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ISO 17873:2004
Scope
This International Standard specifies the applicable requirements concerning the design and use of ventilation
systems in nuclear installations such as hot cells, nuclear fuel fabrication and examination laboratories,
plutonium-handling facilities, reprocessing plants, enrichment facilities, nuclear-waste treatment stations,
storage facilities, etc.
The purpose of ventilation and containment systems is to and ensure safety functions and protect workers,
public and environment against the spread of radioactive contamination resulting from the operational
processes of these installations.
This International Standard does not apply to the containment envelope of nuclear power plants and some
research reactors where high pressure can occur during accident scenarios. It does apply to auxiliary rooms
of these facilities.
The requirements for the design and use of ventilation systems that ensure safety functions in nuclear
reactors will be developed in another International Standard.
ISO 17873:2004 Referenced Document
ISO 10648-2 Containment enclosures - Part 2: Classification according to leak tightness and associated checking methods
ISO 11933-4 Components for containment enclosures - Part 4: Ventilation and gas-cleaning systems such as filters, traps, safety and regulation valves, control and protection devices
ISO 2889 Sampling airborne radioactive materials from the stacks and ducts of nuclear facilities*, 2023-06-01 Update
ISO 17873:2004 history
2004ISO 17873:2004 Nuclear facilities - Criteria for the design and operation of ventilation systems for nuclear installations other than nuclear reactors