Transposing an active fault database into a seismic hazard fault model for nuclear facilities – Part 1: Building a database of potentially active faults (BDFA) for metropolitan France

The French Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), with the support of the Ministry of Environment, compiled a database (BDFA) to define and characterize known potentially active faults of metropolitan France. The general structure of BDFA is presented in this paper. BDFA repo...

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Main Authors: H. Jomard, E. M. Cushing, L. Palumbo, S. Baize, C. David, T. Chartier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-09-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:https://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/17/1573/2017/nhess-17-1573-2017.pdf