Testing and Maintenance

DOE-STD-3024-98

reference the associated procedures. If general

4.3.2 TSR-Required Surveillances

access to the equipment of the system is restricted in

any way, those restrictions shall be identified in

When the system being described is the subject of

general terms.

TSR/OSR Surveillance Requirements, the SDD

shall summarize the methods used to meet the

requirements in this area (including confirmation

that the acceptance criteria have been met), and

4.3 Testing and Maintenance

refer to the procedures used to implement these

requirements.

In this section, where maintenance personnel have

voluntarily adopted good practices related to the

4.3.3 Non-TSR Inspections and Testing

system, those practices should be identified. For

example, maintenance personnel may have decided

When the system being described is the subject of

that all battery testing will be performed in

non-TSR/OSR inspection, testing, or surveillance

accordance with a particular national standard.

requirements, the SDD shall summarize the methods

used to meet the requirements in this area (including

4.3.1 Temporary Configurations

confirmation that the acceptance criteria have been

met), and shall provide references to the

Situations under which temporary configurations are

implementing procedures.

used during surveillance or maintenance shall be

identified and described in the SDD. The SDD shall

4.3.4 Maintenance

state the operational limitations on the use of those

configurations and shall refer to the applicable

This subsection of the SDD is aimed primarily at

governing procedures.

meeting the needs of maintenance personnel,

although it contains some information that is

In some cases, it is necessary to use temporary

important to operating personnel. This information

configurations in order to conduct surveillance,

is also important to the system engineer in the role

testing, inspection, and maintenance activities

of being responsible for all aspects of the system,

properly. For example, it might be necessary to lift

which includes testing and maintenance actions.

leads temporarily so that the fire deluge system will

not be activated during the test of the fire detection

The SDD shall summarize the routine actions

system. In most cases, there are operational

required by preventive maintenance procedures and

limitations on the use of such temporary

post-maintenance testing procedures. This section

configurations that may impact system availability.

may also provide references to appropriate

For example, redundant sets of equipment might not

maintenance procedures.

be allowed to be jumpered out, bypassed, or

otherwise rendered out of service at the same time.

4.3.4.1

Post-Maintenance Testing

Another type of limitation might be time constraints

on how long lifted leads, jumpers, bypasses, etc. are

This section shall explain the extent to which a post-

permitted to be in use, especially where operability

maintenance testing program is applied to the

is a factor. It might be necessary to provide

system being described. Key performance or

compensatory measures during the time some

acceptance criteria that must be satisfied or verified

equipment is not operable or out of service. Another

during post-maintenance testing (for the system to

limitation might be special provisions in procedures

fulfill its functions such as those identified in the

to control the use of such temporary configurations

hazards and accident analyses) shall be identified.

adequately, including removal verifications,

The SDD should also provide appropriate references

especially if the use or misuse of such

to post-maintenance testing procedures.

configurations could affect safety or availability.

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