ASTM C1554-03

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Designation:C1554–03
Standard Guide for
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Materials Handling Equipment for Hot Cells
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C1554; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 1.3.1.1 The guidance set forth in this standard relating to
design of equipment is intended only to alert designers and
1.1 Intent:
engineers to those features, conditions, and procedures that
1.1.1 This guide covers materials handling equipment used
have been found necessary or highly desirable to the design,
in hot cells (shielded cells) for the processing and handling of
selection, operation and maintenance of reliable materials
nuclear and radioactive materials.The intent of this guide is to
handling equipment for the subject service conditions.
aidintheselectionanddesignofmaterialshandlingequipment
1.3.1.2 The guidance set forth results from discoveries of
for hot cells in order to minimize equipment failures and
conditions, practices, features, or lack of features that were
maximize the equipment utility.
foundtobesourcesofoperationalormaintenanceproblems,or
1.1.2 It is intended that this guide record the principles and
causes of failure.
caveatsthatexperiencehasshowntobeessentialtothedesign,
1.3.2 This standard does not supersede federal and/or state
fabrication, installation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and
regulations, or codes applicable to equipment under any
decontamination and decommissioning of materials handling
conditions.
equipment capable of meeting the stringent demands of oper-
1.3.3 Thisstandarddoesnotcoverdesignfeaturesofthehot
ating, dependably and safely, in a hot cell environment where
cell,e.g.,windows,drains,andshieldplugs.Thisstandarddoes
operator visibility is limited due to the radiation exposure
not cover pneumatic or hydraulic systems. Refer to Guides
hazards.
C1533, C1217, and ANS Design Guides for Radioactive
1.1.3 Thisguidemayapplytomaterialshandlingequipment
Material Handling Facilities & Equipment for information and
in other radioactive remotely operated facilities such as suited
references to design features of the hot cell and other hot cell
entry repair areas and canyons, but does not apply to materials
equipment.
handling equipment used in commercial power reactors.
1.3.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
1.1.4 This guide covers mechanical master-slave manipula-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
tors and electro-mechanical manipulators, but does not cover
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
electro-hydraulic manipulators.
priate safety and health practices, and determine the applica-
1.2 Applicability:
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.2.1 This guide is intended to be applicable to equipment
used under one or more of the following conditions:
2. Referenced Documents
1.2.1.1 The materials handled or processed constitute a
2.1 Industry and National Consensus Standards—
significant radiation hazard to man or to the environment.
Nationally recognized industry and consensus standards appli-
1.2.1.2 The equipment will generally be used over a long-
cable in whole or in part to the design, fabrication, and
term life cycle (for example, in excess of two years), but
installation of equipment are referenced throughout this guide
equipment intended for use over a shorter life cycle is not
and include, but are not limited to, the following:
excluded.
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2.2 ASTM Standards:
1.2.1.3 The equipment can neither be accessed directly for
C859 Terminology Relating to Nuclear Materials
purposes of operation or maintenance, nor can the equipment
C1217 Guide for Design of Equipment for Processing
be viewed directly, e.g., without shielded viewing windows,
Nuclear and Radioactive Materials
periscopes, or a video monitoring system.
C1533 Guide for General Design Considerations for Hot
1.3 User Caveats:
Cell Equipment
1.3.1 This standard is not a substitute for applied engineer-
2.3 Other Standards:
ing skills, proven practices and experience. Its purpose is to
provide guidance.
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This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee C26 on Nuclear Fuel For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Cycle and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C26.14 on Remote Systems. contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Current edition approved July 10, 2003. PublishedAugust 2003. DOI: 10.1520/ Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
C1554-03. the ASTM website.
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