ASTM_D_8157_-_19.pdf

Designation:D815719Standard Guide forQualification Testing of Coatings Used in Coating ServiceLevel I in Nuclear Power Plants1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D8157;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.1.Scope1.1 This guide provides an approach to identifying the needfor and development of a test document to qualify coatings forCoating Service Level I(CSLI)service in nuclear powerplants.1.2 It is the intent of this guide to provide a recommendedbasis for establishing a coatings qualification test document,not to mandate a singular basis for all test documents.Variations or simplifications of the process described in thisguide may be appropriate for any given operating or newconstruction nuclear power plant depending on its licensingcommitments.1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.4 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,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.5 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:2C177 Test Method for Steady-State Heat Flux Measure-ments and Thermal Transmission Properties by Means ofthe Guarded-Hot-Plate ApparatusD3911 Test Method for Evaluating Coatings Used in Light-Water Nuclear Power Plants at Simulated Design BasisAccident(DBA)ConditionsD3912 Test Method for Chemical Resistance of Coatingsand Linings for Use in Nuclear Power PlantsD4060 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of OrganicCoatings by the Taber AbraserD4082 Test Method for Effects of Gamma Radiation onCoatings for Use in Nuclear Power PlantsD4538 Terminology Relating to Protective Coating andLining Work for Power Generation FacilitiesD4541 Test Method for Pull-Off Strength of Coatings UsingPortable Adhesion TestersD5139 Specification for Sample Preparation for Qualifica-tion Testing of Coatings to be Used in Nuclear PowerPlantsD5144 Guide for Use of Protective Coating Standards inNuclear Power PlantsD5163 Guide for Establishing a Program for ConditionAssessment of Coating Service Level I Coating Systemsin Nuclear Power PlantsD7108 Guide for Establishing Qualifications for a NuclearCoatings SpecialistD8104 Guide for Determining Coating Qualification TestData ApplicabilityE84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics ofBuilding MaterialsE648 Test Method for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor-Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy SourceE1269 Test Method for Determining Specific Heat Capacityby Differential Scanning CalorimetryE1461 Test Method for Thermal Diffusivity by the FlashMethodE1530 Test Method for Evaluating the Resistance to Ther-mal Transmission by the Guarded Heat Flow MeterTechnique2.2 ANSI Standards:3ANSI N5.12 Protective Coatings(Paints)for the NuclearIndustry,19741This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D33 on ProtectiveCoating and Lining Work for Power Generation Facilities and is the directresponsibility of Subcommittee D33.04 on Quality Systems and Inspection.Current edition approved March 1,2019.Published March 2019.DOI:10.1520/D8157-19.2For 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.3Available from IHS,15 Inverness Way East,Englewood,CO 80112,http:/.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 ANSI N101.2 Protective Coatings(Paints)for Light WaterNuclear Reactor Containment Facilities,19722.3 ASME Standard:4NQA-1(2008 and 2009 Addenda)Quality Assurance Pro-gram Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications2.4 NFPA Standards:5NFPA253 Standard Method of Test for Critical Radiant Fluxof Floor Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat EnergySourceNFPA 255 Standard Me