ASTM International

Standard Guide for Materials Handling Equipment for Hot Cells
 N C1554

Annotation

Intent:

This guide covers materials handling equipment used in hot cells (shielded cells) for the processing and handling of nuclear and radioactive materials. The intent of this guide is to aid in the selection and design of materials handling equipment for hot cells in order to minimize equipment failures and maximize the equipment utility.

It is intended that this guide record the principles and caveats that experience has shown to be essential to the design, fabrication, installation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and decontamination and decommissioning of materials handling equipment capable of meeting the stringent demands of operating, dependably and safely, in a hot cell environment where operator visibility is limited due to the radiation exposure hazards.

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

This guide covers mechanical master-slave manipulators and electro-mechanical manipulators, but does not cover electro-hydraulic manipulators.

Applicability:

This guide is intended to be applicable to equipment used under one or more of the following conditions:

The materials handled or processed constitute a significant radiation hazard to man or to the environment.

The equipment will generally be used over a longterm life cycle (for example, in excess of two years), but equipment intended for use over a shorter life cycle is not excluded.