Methods/Climate Vulnerability Assessment
Climate Vulnerability Assessment
A climate vulnerability assessment (CVA) is a programmatic framework for systematically evaluating how projected climate conditions may affect the performance, reliability, and operability of nuclear power plant structures, systems, and components. The framework considers three dimensions: the climate hazards relevant to a site, the exposure of plant SSCs to those hazards, and the vulnerability of exposed SSCs, ultimately assessing the degree to which non-stationary climate conditions could erode operating or design margins. EPRI Report 3002023814 provides the technical framework, and INPO 24-002 establishes industry expectations for performing CVAs.
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Date last reviewed: 2026-05-07