ASTM International

Standard Guide for Mechanical Drive Systems for Remote Operation in Hot Cell Facilities
 N C1615

Annotation

Intent:

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.

Applicability:

This standard 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 long-term life cycle (for example, in excess of two years), but equipment intended for use over a shorter life cycle is not excluded.

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).

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.