Cable system aging management for Nuclear Power Plants

Author

Toman, Gary J. ; Mantey, Andrew

Author_Institution

Nucl. Sector, Electr. Power Res. Inst., Charlotte, NC, USA

fYear

2012

fDate

10-13 June 2012

Firstpage

315

Lastpage

318

Abstract

Implementation of cable system aging management is progressing rapidly in the nuclear industry. This paper describes the scope of the aging management system, the tactics, assessments, and tests being applied to in-plant and underground cable systems. Progress to date on medium-voltage cable testing and assessments of low-voltage power and instrument and control cable is discussed as are failure mechanisms and test methodology for the types of medium voltage cable used in nuclear plants.

Keywords

ageing; failure analysis; nuclear power stations; power cable testing; power system management; underground cables; cable system aging management system; control cable; failure mechanisms; low-voltage power assessments; medium-voltage cable testing; nuclear industry; nuclear power plants; underground cable systems; Aging; Cable insulation; Cable shielding; Degradation; Medium voltage; Power cables; cable aging management; cable failure mechanims; cable testing; nuclear plant cable aging;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Insulation (ISEI), Conference Record of the 2012 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

San Juan, PR

ISSN

1089-084X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0488-7

Electronic_ISBN

1089-084X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ELINSL.2012.6251480

Filename

6251480