Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 124 views

    Codes and Standards For Candu Plants: Presented By: A. Stretch Principal Engineer - Safety Concepts

    Uploaded by

    jose_sebastian_2
    The document discusses codes and standards that provide requirements for CANDU plant design. It outlines regulatory policies set by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, as well as Canadian codes issued by the Standards Council of Canada and written by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). International codes from organizations like ISO, IEC, and IAEA are also adopted. Requirements are implemented through licensing documents. The CSA is responsible for producing nuclear standards through technical committees for topics like systems and components, quality assurance, environmental protection, and seismic design.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Codes and Standards For Candu Plants: Presented By: A. Stretch Principal Engineer - Safety Concepts

    Uploaded by

    jose_sebastian_2
    124 views14 pages
    The document discusses codes and standards that provide requirements for CANDU plant design. It outlines regulatory policies set by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, as well as Canadian codes issued by the Standards Council of Canada and written by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). International codes from organizations like ISO, IEC, and IAEA are also adopted. Requirements are implemented through licensing documents. The CSA is responsible for producing nuclear standards through technical committees for topics like systems and components, quality assurance, environmental protection, and seismic design.

    Original Description:

    Candu

    Original Title

    Ml 041000085

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    The document discusses codes and standards that provide requirements for CANDU plant design. It outlines regulatory policies set by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, as well as Canadian codes issued by the Standards Council of Canada and written by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). International codes from organizations like ISO, IEC, and IAEA are also adopted. Requirements are implemented through licensing documents. The CSA is responsible for producing nuclear standards through technical committees for topics like systems and components, quality assurance, environmental protection, and seismic design.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    124 views14 pages

    Codes and Standards For Candu Plants: Presented By: A. Stretch Principal Engineer - Safety Concepts

    Uploaded by

    jose_sebastian_2
    The document discusses codes and standards that provide requirements for CANDU plant design. It outlines regulatory policies set by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, as well as Canadian codes issued by the Standards Council of Canada and written by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). International codes from organizations like ISO, IEC, and IAEA are also adopted. Requirements are implemented through licensing documents. The CSA is responsible for producing nuclear standards through technical committees for topics like systems and components, quality assurance, environmental protection, and seismic design.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    You are on page 1of 14
    At a glance
    Powered by AI
    The key takeaways are that there are regulatory and industry codes and standards that govern the design, construction and operation of CANDU nuclear power plants in Canada. The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) plays a major role in developing these standards through various technical committees.

    According to CSA N285.0, the different classes of systems and components are: Class 1 (systems transporting heat from nuclear fuel), Class 2 (containment boundary piping), Class 3 (systems containing radioactive substances above a certain threshold), Class 4 (containment systems), Class 6 (systems containing radioactive substances below Class 3 limits).

    The main CSA standards committees discussed are N285 (systems and components), N286 (quality assurance), N287 (concrete containment structures), N288 (environmental radiation protection), N289 (seismic design), N290 (control systems, safety systems and instrumentation), N291 (safety related concrete structures), N292 (waste management) and N293 (fire protection).

    CODES AND STANDARDS

    FOR CANDU PLANTS

    Presented by: A. Stretch


    Principal Engineer – Safety Concepts
    Codes and Standards
    • Requirements for CANDU design:

    • Regulatory policies, standards, guides developed


    and applied by Canadian Nuclear Safety
    Commission (formerly AECB)
    • Canadian codes and standards
    − Issued by a government body, the Standards
    Council of Canada,
    − Written by Canadian Standards Association
    (CSA)
    • Local codes and standards, as agreed by contract or
    imposed by regulator of that project.

    Pg 2
    Codes and Standards
    • Requirements for CANDU design (cont’d):
    • International codes and standards
    − International Standards Organization (ISO)
    − International Electrotechnical Commission
    (IEC)
    − IAEA (NS-R-1)
    • Adopted US: ASME, IEEE, NFPA, ANSI, etc.
    • Requirements implemented through project
    documents:
    − Licensing Basis Document
    − Safety Design Guides
    − Design Guides
    − Design Requirements
    Pg 3
    Codes and Standards

    CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION


    • Responsibility to produce CANDU nuclear standards (National
    Standards of Canada, N Series)

    • Steering Committee:
    – decides standards to be written
    – accepts standards prepared by Tech. Committees

    • Technical Committees:
    – separate committees for each topic
    – prepares standard & issues
    – revises standard every 5 years
    – answers interpretation questions, evaluates proposed
    changes
    Pg 4
    CSA TECHNICAL COMMITTEES

    • Type and number of members are controlled:

    − Supplier / Fabricator / Contractor

    − Owner / Operator / Producer

    − Service industry (e.g. inspection agencies)

