ASTM C1615-10

Standard Guide for Mechanical Drive Systems for Remote Operation in Hot Cell Facilities

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
Mechanical drive systems operability and long-term integrity are concerns that should be addressed primarily during the design phase; however, problems identified during fabrication and testing should be resolved and the changes in the design documented. Equipment operability and integrity can be compromised during handling and installation sequences. For this reason, the subject equipment should be handled and installed under closely controlled and supervised conditions.  
This standard is intended as a supplement to other standards, and to federal and state regulations, codes, and criteria applicable to the design of equipment intended for this use.  
This standard is intended to be generic and to apply to a wide range of types and configurations of mechanical drive systems.
SCOPE
1.1 Intent:
1.1.1 The intent of this standard is to provide general guidelines for the design, selection, quality assurance, installation, operation, and maintenance of mechanical drive systems used in remote hot cell environments. The term mechanical drive systems used herein, encompasses all individual components used for imparting motion to equipment systems, subsystems, assemblies, and other components. It also includes complete positioning systems and individual units that provide motive power and any position indicators necessary to monitor the motion.
1.2 Applicability:
1.2.1 This standard is intended to be applicable to equipment used under one or more of the following conditions:  
1.2.1.1 The materials handled or processed constitute a significant radiation hazard to man or to the environment.
1.2.1.2 The equipment will generally be used over a long-term life cycle (for example, in excess of two years), but equipment intended for use over a shorter life cycle is not excluded.
1.2.1.3 The equipment can neither be accessed directly for purposes of operation or maintenance, nor can the equipment be viewed directly, for example, without radiation shielding windows, periscopes, or a video monitoring system (Guides C1572 and C1661).  
1.2.2 The system of units employed in this standard is the metric unit, also known as SI Units, which are commonly used for International Systems, and defined, by  Standard for Use of International System of Units. Common nomenclature for specifying some terms; specifically horsepower uses a combination of both metric and inch-pound units.
1.3 User Caveats:
1.3.1 This standard is not a substitute for applied engineering skills, proven practices and experience. Its purpose is to provide guidance.
1.3.1.1 The guidance set forth in this standard relating to design of equipment is intended only to alert designers and engineers to those features, conditions, and procedures that have been found necessary or highly desirable to the design, selection, operation and maintenance of mechanical drive systems for the subject service conditions.  
1.3.1.2 The guidance set forth results from discoveries of conditions, practices, features, or lack of features that were found to be sources of operational or maintenance problems, or causes of failure.
1.3.2 This standard does not supersede federal or state regulations, or both, and codes applicable to equipment under any conditions.
1.3.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, 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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-May-2010
• ICS: 27.120.10 - Reactor engineering
• Technical Committee: C26 - Nuclear Fuel Cycle
• Drafting Committee: C26.14 - Remote Systems

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM C1615-05 - Standard Guide for Mechanical Drive Systems for Remote Operation in Hot Cell Facilities
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2010
• Referred By: ASTM C1725-17(2022) - Standard Guide for Hot Cell Specialized Support Equipment and Tools
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2010
• Referred By: ASTM C1533-15(2022) - Standard Guide for General Design Considerations for Hot Cell Equipment
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2010

