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compensation
Data
qualification
User interface
Default
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Statistical
analysis
Integrated
cable test
system
Test data
acquisition
-TDR
-LCR
-IR
Historical data
trending
-FDR
-RTDR
Similar
equipment
data
comparison
Data review
Report
generation
Data
storage
6.3
Conceptual design of the AMS integrated cable condition monitoring
program.
6.5
Development and application of cable ageing
mitigation routes
Cable testing and diagnostics is not a new fi eld, and many standards have been
developed that provide guidance on different methodologies for assessing
their performance (AMS Corp., 2010). Over the years, the nuclear industry
has suffered from a variety of plant issues resulting from reactive cable age-
ing management practices and failed cables, including plant trips, damage to
plant equipment, radiation exposure to maintenance personnel, increased
outage activity, and more (AMS Corp., 2010). Because cables have been
the source of serious accidents, national and international organizations
such as the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), International
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), American Society for Testing and
Material (ASTM), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE),
and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) have sponsored research and
development projects, developed cable testing techniques, and written stan-
dards and guidelines to preserve the integrity, health, and reliability of the
cables used in nuclear and other applications (Hashemian, 2010).
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