-3, NF EN 62305-4
series of standards: NF EN 62561-1, NF EN 62561-2, NF EN 62561-3, NF EN 62561-4, NF EN 62561-5, NF EN 62561-6
NF EN 61643 standard series
Guide UTE C 15-443...
Regulations
Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council known as the Seveso 3 Directive of July 4, 2012 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC (text with EEA relevance).
Article L. 512-1 of the French Environment Code.
Circular dated May 10, 2010 summarizing the methodological...
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