MODERN TORNADO DESIGN OF NUCLEAR AND OTHER POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FACILITIES

Tornado wind loads and other tornado phenomena, including tornado miss iles and differential pressure effects, have nor usually been consider ed in the design of conventional industrial, commercial, or residentia l facilities in the United States; however, tornado resistance has oft en become a design requirement for certain hazardous facilities, such as large nuclear power plants and nuclear materials and waste storage facilities, as well as large liquefied natural gas storage facilities. This article provides a review of current procedures for the design o f hazardous industrial facilities to resist tornado effects.