本标准规定了核电站安全系统中使用的光缆、连接和光纤拼接的合格要求、方向和方法。其他设备（如传感器、仪表、面板等）内部或整体的电缆、连接、光纤和拼接应符合适用设备标准或IEEE Std 323TM-2003（视情况而定）的要求。然而，本标准的要求可能适用于这些设备内的光缆、连接和光纤拼接。

This standard provides requirements, directions, and methods for qualifying fiber optic cables, connections, and optical fiber splices for use in safety systems of nuclear power generating stations. Cables, connections, optical fibers, and splices within or integral to other devices (e.g., sensors, instruments, panels, etc.) shall be qualified using the requirements in the applicable device standard or IEEE Std 323TM-2003, as appropriate. However, this standard's requirements may be applied to the fiber optic cable, connections, and optical fiber splices within these devices.