DOE-sponsored aging management guideline for electrical cable and terminators

Gazdzinski, R F

Title: DOE-sponsored aging management guideline for electrical cable and terminators

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The DOE-sponsored Aging Management Guideline (AMG) for Electrical Cable and Terminations provides an analysis of the potential age-related degradation mechanisms and effects for low-voltage and medium-voltage extruded cables and associated terminations used in commercial nuclear power plants. The AMG examined historical industry failure data and correlated this with postulated aging mechanisms and effects. Existing and developmental testing and condition monitoring techniques were evaluated, as well as current industry practices, in order to assess whether all significant aging mechanisms/effects are being effectively managed. Results of the study indicate that some aging mechanisms and effects are not directly addressed by current industry maintenance and surveillance practices; however, empirical evidence indicates that low- and medium-voltage cable and terminations are in general very reliable. A limited number of nondestructive (or essentially nondestructive) techniques currently available are potentially useful for evaluating low-voltage cable condition; however, such techniques do not currently exist for monitoring medium-voltage cable. Troubleshooting or diagnostic techniques are available to identify certain types of degradation.

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Gazdzinski, R F ^[1]

Ogden Enviromental and Energy Services, Inc., Blue Bell, PA (United States)

Publication Date:: Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1996

Research Org.:: US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Washington, DC (United States). Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research; Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 269674

Report Number(s):: NUREG/CP-0149-Vol.3; CONF-9510156-Vol.3
ON: TI96007986; TRN: 96:016780

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: 23. water reactor safety information meeting, Bethesda, MD (United States), 23-25 Oct 1995; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Twenty-third water reactor safety information meeting. Volume 3, structural and seismic engineering, primary systems integrity, equipment operability and aging, ECCS strainer blockage research and regulatory issues; Monteleone, S. [comp.] [Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)]; PB: 236 p.

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 22 NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; 21 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; ELECTRIC CABLES; AGING; INSPECTION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; SERVICE LIFE

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  abstractNote = {The DOE-sponsored Aging Management Guideline (AMG) for Electrical Cable and Terminations provides an analysis of the potential age-related degradation mechanisms and effects for low-voltage and medium-voltage extruded cables and associated terminations used in commercial nuclear power plants. The AMG examined historical industry failure data and correlated this with postulated aging mechanisms and effects. Existing and developmental testing and condition monitoring techniques were evaluated, as well as current industry practices, in order to assess whether all significant aging mechanisms/effects are being effectively managed. Results of the study indicate that some aging mechanisms and effects are not directly addressed by current industry maintenance and surveillance practices; however, empirical evidence indicates that low- and medium-voltage cable and terminations are in general very reliable. A limited number of nondestructive (or essentially nondestructive) techniques currently available are potentially useful for evaluating low-voltage cable condition; however, such techniques do not currently exist for monitoring medium-voltage cable. Troubleshooting or diagnostic techniques are available to identify certain types of degradation.},

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