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Designation:C1615/C1615M17Standard Guide forMechanical Drive Systems for Remote Operation in Hot CellFacilities1This standard is issued under the fixed designation C1615/C1615M;the number immediately following the designation indicates theyear of original adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of lastreapproval.A superscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 Intent:1.1.1 The intent of this standard is to provide generalguidelines for the design,selection,quality assurance,installation,operation,and maintenance of mechanical drivesystems used in remote hot cell environments.The termmechanical drive systems used herein,encompasses all indi-vidual components used for imparting motion to equipmentsystems,subsystems,assemblies,and other components.It alsoincludes complete positioning systems and individual units thatprovide motive power and any position indicators necessary tomonitor the motion.1.2 Applicability:1.2.1 This standard is intended to be applicable to equip-ment used under one or more of the following conditions:1.2.1.1 The materials handled or processed constitute asignificant radiation hazard to man or to the environment.1.2.1.2 The equipment will generally be used over a long-term life cycle(for example,in excess of two years),butequipment intended for use over a shorter life cycle is notexcluded.1.2.1.3 The equipment can neither be accessed directly forpurposes of operation or maintenance,nor can the equipmentbe viewed directly,for example,without radiation shieldingwindows,periscopes,or a video monitoring system(GuidesC1572 and C1661).1.2.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound unitsare to be regarded separately as standard.The values stated ineach system may not be exact equivalents;therefore,eachsystem shall be used independently of the other.Combiningvalues from the two systems may result in non-conformancewith the standard.1.3 User Caveats:1.3.1 This standard is not a substitute for applied engineer-ing skills,proven practices and experience.Its purpose is toprovide guidance.1.3.1.1 The guidance set forth in this standard relating todesign of equipment is intended only to alert designers andengineers to those features,conditions,and procedures thathave been found necessary or highly desirable to the design,selection,operation and maintenance of mechanical drivesystems for the subject service conditions.1.3.1.2 The guidance set forth results from discoveries ofconditions,practices,features,or lack of features that werefound to be sources of operational or maintenance problems,orcauses of failure.1.3.2 This standard does not supersede federal or stateregulations,or both,and codes applicable to equipment underany conditions.1.3.3 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.1.4 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 IndustryandNationalConsensusStandardsNationally recognized industry and consensus standards whichmay be applicable in whole or in part to the design,selection,quality insurance,installation,operation,and maintenance ofequipment are referenced throughout this standard and includethe following:2.2 ASTM Standards:2ASTM/IEEE SI-10 Standard for Use of the InternationalSystem of UnitsC859 Terminology Relating to Nuclear MaterialsC1533 Guide for General Design Considerations for HotCell Equipment1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C26 on Nuclear FuelCycle and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C26.14 on Remote Systems.Current edition approved July 15,2017.Published August 2017.Originallyapproved in 2005.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as C1615 10.DOI:10.1520/C1615_C1615M-17.2For 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.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 C1554 Guide for Materials Handling Equipment for HotCellsC1572 Guide for Dry Le