ISO 23137-1:2024

Requirements for aerosol filters used in nuclear facilities against specified severe conditions — Part 1: General requirements

This document provides the general requirements associated with the specific characteristics of high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters used in nuclear facilities. This document provides the manufacturer with general requirements for the performance, design, construction, acceptance testing and quality assurance for HEPA filters used in nuclear facilities (for qualification and production tests). All types of HEPA filter used in such applications are covered, from the large size HEPA filters in exhaust HVAC systems to small size low flow rate cylindrical HEPA filters for glove boxes. The design, fabrication, inspection and testing, certificates with regards to their expected performances are mentioned. This document does not provide the specific conditions against which the nuclear filters are designed, tested and qualified. This document applies only to the filters used for nuclear heating ventilation air conditioning (HVAC) or control rooms habitability applications or applications related to the exposure to radioactive ionizing radiations (e.g. medical or radioactive aerosols applications) in the severe conditions (e.g. fire, high radioactive challenge). Filter housing qualification is not part of this document.

Exigences pour les filtres à aérosols utilisés dans les installations nucléaires dans des conditions sévères spécifiées — Partie 1: Exigences générales

Le présent document fournit les exigences générales associées aux caractéristiques spécifiques des filtres à air à très haute efficacité (HEPA) utilisés dans les installations nucléaires. Le présent document fournit au fabricant des exigences générales pour la performance, la conception, la construction, les essais d’acceptation, et l’assurance qualité des filtres HEPA utilisés dans les installations nucléaires (pour la qualification et les essais de production). Tous les types de filtres HEPA utilisés dans ce type d’applications sont couverts, des filtres HEPA de grande taille dans les systèmes d’extraction CVCA aux filtres HEPA cylindriques de petite taille à faible débit pour les boîtes à gants. La conception, la fabrication, l’inspection et les essais, les certificats relatifs à leurs performances attendues sont mentionnés. Le présent document ne fournit pas les conditions spécifiques dans lesquelles les filtres nucléaires sont conçus, soumis à essais et qualifiés. Le présent document ne s’applique qu’aux filtres utilisés pour le chauffage, la ventilation et le conditionnement d'air (CVCA) nucléaire ou les applications d’habitabilité des salles de contrôle ou les applications liées à l’exposition aux rayonnements ionisants radioactifs (par exemple, applications médicales ou pour aérosols radioactifs) dans des conditions sévères (par exemple, incendie, essai hautement radioactif, etc.). La qualification de l’enveloppe des filtres ne fait pas partie de ce document.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 08-Apr-2024
• ICS: 91.140.30 - Ventilation and air-conditioning systems
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 142 - Cleaning equipment for air and other gases
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 142/WG 10 - Joint ISO/TC 142 - ISO/TC 85/SC 2 WG: Aerosol filters for nuclear applications
• Parallel Committee: ISO/TC 85/SC 2 - Radiological protection
• Current Stage: 6060 - International Standard published
• Start Date: 09-Apr-2024
• Due Date: 15-Oct-2023
• Completion Date: 09-Apr-2024

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International
Standard
ISO 23137-1
First edition
Requirements for aerosol filters
2024-04
used in nuclear facilities against
specified severe conditions —
Part 1:
General requirements
Exigences pour les filtres à aérosols utilisés dans les installations
nucléaires dans des conditions sévères spécifiées —
Partie 1: Exigences générales
Reference number
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 General requirements . 2
4.1 General design requirements of the filters .2
4.1.1 Layout requirements .2
4.1.2 Materials .3
4.1.3 Nominal air volume flow rate .3
4.1.4 Pressure difference .3
4.1.5 Filtration performance .3
4.1.6 Filter lifetime .4
4.2 General qualification principles .4
5 General performances against loads. 6
5.1 Introduction .6
5.2 Visual inspection .6
5.3 Resistance to air flow and initial efficiency performance .6
5.
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Norme
internationale
ISO 23137-1
Première édition
Exigences pour les filtres à aérosols
2024-04
utilisés dans les installations
nucléaires dans des conditions
sévères spécifiées —
Partie 1:
Exigences générales
Requirements for aerosol filters used in nuclear facilities against
specified severe conditions —
Part 1: General requirements
Numéro de référence
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Avant-propos .iv
Introduction .v
1 Domaine d’application . 1
2 Références normatives . 1
3 Termes et définitions . 1
4 Exigences générales . . 3
4.1 Exigences générales de conception des filtres .3
4.1.1 Exigences d’implantation .3
4.1.2 Matériaux .3
4.1.3 Débit volumique d’air nominal .3
4.1.4 Différence de pression .4
4.1.5 Performances de filtration .4
4.1.6 Durée de vie du filtre .4
4.2 Principes généraux de qualification .4
5 Performances générales en fonction des charges . 6
5.1 Introduction .6
5.2 Inspection visuelle .6
5.3 Résistance au flux d’air et performance d’efficacité initiale .6
5.4 Exposition aux charges .
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Introduction .v
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2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
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4.1.2 Materials . 3
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specified severe conditions —
Part 1:
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Partie 1: Exigences générales
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Foreword v
Introduction vi
Requirements for aerosol filters used in nuclear facilities against specified severe conditions — Part 1:
General requirements 1
1 Scope 1
2 Normative references 1
3 Terms and definitions 1
4 General requirements 3
4.1 General design requirements of the filters 3
4.1.1 Layout requirements 3
4.1.2 Materials 3
4.1.3 Nominal air volume flow rate 4
4.1.4 Pressure difference 4
4.1.5 Filtration performance 4
4.1.6 Filter’s lifetime 4
4.2 General qualification principles 4
5 General performances against loads 7
5.1 Introduction 7
5.2 Visual inspection 7
5.3 Resistance to air flow and initial efficiency performance 7
5.4 Exposure to loads 7
5.5 Specific performances related to environment likely to be present in nuclear facilities 8
6 Qualification of the test rig used for the filter loading performance 8
6.1 General 8
6.2 Qualification of the test rigs 8
6.3 Capabilities of the test rigs with regards to certification filtration performances 8
7 General conditions for the shipping and storage of filters 8
7.1 Packaging and shipping 9
7.2 Storage of HEPA filters 9
8 Reporting, evaluation and report 9
Annex A (informative) General overview of the loads characterization and their combinations on the
filters used in nuclear facilities 11
Annex B (informative) Examples of general sizes and layout used for aerosol filtration in nuclear facilities
12
Annex C (normative) Conformity compliance report template 13
Annex D (informative) Packaging, shipping and storage 14
Annex E (informative) Service life 17
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Foreword . vi
Introduction .vi i
Part 1: General requirements . 1
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 General requirements . 3
4.1 General design requirements of the filters . 3
4.1.1 Layout requirements . 3
4.1.2 Materials . 3
4.1.3 Nominal air volume flow rate .
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