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BS PD IEC/TR 62987 – Nuclear power plants. Instrumentation and control systems important to safety. Use of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and related methods to support the justification of systems

BS PD IEC/TR 62987:2015 provides guidance on nuclear-specific issues when applying FailureMode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and related methods to instrumentation and controlsystems important to safety in nuclear power plants. The information in this Technical Reportcomplements, for nuclear power plant applications, the procedure for FMEA in IEC 60812.

This Technical Report attempts to provide information, in the context of applications tonuclear power plant instrumentation and control systems important to safety, on:

terminology used in FMEA processes,
benefits of using FMEA,
shortcomings and limitations of FMEA methods,
anticipated outcomes of and claims to be made from application of FMEA,
relationships to other analysis methods used in establishing the safety / reliability ofnuclear power plant designs,
typical FMEA process inputs,
typical FMEA process outputs,
typical initiators of FMEA processes,
most prevalent uses of FMEA processes,
recommended uses of FMEA processes,
discouraged uses of FMEA processes,
FMEA work product contents and characteristics,
FMEA work product configuration management practices,
good practices,
supporting tools,
specific examples of FMEA use for nuclear power plant licensing, and
FMEA references.

Cross References:
IEC 60812:2006
IEC 61226:2009
IEC 61513:2011
ANSI/IEEE 352:1987
IEEE 577:2004
IEEE 603:1998
IEEE 7-4.3.2:2003
IAEA NP-T-1.5:2009
IEC 60880
IEC 60987:2007
IEC 62138:2004
IAEA SSR-2/1:2012
IAEA NS-G-1.3:2002
IAEA SSG-30:2014
INSAG-10:1996
INSAG-12
STUK-YTO-TR 190:2002
IEEE 500:1984
MIL-STD-1629A
EPRI TR-102348:2002
NUREG/IA-0254:2011