IEEE SA STANDARDS ASSOCIATION IEEE Standard for Criteria for STANDARDS the Periodic Surveillance Testing of Nuclear Power Generating Station Safety Systems IEEE Power and Energy Society Developed by the Nuclear Power Engineering Committee IEEE Std 338TM-2022 (Revision of IEEE Std 338-2012) IEEE IEEEStd338TM-2022 (Revision of IEEE Std 338-2012) IEEE Standard for Criteria for the Periodic Surveillance Testing of Nuclear Power Generating Station Safety Systems Developed by the Nuclear Power Engineering Committee of the IEEE Power and Energy Society Approved 3 December 2022 IEEE SAStandards Board Abstract: Criteria for the performance of periodic surveillance testing of nuclear power generating consists of functional tests and checks, calibration verification, and time response measurements, requirements of IEEE NPEC nuclear standards are amplified in this standard. Some design requirements are also identified in this standard. Keywords: functional tests, IEEE 338 TM, periodic testing, risk-informed, surveillance testing The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. 3 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5997, USA Copyright 2023 by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. All rights reserved. Published 7 April 2023. Printed in the United States of America. IEEE is a registered trademark in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, owned by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Incorporated. PDF: ISBN 978-1-5044-9402-1 STD25932 Print: ISBN 978-1-5044-9403-8 STDPD25932 IEEE prohibits discrimination, harassment, and bullying. For more information, visit https:/www.ieee.org/about/corporate/governance/p9-26.html. of the publisher. Important Notices and Disclaimers Concerning IEEE Standards Documents IEEE Standards documents are made available for use subject to important notices and legal disclaimers These notices and disclaimers, or a reference to this page (https://standards.ieee.org/ipr/disclaimers.html), appear in all standards and may be found under the heading “Important Notices and Disclaimers Concerning IEEE Standards Documents." Notice and Disclaimer of Liability Concerning the Use of IEEE Standards Documents IEEE Standards documents are developed within IEEE Societies and subcommittees of IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) Board of Governors. IEEE develops its standards through an accredited consensus development process,which brings together volunteersrepresenting varied viewpoints and intereststo achieve the final product. IEEE Standards are documents developed by volunteers with scientific, academic and industry-based expertise in technical working groups. Volunteers are not necessarily members of IEEE orIEEESAandparticipatewithout compensationfromIEEE.WhileIEEEadministers theprocess and establishes rules to promote fairness in the consensus development process, IEEE does not independently evaluate,test,orverifytheaccuracyofany oftheinformation orthesoundnessofany judgmentscontained in its standards. IEEE makes no warranties or representations concerning its standards, and expressly disclaims all warranties! expressorimplied,concerningthis standard,includingbutnotlimitedtothewarrantiesofmerchantability fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. In addition, IEEE does not warrant or represent that the use of the material contained in its standards is free from patent infringement. IEEE standards documents are .cSIINVHTTHLIM, pue ..SI SV,, pe!ddns Use of an IEEE standard is wholly voluntary. The existence of an IEEE Standard does not imply that there the scope of the IEEE standard. Furthermore, the viewpoint expressed at the time a standard is approved and issued is subject to change brought about through developments in the state of the art and comments received from users of the standard. In publishing and making its standards available, IEEE is not suggesting or rendering professional or other services for, or on behalf of, any person or entity, nor is IEEE undertaking