Designation:C1554−11StandardGuideforMaterialsHandlingEquipmentforHotCells1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1554;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Intent:1.1.1Thisguidecoversmaterialshandlingequipmentusedinhotcells(shieldedcells)fortheprocessingandhandlingofnuclearandradioactivematerials.Theintentofthisguideistoaidintheselectionanddesignofmaterialshandlingequipmentforhotcellsinordertominimizeequipmentfailuresandmaximizetheequipmentutility.1.1.2Itisintendedthatthisguiderecordtheprinciplesandcaveatsthatexperiencehasshowntobeessentialtothedesign,fabrication,installation,maintenance,repair,replacement,anddecontaminationanddecommissioningofmaterialshandlingequipmentcapableofmeetingthestringentdemandsofoperating,dependablyandsafely,inahotcellenvironmentwhereoperatorvisibilityislimitedduetotheradiationexpo-surehazards.1.1.3Thisguidemayapplytomaterialshandlingequipmentinotherradioactiveremotelyoperatedfacilitiessuchassuitedentryrepairareasandcanyons,butdoesnotapplytomaterialshandlingequipmentusedincommercialpowerreactors.1.1.4Thisguidecoversmechanicalmaster-slavemanipula-torsandelectro-mechanicalmanipulators,butdoesnotcoverelectro-hydraulicmanipulators.1.2Applicability:1.2.1Thisguideisintendedtobeapplicabletoequipmentusedunderoneormoreofthefollowingconditions:1.2.1.1Thematerialshandledorprocessedconstituteasignificantradiationhazardtomanortotheenvironment.1.2.1.2Theequipmentwillgenerallybeusedoveralong-termlifecycle(forexample,inexcessoftwoyears),butequipmentintendedforuseoverashorterlifecycleisnotexcluded.1.2.1.3Theequipmentcanneitherbeaccesseddirectlyforpurposesofoperationormaintenance,norcantheequipmentbevieweddirectly,forexample,withoutshieldedviewingwindows,periscopes,oravideomonitoringsystem.1.3UserCaveats:1.3.1Thisstandardi...
