ASTM D3843-00
(Practice)Standard Practice for Quality Assurance for Protective Coatings Applied to Nuclear Facilities
Standard Practice for Quality Assurance for Protective Coatings Applied to Nuclear Facilities
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
Quality assurance, as covered by this practice, comprises all those planned and systematic actions necessary to provide adequate confidence that safety-related coating work in nuclear facilities as defined in Guide D 5144, will perform satisfactorily in service.
It is not practical to impose all the requirements of this practice on certain specific items that require only a small quantity of coating material. The owner, consistent with his formal Quality Assurance Program, may accept affidavits of compliance or certification attesting to the quality of a shop or field coating for such items. If required by licensing commitment; safety-related coatings that are not qualified or for which the quantification basis is indeterminate as defined in Guide D 5144, shall be identified, quantified, and documented.
This practice may be incorporated in a project specification by direct reference or may be used to provide guidelines for the quality assurance program for coatings, on the basis of the owner’requirements. Effective use of this practice may also require the incorporation of applicable sections in project specifications for coatings on concrete, steel, equipment, and other related items.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice provides a common basis for, and specifically comprises quality assurance requirements applicable to, safety-related protective coating work in Coating Service Level I areas of nuclear facilities as defined in Guide D5144..
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation:D3843–00
Standard Practice for
Quality Assurance for Protective Coatings Applied to
Nuclear Facilities
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3843; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2.4 Code of Federal Regulations:
10 CFR 50 , Appendix B: Title 10, Chapter 1, Energy, Part
1.1 This practice provides a common basis for, and specifi-
50, Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization
cally comprises quality assurance requirements applicable to,
Facilities, Appendix B, Quality Assurance Criteria for
safety-relatedprotectivecoatingworkinCoatingServiceLevel
Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants
I areas of nuclear facilities as defined in Guide D 5144.
10 CFR 21 Reporting of Defects and Noncompliances
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3. Terminology
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
3.1.1 certification, n—the written documentation of the
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
qualification of personnel or material.
2. Referenced Documents 3.1.2 coating applicator, n—an organization or individual
responsible for applying a protective or decorative coating
2.1 ASTM Standards:
system.
D 4227 PracticeforQualificationofCoatingApplicatorsfor
3.1.3 coating manufacturer, n—an organization responsible
Application of Coatings to Concrete Surfaces
for manufacturing coating materials.
D 4228 PracticeforQualificationofCoatingApplicatorsfor
3.1.4 coating system, n—a polymeric protective film con-
Application of Coatings to Steel Surfaces
sisting of one or more coats, applied in a predetermined order
D 4537 Guide for Establishing Procedures to Qualify and
by prescribed methods.
Certify Personnel Performing Coating Work Inspection in
3.1.5 coating work, n—an all-inclusive term to define all
Nuclear Facilities
operations required to accomplish a complete coating job. The
D 5144 Guide for Use of Protective Coating Standards in
term shall be construed to include materials, equipment, labor,
Nuclear Power Plants
preparation of surfaces, control of ambient conditions, appli-
2.2 ANSI Standards:
cation and repair of coating systems, and inspection.
N45.2 Quality Assurance Program Requirements for
3.1.6 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), n—the rules and
Nuclear Power Plants
regulations of the United States Federal Government.The code
NQA-1 (86) Quality Assurance Program Requirements for
is subdivided into titles, with Title 10 (10 CFR) applying to
Nuclear Facilities
energy.
2.3 ASME Standard:
3.1.7 paintings/coatings/linings, n—essentially synony-
NQA-1 (89) Quality Assurance Program Requirements for
4 mous terms for liquid-applied materials consisting of pigments
Nuclear Facilities
and fillers bound in a resin matrix, which dry or cure to form
a thin, continuous protective or decorative film. “Linings”
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D33 on Protective
indicate an immersion environment.
Coating and Lining Work for Power Generation Facilities and is the direct
3.1.8 deviation, n—a departure of a characteristic from
responsibility of D33.04 on Quality Systems and Inspection.
established procedures or from specified requirements.
Current edition approved Aug. 10, 2000. Published October 2000. Originally
approved in 1980. Last previous edition approved in 1993 as D 3843 – 93.
3.1.9 documentation, n—any written or pictorial informa-
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D3843–00
3.1.10 inspection, n—a phase of quality control which by tions are discovered during any phase of the coating work
means of examination, observation, or measurement deter- activity, a nonconformance report shall be completed either by
mines the conformance of materials, supplies, components, the owner, vendor, or owner’s designee. The owner or the
parts, appurtenances, systems, processes, or structures to pre- owner’s designee shall approve the disposition of the noncon-
determined quality requirements. formance report in accordance with the owner’s quality assur-
3.1.11 inspection agency, n—apersonorpersonsauthorized ance program.
by the owner or owner’s designee to verify and attest conform-
NOTE 1—Notification of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is
ance of the coating work.
required by 10 CFR 21 for certain types of defects and noncompliances.
3.1.12 nonconformance, n—a deficiency in characteristic,
5.4 Safety-related coating work shall be governed by pro-
documentation, or procedure that renders the quality of an item
grammatic and procedural quality provisions that ensure that
unacceptable or indeterminate. Examples of nonconformances
the requirements of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B as defined are
include: physical defects, test failures, incorrect or inadequate
satisfied. Guidance in this regard is available in ANSI N45.2
documentation, or deviation from prescribed processing, in-
and ASME NQA-1. Refer, also, to EPRI TR-109937.
spection, or test procedures.
3.1.13 owner, n—the person, group, company, or corpora-
6. Control of Selection and Qualification of Coating
tion who has or will have the license for the facility or
Materials
installation.
3.1.14 owner’s designee, n—a person or persons authorized
6.1 All qualifications of coating materials shall meet the
by the owner to act in his behalf.
applicable standards referenced in Guide D 5144 to the extent
3.1.15 vendor, n—any individual or organization who fur-
definedbytheownerortheowner’sdesigneeindesigncriteria,
nishes items or service to a procurement document.
safety analysis reports, quality assurance program, or other
controlling documents.
4. Significance and Use
6.2 The coating manufacturer shall furnish recommended
4.1 Quality assurance, as covered by this practice, com-
surfacepreparationandapplicationproceduresforeachcoating
prises all those planned and systematic actions necessary to
systemoneachsubstrateascoveredbytheprojectspecification
provideadequateconfidencethatsafety-relatedcoatingworkin
includingpreviouslycoatedsurfacesasapplicable.Thecoating
nuclear facilities as defined in Guide D 5144, will perform
manufacturer shall also furnish recommended storage condi-
satisfactorily in service.
tions for each coating material specified.
4.2 It is not practical to impose all the requirements of this
practice on certain specific items that require only a small
7. Control of Coating Manufacturing
quantity of coating material. The owner, consistent with his
7.1 The coating manufacturer shall maintain a Quality
formal Quality Assurance Program, may accept affidavits of
Assurance Program and shall provide adequate documentation
compliance or certification attesting to the quality of a shop or
to show that the quality of a given coating system as supplied
field coating for such items. If required by licensing commit-
is the same composition as (within owner approved manufac-
ment; safety-related coatings that are
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