ASTM_E_1018_-_09_2013e1.pdf

Designation:E101809(Reapproved 2013)1Standard Guide forApplication of ASTM Evaluated Cross Section Data File1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1018;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1NOTEThe title of this guide and the Referenced Documents were updated in May 2017.1.Scope1.1 This guide covers the establishment and use of anASTM evaluated nuclear data cross section and uncertainty filefor analysis of single or multiple sensor measurements inneutron fields related to light water reactor LWR-PressureVessel Surveillance(PVS).These fields include in-and ex-vessel surveillance positions in operating power reactors,benchmark fields,and reactor test regions.1.2 Requirements for establishment of ASTM-approvedcrosssectionfilesaddressdataformat,evaluationrequirements,validation in benchmark fields,evaluation oferror estimates(covariance file),and documentation.A furtherrequirement for components of the ASTM-approved crosssection file is their internal consistency when combined withsensor measurements and used to determine a neutron spec-trum.1.3 Specifications for use include energy region ofapplicability,data processing requirements,and application ofuncertainties.1.4 This guide is directly related to and should be usedprimarily in conjunction with Guides E482 and E944,andPractices E560,E185,and E693.1.5 The ASTM cross section and uncertainty file representsa generally available data set for use in sensor set analysis.However,the availability of this data set does not preclude theuse of other validated data,either proprietary or nonpropri-etary.When alternate cross section files are used that deviatefrom the requirements laid out in this standard,the deviationsshould be noted to the customer ofr the dosimetry application.1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.7 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E170 Terminology Relating to Radiation Measurements andDosimetryE185 Practice for Design of Surveillance Programs forLight-Water Moderated Nuclear Power Reactor VesselsE482 Guide for Application of Neutron Transport Methodsfor Reactor Vessel SurveillanceE560 Practice for Extrapolating Reactor Vessel SurveillanceDosimetry Results,E 706(IC)(Withdrawn 2009)3E693 Practice for Characterizing Neutron Exposures in Ironand Low Alloy Steels in Terms of Displacements PerAtomE844 Guide for Sensor Set Design and Irradiation forReactor SurveiillanceE853 Practice forAnalysis and Interpretation of Light-WaterReactor Surveillance ResultsE854 Test Method for Application and Analysis of SolidState Track Recorder(SSTR)Monitors for Reactor Sur-veillanceE910 Test Method for Application and Analysis of HeliumAccumulation Fluence Monitors for Reactor Vessel Sur-veillanceE944 Guide for Application of Neutron Spectrum Adjust-ment Methods in Reactor SurveillanceE1005 Test Method for Application and Analysis of Radio-metric Monitors for Reactor Vessel SurveillanceE2005 Guide for Benchmark Testing of Reactor Dosimetryin Standard and Reference Neutron Fields1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E10 on NuclearTechnology and Applicationsand is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeE10.05 on Nuclear Radiation Metrology.Current edition approved June 1,2013.Published July 2013.Originallypublished as E1018 84.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as E1018-09.DOI:10.1520/E1018-09R13E01.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 3.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 benchmark fielda limited num