The dynamic behavior of an axisymmetric boiling water reactor suppression pool structure and the embedded water under the excitation of the pressure waves from collapsing steam bubbles was studied with a finite element model. The structure was analyzed with thin shell elements. The fluid volume is divided into isoparametric quadrilateral toroidal elements with pressure as the nodal parameter. A water source element was utilized to model the pressure shock excitation. Nonaxisymmetric pressure loads and vibration modes were expressed as a Fourier series in the circumferential coordinate. The system of equations for the structure and fluid was integrated in time using the central difference scheme.