Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability of Equipment and Systems in Power Plants

Abstract

This Standard identifies the elements and responsibilities required to establish a RAM program for any power-generation facility.

The program process includes

(a) establishment of RAM goals

(b) development of requirements for design, construction and commissioning, and operations

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Standard is to meet the owner’s power plant RAM performance goals.

This Standard requires the owner to determine those goals and the criteria to achieve them.

To this end, it identifies program requirements that support effective reliability processes in design, construction and commissioning, and operations.

It requires a risk-based approach to design and provides requirements to optimize performance effectively throughout the life cycle of the power plant