    − Government regulatory authority (e.g. CNSC, provincial)

    − General Interest (e.g. consultants, scientific institutions)

    Pg 5
    Codes and Standards
    Current CSA Standards Committees

    • N285 : Systems and • N290 : Control Systems,


    Components Safety Systems, and
    Instrumentation
    • N286 : Quality Assurance
    • N291 : Safety Related
    • N287 : Concrete Concrete Structures
    Containment Structures
    • N292 : Waste Management
    • N288 : Environmental
    Radiation Protection • N293 : Fire Protection

    • N289 : Seismic Design


    Pg 6
    Codes and Standards
    CSA N285 SERIES: SYSTEMS & COMPONENTS

    CAN/CSA-N285.0 : General Requirements for Pressure Retaining


    Systems and Components

    − selection of code classification (Section 5: Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 6)


    − design, fabrication, inspection, and installation of pressure retaining
    systems and components
    − regulatory requirements, such as submission of documentation,
    inspections, approvals
    − Applies ASME Section III or “non-nuclear” standards, scuh as CSA
    B51 (ANSI/ASME B31.1, ASME Section VIII, etc)

    Pg 7
    Codes and Standards
    CAN/CSA N285 Series

    • N285.2: Requirements for Class 1C, 2C, and 3C Pressure


    Retaining Systems and Components

    • N285.3: Requirements for Containment Systems and Components

    • N285.4: Periodic Inspection of CANDU Nuclear Power Plant


    Components

    • N285.5: Periodic Inspection of Containment Components

    • N285.6: Material Standards for Reactor Components

    Pg 8
    Codes and Standards
    CODE CLASSIFICATION (CSA N285.0-95)
    • Class 1 : Systems that transport heat directly from nuclear fuel, and
    whose failure cause loss of coolant accidents. Also special safety
    systems: Emergency core coolant injection system and shutdown
    systems (SDS1, SDS2)

    • Class 2 : Containment boundary piping components(Class 6 allowed


    with certain conditions)
    • Class 3 : Systems which contain activity level of 0.4 TBq/kg,
    (based on radiation dose of 10 rem to plant worker)
    • Class 4 : Containment systems (metal components not covered by
    Class 2)

    • Class 6 : Systems containing radioactive substances where failure


    would cause a radiation dose below the Class 3 limits
    • Components to which the ASME Section III code cannot be applied,
    designated as Class 1C, 2C, 3C
    Pg 9
    Codes and Standards
    N286 Series: Quality Assurance - QA

    • CAN/CSA-N286.0 Quality Assurance Program Requirements


    • CAN/CSA-N286.1 Procurement Quality Assurance
    • CAN/CSA-N286.2 Design Quality Assurance
    • CAN/CSA-N286.3 Construction Quality Assurance
    • CAN/CSA-N286.4 Commissioning Quality Assurance
    • CAN/CSA-N286.5 Operation Quality Assurance

    Pg 10
    Codes and Standards
    CSA N288 Series: Environmental

    • CAN/CSA-N288.3.1 General Guidelines for Air–Cleaning


    Systems in Nuclear Facilities

    • CAN/CSA-N288.3.2 High Efficiency Air Cleaning Assemblies


    for Normal Operation of Nuclear Facilities

    • CAN/CSA-N288.4 Guidelines for Radiological Monitoring of


    the Environment

    Pg 11
    Codes and Standards
    N289 Series : Seismic Qualification

    • N289.2 Ground Motion Determination for Seismic


    Qualification

    • N289.3 Design Procedures for Seismic Qualification

    • N289.4 Testing Procedures for Seismic Qualification

    • N289.5 Seismic Instrumentation Requirements

    Pg 12
    Codes and Standards
    N290 Series : Control & Instrumentation

    • N290.1 Requirements for the Shutdown


    Systems

    • N290.4 Requirements for the Reactor


    Regulating Systems

    • N290.5 Requirements for Support Power


    Systems of CANDU Nuclear Power Plants

    • N290.6 Requirements for the Monitoring


    and Display of the Plant Status in the Event
    of an Accident

    Pg 13
    Codes and Standards

    N292 Series: Waste Management

    • N292.2: Dry Storage of Irradiated CANDU Fuel

    • N292.3: Concrete Canister Storage of Irradiated CANDU Fuel

    N293 Series: Fire Protection

    • N293: Fire Protection for CANDU Nuclear Power Plants

    Pg 14

    You might also like

    pFad - Phonifier reborn

    Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

    Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


    Alternative Proxies:

    Alternative Proxy

    pFad Proxy

    pFad v3 Proxy

    pFad v4 Proxy