Feasibility Study on the In-Service Testing Program Plan for Safety-Related Dampers of Advanced Power Reactor-1400

In-service testing (IST) program including test and examination has been emphasized to assess the operability of the safety-related components in nuclear power plants. Since the issuance of ASME N511 in 2007 concerning IST for air treatment, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, the IST program plan for those systems should be needed to establish prior to setting up the detailed program. The proper plan can contribute to enhance the effectiveness of allotment of the resources inevitable for implementation of the program and ultimately save operation and maintenance costs. In order to achieve the purposes, this paper presents the methodologies to establish IST program plan for safety-related dampers including their selection process of the dampers to be included in the program and representative template made by applying the methodologies. In addition, the method to identify testing types per damper for part of selected dampers is also provided in this paper.