ASTM C1533-15
Standard Guide for General Design Considerations for Hot Cell Equipment

Standard No.

ASTM C1533-15

Release Date

2015

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM C1533-15(2022)

Latest

ASTM C1533-15(2022)

Scope

4.1 The purpose of this guide is to provide general guidelines for the design and operation of hot cell equipment to ensure longevity and reliability throughout the period of service.

4.2 It is intended that this guide record the general conditions and practices that experience has shown is necessary to minimize equipment failures and maximize the effectiveness and utility of hot cell equipment. It is also intended to alert designers to those features that are highly desirable for the selection of equipment that has proven reliable in high radiation environments.

4.3 This guide 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 hot cell use.

4.4 This guide is intended to be generic and to apply to a wide range of types and configurations of hot cell equipment.

1.1 Intent:

1.1.1 The intent of this guide is to provide general design and operating considerations for the safe and dependable operation of remotely operated hot cell equipment. Hot cell equipment is hardware used to handle, process, or analyze nuclear or radioactive material in a shielded room. The equipment is placed behind radiation shield walls and cannot be directly accessed by the operators or by maintenance personnel because of the radiation exposure hazards. Therefore, the equipment is operated remotely, either with or without the aid of viewing.

1.1.2 This guide may apply to equipment in other radioactive remotely operated facilities such as suited entry repair areas, canyons or caves, but does not apply to equipment used in commercial power reactors.

1.1.3 This guide does not apply to equipment used in gloveboxes.

1.2 Applicability:

1.2.1 This guide is intended for persons who are tasked with the planning, design, procurement, fabrication, installation, or testing of equipment used in remote hot cell environments.

1.2.2 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.

1.2.3 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 IEEE/ASTM SI 10: American National Standard for Use of the International System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System.

1.3 Caveats:

1.3.1 This guide does not ad......

ASTM C1533-15 Referenced Document

• ANSI/ASME NQA-1 Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications
• ANSI/ISO/ASQ 9001 Quality management systems - Requirements
• ASME Y14.5 Certification of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Professionals
• ASTM A193/A193M Standard Specification for Alloy-Steel and Stainless Steel Bolting Materials for High-Temperature Service
• ASTM A240/A240M Standard Specification for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure Vessels and for General Applications
• ASTM A276 Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes
• ASTM A320/A320M Standard Specification for Alloy/Steel Bolting Materials for Low-Temperature Service
• ASTM A354 Standard Specification for Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel Bolts, Studs, and Other Externally Threaded Fasteners
• ASTM A479/A479M Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes for Use in Boilers and Other Pressure Vessels
• ASTM A489 Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Eyebolts
• ASTM A490 Standard Specification for Quenched And Tempered Alloy Steel Bolts For Structural Steel Joints
• ASTM C1217 Standard Guide for Design of Equipment for Processing Nuclear and Radioactive Materials
• ASTM C1572 Standard Guide for Dry Lead Glass and Oil-Filled Lead Glass Radiation Shielding Window Components for Remotely Operated Facilities
• ASTM C1615 Standard Guide for Mechanical Drive Systems for Remote Operation in Hot Cell Facilities
• ASTM C1661 Standard Guide for Viewing Systems for Remotely Operated Facilities
• ASTM C1725 Standard Guide for Hot Cell Specialized Support Equipment and Tools
• ASTM C859 Standard Terminology Relating to Nuclear Materials
• ASTM D5144 Standard Guide for Use of Protective Coating Standards in Nuclear Power Plants
• ASTM F593 Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Bolts, Hex Cap Screws, and Studs
• IEEE/ASTM SI 10 American National Standard for Metric Practice

ASTM C1533-15 history

• 2022 ASTM C1533-15(2022) Standard Guide for General Design Considerations for Hot Cell Equipment
• 2015 ASTM C1533-15 Standard Guide for General Design Considerations for Hot Cell Equipment
• 2008 ASTM C1533-08 Standard Guide for General Design Considerations for Hot Cell Equipment
• 2002 ASTM C1533-02 Standard Guide for General Design Considerations for Hot Cell Equipment