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: C1615 − 10
Standard Guide for
Mechanical Drive Systems for Remote Operation in Hot Cell
1
Facilities
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C1615; 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 The intent of this standard is to provide general
have been found necessary or highly desirable to the design,
guidelines for the design, selection, quality assurance,
selection, operation and maintenance of mechanical drive
installation, operation, and maintenance of mechanical drive
systems for the subject service conditions.
systems used in remote hot cell environments. The term
1.3.1.2 The guidance set forth results from discoveries of
mechanical drive systems used herein, encompasses all indi-
conditions, practices, features, or lack of features that were
vidual components used for imparting motion to equipment
foundtobesourcesofoperationalormaintenanceproblems,or
systems,subsystems,assemblies,andothercomponents.Italso
causes of failure.
includescompletepositioningsystemsandindividualunitsthat
1.3.2 This standard does not supersede federal or state
provide motive power and any position indicators necessary to
regulations, or both, and codes applicable to equipment under
monitor the motion.
any conditions.
1.2 Applicability:
1.3.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
1.2.1 This standard is intended to be applicable to equip-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
ment used under one or more of the following conditions:
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
1.2.1.1 The materials handled or processed constitute a
priate safety and health practices, and determine the applica-
significant radiation hazard to man or to the environment.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.2.1.2 The equipment will generally be used over a long-
term life cycle (for example, in excess of two years), but
2. Referenced Documents
equipment intended for use over a shorter life cycle is not
2.1 Industry and National Consensus Standards—
excluded.
Nationally recognized industry and consensus standards which
1.2.1.3 The equipment can neither be accessed directly for
may be applicable in whole or in part to the design, selection,
purposes of operation or maintenance, nor can the equipment
quality insurance, installation, operation, and maintenance of
be viewed directly, for example, without radiation shielding
equipment are referenced throughout this standard and include
windows, periscopes, or a video monitoring system (Guides
the following:
C1572 and C1661).
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2.2 ASTM Standards:
1.2.2 The system of units employed in this standard is the
ASTM/IEEE SI-10Standrd for Use of the International
metricunit,alsoknownasSIUnits,whicharecommonlyused
System of Units
for International Systems, and defined, by ASTM/IEEE SI-10
C859Terminology Relating to Nuclear Materials
Standard for Use of International System of Units. Common
C1533Guide for General Design Considerations for Hot
nomenclature for specifying some terms; specifically horse-
Cell Equipment
powerusesacombinationofbothmetricandinch-poundunits.
C1554Guide for Materials Handling Equipment for Hot
1.3 User Caveats:
Cells
1.3.1 This standard is not a substitute for applied engineer-
C1572Guide for Dry Lead Glass and Oil-Filled Lead Glass
ing skills, proven practices and experience. Its purpose is to
Radiation Shielding Window Components for Remotely
provide guidance.
Operated Facilities
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This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee C26 on Nuclear Fuel
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Cycle and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C26.14 on Remote Systems. For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Current edition approved June 1, 2010. Published June 2010. Originally contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
approved in 2005. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as C1615-05. DOI: Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
10.1520/C1615-10. the ASTM website.
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Designation:C1615–05 Designation: C1615 – 10
Standard Guide for
Mechanical Drive Systems for Remote Operation in Hot Cell
1
Facilities
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C1615; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 Intent:
1.1.1 The intent of this standard is to provide general guidelines for the design, selection, quality assurance, installation,
operation, and maintenance of mechanical drive systems used in remote hot cell environments.The term mechanical drive systems
usedherein,encompassesallindividualcomponentsusedforimpartingmotiontoequipmentsystems,subsystems,assemblies,and
other components. It also includes complete positioning systems and individual units that provide motive power and any position
indicators necessary to monitor the motion.
1.2 Applicability:
1.2.1 This standard is intended to be applicable to equipment used under one or more of the following conditions:
1.2.1.1 The materials handled or processed constitute a significant radiation hazard to man or to the environment.
1.2.1.2 The equipment will generally be used over a long-term life cycle (for example, in excess of two years), but equipment
intended for use over a shorter life cycle is not excluded.
1.2.1.3 The equipment can neither be accessed directly for purposes of operation or maintenance, nor can the equipment be
viewed directly, for example, without radiation shielding windows, periscopes, or a video monitoring system (Guides C1572 and
C1661).
1.2.2 The system of units employed in this standard is the metric unit, also known as SI Units, which are commonly used for
International Systems, and defined, by ASTM/IEEE SI-10 Standard for Use of International System of Units. Common
nomenclature for specifying some terms; specifically horsepower uses a combination of both metric and inch-pound units.
1.3 User Caveats:
1.3.1 This standard is not a substitute for applied engineering skills, proven practices and experience. Its purpose is to provide
guidance.
1.3.1.1 The guidance set forth in this standard relating to design of equipment is intended only to alert designers and engineers
to those features, conditions, and procedures that have been found necessary or highly desirable to the design, selection, operation
and maintenance of mechanical drive systems for the subject service conditions.
1.3.1.2 The guidance set forth results from discoveries of conditions, practices, features, or lack of features that were found to
be sources of operational or maintenance problems, or causes of failure.
1.3.2 This standard does not supersede federal or state regulations, or both, and codes applicable to equipment under any
conditions.
1.3.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, 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.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 Industry and National Consensus Standards—Nationally recognized industry and consensus standards which may be
applicable in whole or in part to the design, selection, quality insurance, installation, operation, and maintenance of equipment are
referenced throughout this standard and include the following:
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2.2 ASTM Standards:
ASTM/IEEE SI-10 Standrd for Use of the International System of Units
C859 Terminology Relating to Nuclear Materials
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ThisstandardguideisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeC26onNuclearFuelCycleandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeC26.14onRemoteSystems.
Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2005. Published February 2005. DOI: 10.1520/C1615-05.on Remote Systems.
CurrenteditionapprovedJune1,2010.PublishedJune2010.Originallyapprovedin2005.Lastpreviouseditionapprovedin2005asC1615 - 05.DOI:10.1520/C1615-10.
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For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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