National Academies Unveils Strategy to Modernize Probable Maximum Precipitation Estimates
June 29, 2024
June 29, 2024
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 29 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news:
For more than 75 years, high-hazard structures in the United States, including dams and nuclear power plants, have been engineered to withstand floods resulting from the most unlikely but possible precipitation, termed Probable Maximum Precipitation or PMP.
More than 16,000 high-hazard dams and 50 nuclear power plants are located in the United Sta . . .
For more than 75 years, high-hazard structures in the United States, including dams and nuclear power plants, have been engineered to withstand floods resulting from the most unlikely but possible precipitation, termed Probable Maximum Precipitation or PMP.
More than 16,000 high-hazard dams and 50 nuclear power plants are located in the United Sta . . .