BS IEC 62342:2007
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Nuclear power plants. Instrumentation and control systems important to safety. Management of ageing
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English
09-28-2007
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
1.1 Management of physical ageing
1.2 Management of technology ageing (obsolescence)
1.3 Safety goal of this standard
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Background
5 Requirements for ageing management
5.1 General
5.2 Methodology
5.3 Process
6 Understanding I&C ageing phenomena
6.1 General
6.2 Stresses causing ageing
6.3 Ageing mechanisms and ageing effects
7 Requirements to address ageing effects
7.1 Ageing effect identification
7.2 Selection of I&C components for ageing evaluation
7.2.1 General
7.2.2 Identification of I&C functions, systems, and
equipment
7.2.3 Breakdown of I&C equipment and components
7.2.4 Failure analysis
7.2.5 Susceptibility to ageing
7.3 Evaluating ageing degradation of I&C
7.4 Ageing stresses
7.4.1 General
7.4.2 External stresses influencing ageing
7.4.3 Internal stresses influencing ageing
7.4.4 Stress history and insecure conditions
7.5 Intended function versus qualification
7.5.1 Equipment specification and qualification
7.5.2 Impact on the qualification hypothesis
7.5.3 Applicability of ageing models
7.6 Surveillance tests and maintenance requirements
7.6.1 Maintenance and surveillance test processes
7.6.2 Ageing evidence from operating and maintenance
research
7.6.3 Sample tests
7.7 Support resources
7.8 Documentation requirements
8 Requirements for ageing control
8.1 General
8.2 Definition of ageing control programs
8.3 Means for I&C ageing management
9 Organization
9.1 General
9.2 Organization for ageing management
9.3 Identifying long-term operating strategies and I&C life
cycle
9.4 Organization for the long-term maintenance of I&C
equipment
9.5 Quality assurance
9.6 Reporting
Annex A (informative) Guidance on characterizing I&C ageing
phenomena and acquiring data for ageing
management of I&C components in nuclear
power plants
Annex B (informative) Examples of ageing management practices
for selected I&C components in nuclear
power plants
Annex C (informative) Examples of testing and monitoring
techniques for I&C ageing management
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