Safety of Existing Dams Evaluation and Improvement (1983) / Chapter Skim
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1. Introduction
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In no instance does the committee intend to recommend the lowering of existing dam safety standards. SCOPE The scope of the committee's study and the conclusions of this report concern technical issues pertinent to dam safety.
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BACKGROUND This study by the Committee on the Safety of Existing Dams is the second phase of a comprehensive study concerning policy and technical issues related to the safety of dams. In October 1981 the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA3 asked the NRC to undertake such a study.
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The committee's task as defined by FEMA was as follows: · To inventory and assess risk techniques and formulate guidelines on their use to rectify problems faced by dam owners and states with limited financial resources. · To review and evaluate methods and devices that can be applied, along with risk assessments, to identify, reduce, and/or eliminate deficiencies in existing dams (includes development of a glossary of terms; evaluation of hydrologies and stability parameters; and formulation of guidance for mitigation of such problems as overtopping, weak foundations, piping, and seismicity)
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