ASTM D3843-16(2021)e1

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
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Designation: D3843 − 16 (Reapproved 2021)
Standard Practice for
Quality Assurance for Protective Coatings Applied to
Nuclear Facilities
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3843; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
ε NOTE—Editorial updates were made in Section 2 and Section 6 in February 2021.
1. Scope Certify Personnel Performing Coating and Lining Work
Inspection in Nuclear Facilities
1.1 This standard replaces ANSI N101.4 and provides a
D4538 Terminology Relating to Protective Coating and
commonbasisfor,andspecificallycomprisesqualityassurance
Lining Work for Power Generation Facilities
requirements applicable to, safety-related protective coating
D5144 Guide for Use of Protective Coating Standards in
work in Coating Service Level I areas of nuclear facilities as
Nuclear Power Plants
defined in Guide D5144.
2.2 ANSI Standard:
1.2 This standard meets the requirements of ANSI N101.4
N45.2 Quality Assurance Program Requirements for
while also recognizing advancements in technology and indus-
Nuclear Power Plants
try practices since transfer to ASTM responsibility for
updating,rewriting,andissuingreplacementstandardstoANSI 2.3 ASME Standard:
N101.4. NQA-1 Quality Assurance Program Requirements for
Nuclear Facilities
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the 2.4 Code of Federal Regulations:
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
10CFR50 AppendixB:Title10,Chapter1,Energy,Part50,
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter- Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Facilities, Appendix B, Quality Assurance Criteria for
1.4 This international standard was developed in accor- Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
10 CFR 21 Reporting of Defects and Noncompliances
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
2.5 Other Document:
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
EPRI 1019157 Plant Support Engineering: Guideline on
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
Nuclear Safety-Related Coatings, Revision 2 (formerly
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee. 6
TR-109937 and 1003102)
2. Referenced Documents
3. Terminology
2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.1 Definitions—Definitions for use with this standard are
D4227 Practice for Qualification of Coating Applicators for
shown in Terminology D4538 or other applicable standards.
Application of Coatings to Concrete Surfaces
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
D4228 Practice for Qualification of Coating Applicators for
3.2.1 project specification, n—a written document designed
Application of Coatings to Steel Surfaces
to ensure execution of the coating work for a project in
D4537 Guide for Establishing Procedures to Qualify and
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D33 on Protective Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
Coating and Lining Work for Power Generation Facilities and is the direct 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
responsibility of D33.04 on Quality Systems and Inspection. Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME
