ASTM_D_4538_-_15.pdf

Designation:D453815Standard Terminology Relating toProtective Coating and Lining Work for Power GenerationFacilities1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4538;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 terminology covers terms and their definitionsrelevant to the use of protective coatings in nuclear powerplants.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D16 Terminology for Paint,Related Coatings,Materials,andApplicationsD1193 Specification for Reagent WaterD3843 Practice for Quality Assurance for Protective Coat-ings Applied to Nuclear FacilitiesD3911 Test Method for Evaluating Coatings Used in Light-Water Nuclear Power Plants at Simulated Design BasisAccident(DBA)ConditionsD4227 Practice for Qualification of Coating Applicators forApplication of Coatings to Concrete SurfacesD4228 Practice for Qualification of Coating Applicators forApplication of Coatings to Steel SurfacesD4537 Guide for Establishing Procedures to Qualify andCertify Personnel Performing Coating and Lining WorkInspection in Nuclear FacilitiesD4787 Practice for Continuity Verification of Liquid orSheet Linings Applied to Concrete SubstratesD5144 Guide for Use of Protective Coating Standards inNuclear Power PlantsD5161 Guide for Specifying Inspection Requirements forCoating and Lining Work(Metal Substrates)(Withdrawn2013)3D5162 Practice for Discontinuity(Holiday)Testing of Non-conductive Protective Coating on Metallic SubstratesD5367 Practice for Evaluating Coatings Applied Over Sur-faces Treated With Inhibitors Used to Prevent FlashRusting of Steel When Water or Water/Abrasive BlastedD5962 Guide for Maintaining Unqualified Coatings(Paints)Within Level I Areas of a Nuclear Power Facility(With-drawn 2008)32.2 Other Documents:4USNRC Regulatory Guide 8.8 Ensuring Occupational Ra-diation Exposure ALARA at Nuclear Power Stations10CFR20.1 Standards for Protection Against Radiation3.Terminologyacceptable coating or lining system,nsafety-related coat-ing or lining system for which a suitability for applicationreview that meets the plant licensing requirements has beencompleted and there is reasonable assurance that,whenproperly applied and maintained,the coating or lining willnot detach under normal or accident conditions.D5144ALARA,nconcept of reducing radiation exposure to per-sonnel to levels“as low as reasonably achievable,”asdefined in the USNRC Regulatory Guide 8.8 and10CFR20.1(C).D5144blistering,nformation of bubbles in a coating(paint)film.See D16(take out“ability to resist”).D3911boiling water reactor(BWR),nreactor in which the watermoderator-coolant is boiled directly within the reactor coreand the pressure in the reactor vessel is only slightly greaterthan the steam turbine pressure.D3911certification,nwritten documentation of qualification.checking,nslight breaks in the film that do not penetrate tothe previously applied coating or to the substrate.chemical spray,nsolution of chemicals that could be usedduring a loss of coolant accident(LOCA)to suppress theincident,to scavenge fission products,and to return thefacility to near-ambient conditions.D39111This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D33 onProtective Coating and Lining Work for Power Generation Facilities and is the directresponsibility of Subcommittee D33.92 on Definitions.Current edition approved Dec.1,2015.Published December 2015.Originallyapproved in 1986.Last previous edition approved in 2013 as D4538 13 DOI:10.1520/D4538-15.2For 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.4Available from U.S.Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents,732 N.Capitol St.,NW,Mail Stop:SDE,Washington,DC 20401,http:/www.access.gpo.gov.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 coating applicator,norganization or individual responsiblefor applying a protective or decorative coating.D3843coating manufacturer,norganization responsible for manu-facturing coating materials.D3843Coating Service Level I,nterm used to describe areas insidethe reactor containment where coating failure could ad-versely affect the operation of post-accident fluid systemsand,thereby,impair safe shutdown.D5144Coating Service Level II,nterm used to describe areasoutside the reactor containment where coating failure couldimpair,but not prevent,normal operating performance;thefunction of Coating Level II coatings is to provide corrosionprotection and decontaminability in those areas outside t