Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 9547afbc-5a01-4bff-a41f-8300f5ba922b
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Condition Monitoring Techniques for Electric Cables Used in Nuclear Power Plants
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1007/ML100760364.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.218
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alysis software are expensive, and the cables and accessories to be monitored must be visually accessible. Further information describing the selection and performance of many different types of cable condition monitoring techniques, including in situ methods and laboratory tests, appears in Section 3 of NUREG/CR-6704, “Assessment of Environmental Qualification Practices and Condition Monitoring Techniques for Low-Voltage Electric Cables,” Volume 2, “Condition Monitoring Test Results,” issued February 2001 (Ref. 7); Section 5 of SAND96-0344, “Aging Management Guideline for Commercial Nuclear Power Plants—Electric Cable Terminations” (Ref. 8); Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standard (Std.) 400-2001, “IEEE Guide for Field Testing and Evaluation of the Insulation of Shielded Power Cable Systems,” dated January 29, 2002 (Ref. 9); IEEE Std. 400.1-2007, “IEEE Guide for Field Testing of Laminated Dielectric, Shielded Power Cable Systems Rated 5 kV and Above with High Direct Current Voltage,” dated September 21, 2007 (Ref. 10); IEEE Std. 400.2-2004, “IEEE Guide for Field Testing of Shielded Power Cable Systems Using Very Low Frequency (VLF),” dated March 8, 2005 (Ref. 11); IEEE Std. 400.3-2006, “IEEE Guide for Partial Discharge Testing of Shielded Power Cable Systems in a Field Environment,” dated February 5, 2007 (Ref. 12); and Section 6 and Annexes A, C, and D.4 of IEEE Std 1205-2000, “IEEE Guide for Assessing, Monitoring, and Mitigating Aging Effects on Class 1E Equipment Used in Nuclear Power Generating Stations,” dated March 20, 2000 (Ref. 13). C. REGULATORY POSITION 1. The NRC staff considers the following elements, which consolidate a core program of periodic inspections and tests, together with the results of inservice testing, environmental monitoring and management activities, the incorporation of cable-related operating experience, periodic formal cable DG-1240, Page 9 condition assessment review and