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Reliability and Availability Working Group (RAWG)

Mandate

The RAWG is an advisory body in the field of

Designing Dependable Systems

  • Define reliability workflows & guidelines for dependable design
  • Promote and support the use of standard methods and practices
  • Coordinate additional developments concerning tools and methods
  • Apply formal methods to safety critical and protection systems
  • Provide an expert forum to assist others where needed

Tracking Availability and Availability Optimisation of the Operational Accelerator Complex

  • Coordinate weekly fault reviews in the accelerator complex
  • Produce periodic availability reports for management
  • Provide recommendations & priorities to further increase the benefits of AFT for the sector

Reliability Analysis & Assessment for Future Accelerators

  • Ensure a coherent approach for reliability/availability activities and studies for future accelerators such as the HL-LHC and the FCC
  • Promote standard tools and methods in terms of requirements and risk assessment to HL-LHC and future accelerators

Building Collaborations, Internally and Externally

  • Foster collaborations in the field of reliability and availability with universities, institutes and companies
  • Organise where needed internal and external workshops and conferences in the field of reliability and availability

The RAWG reports to the CTTB.