State of the Art Assessment of NDE Techniques for Aging Cable Management in Nuclear Power Plants FY2015

Glass, Samuel W.; Fifield, Leonard S.; Dib, Gerges; Tedeschi, Jonathan R.; Jones, Anthony M.; Hartman, Trenton S.

doi:10.2172/1242348

Title: State of the Art Assessment of NDE Techniques for Aging Cable Management in Nuclear Power Plants FY2015

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This milestone report presents an update on the state-of-the-art review and research being conducted to identify key indicators of in-containment cable aging at nuclear power plants (NPPs), and devise in-situ measurement techniques that are sensitive to these key indicators. The motivation for this study stems from the need to address open questions related to nondestructive evaluation (NDE) of aging cables for degradation detection and estimation of condition-based remaining service life. These questions arise within the context of a second round of license extension for NPPs that would extend the operating license to 60 and 80 years. Within the introduction, a review of recently published U.S. and international research and guidance for cable aging management programs including NDE technologies is provided. As with any “state-of-the-art” report, the observations are deemed accurate as of the publication date but cannot anticipate evolution of the technology. Moreover, readers are advised that research and development of cable NDE technology is an ongoing issue of global concern.

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Glass, Samuel W. ^[1]; Fifield, Leonard S. ^[1]; Dib, Gerges ^[1]; Tedeschi, Jonathan R. ^[1]; Jones, Anthony M. ^[1]; Hartman, Trenton S. ^[1]

Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Publication Date:: 2015-09-08

Research Org.:: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1242348

Report Number(s):: PNNL-24649; M2LW-15OR0404024
830403000; TRN: US1600910

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OPERATING LICENSES; CABLES; DAMAGE; REVIEWS; MANAGEMENT; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; SERVICE LIFE; EVALUATION; CONTAINMENT; DETECTION; cable aging inspection

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                    Glass, Samuel W., Fifield, Leonard S., Dib, Gerges, Tedeschi, Jonathan R., Jones, Anthony M., and Hartman, Trenton S.. State of the Art Assessment of NDE Techniques for Aging Cable Management in Nuclear Power Plants FY2015.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Glass, Samuel W., Fifield, Leonard S., Dib, Gerges, Tedeschi, Jonathan R., Jones, Anthony M., & Hartman, Trenton S.. State of the Art Assessment of NDE Techniques for Aging Cable Management in Nuclear Power Plants FY2015.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/1242348

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                    Glass, Samuel W., Fifield, Leonard S., Dib, Gerges, Tedeschi, Jonathan R., Jones, Anthony M., and Hartman, Trenton S.. 2015.  
        "State of the Art Assessment of NDE Techniques for Aging Cable Management in Nuclear Power Plants FY2015".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/1242348.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1242348.

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  title        = {State of the Art Assessment of NDE Techniques for Aging Cable Management in Nuclear Power Plants FY2015},

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  abstractNote = {This milestone report presents an update on the state-of-the-art review and research being conducted to identify key indicators of in-containment cable aging at nuclear power plants (NPPs), and devise in-situ measurement techniques that are sensitive to these key indicators. The motivation for this study stems from the need to address open questions related to nondestructive evaluation (NDE) of aging cables for degradation detection and estimation of condition-based remaining service life. These questions arise within the context of a second round of license extension for NPPs that would extend the operating license to 60 and 80 years. Within the introduction, a review of recently published U.S. and international research and guidance for cable aging management programs including NDE technologies is provided. As with any “state-of-the-art” report, the observations are deemed accurate as of the publication date but cannot anticipate evolution of the technology. Moreover, readers are advised that research and development of cable NDE technology is an ongoing issue of global concern.},

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