ASTM_D_3843_-_16.pdf

Designation:D384316Standard Practice forQuality Assurance for Protective Coatings Applied toNuclear Facilities1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3843;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 standard replaces ANSI N101.4 and provides acommon basis for,and specifically comprises quality assurancerequirements applicable to,safety-related protective coatingwork in Coating Service Level I areas of nuclear facilities asdefined in Guide D5144.1.2 This standard meets the requirements of ANSI N101.4while also recognizing advancements in technology and indus-try practices since transfer to ASTM responsibility forupdating,rewriting,and issuing replacement standards toANSIN101.4.1.3This 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.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D4227 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 FacilitiesD4538 Terminology Relating to Protective Coating andLining Work for Power Generation FacilitiesD5144 Guide for Use of Protective Coating Standards inNuclear Power Plants2.2 ANSI Standard:3N45.2 Quality Assurance Program Requirements forNuclear Power Plants2.3 ASME Standard:4NQA-1(89)Quality Assurance Program Requirements forNuclear Facilities2.4 Code of Federal Regulations:510 CFR 50 Appendix B:Title 10,Chapter 1,Energy,Part 50,Domestic Licensing of Production and UtilizationFacilities,Appendix B,Quality Assurance Criteria forNuclear Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants10 CFR 21 Reporting of Defects and Noncompliances2.5 Other Document:EPRI 1019157 Plant Support Engineering:Guideline onNuclear Safety-Related Coatings,Revision 2(formerlyTR-109937 and 1003102)63.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsDefinitions for use with this standard areshown in Terminology D4538 or other applicable standards.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 project specification,na written document designedto ensure execution of the coating work for a project inaccordance with the licensees requirements.It is usuallycomprised of the general,legal,and technical specificationsgoverning the work.4.Significance and Use4.1 Quality assurance,as covered by this practice,com-prises all those planned and systematic actions necessary toprovide adequate confidence that safety-related coating work innuclear facilities as defined in Guide D5144,will performsatisfactorily in service.1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D33 on ProtectiveCoating and Lining Work for Power Generation Facilities and is the directresponsibility of D33.04 on Quality Systems and Inspection.Current edition approved Oct.1,2016.Published December 2016.Originallyapproved in 1980.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as D3843 00(2008).DOI:10.1520/D3843-16.2For 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 American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.4Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME),ASMEInternational Headquarters,Two Park Ave.,New York,NY 10016-5990,http:/www.asme.org.5Available 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.6Available from EPRI,3420 Hillview Ave.,Palo Alto,CA 94304,,http:/.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 4.2 It is not practical to impose all the requirements of thispractice on certain specific items that require only a smallquantity of coating material.The licensee,consistent with hisformal Quality Assurance Program,may accept affidavits ofcompliance or certification attesting to the quality of a shop orfield coating for such items.If required by licensing commit-ment;safety-related coatings that are not qualified or for whichthe quantification basis is indeterminate as defined in GuideD5144,shall be identified,quantified,and documented.4.3 This practice may be incorporated in a project specifi-cation by direct reference or may be used to provide guidelinesfor the quality a