FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Technical background
4.1 General
4.2 Reasons for cable aging management
4.3 Cable stressors
4.4 Cable testing techniques
5 Cable testing requirements
5.1 General
5.2 Test methods
5.3 Application of cable testing requirements
5.4 Test environment
5.5 Test interval
5.6 Test location
5.7 Calibration of cable testing equipment
5.8 Test results
5.9 Validation of test methods
5.10 Software and test tool validation
5.11 Qualification of test personnel
6 Acceptable means for cable testing
7 Testing of end devices
8 Relationship between initial qualification and cable aging
management
9 Example of a nuclear plant practice for cable aging management
Annex A (Informative) Typical components of an electrical cable
Annex B (Informative) Cable testing techniques
B.1 Passive Techniques
B.2 Active Techniques
B.3 Correlation Between Cable Testing Results and the
Condition of Cables
Annex C (Informative) Description of TDR test
Annex D (Informative) Electrical measurement of NIS cables and
detectors
Annex E (Informative) Example of a nuclear power plant practice
for cable aging management
E.1 Introduction
E.2 Visual Inspection
E.3 Electrical Techniques
E.4 Mechanical Techniques
E.5 Description of the Application of Elongation at Break
Test
Annex F (Informative) Bibliography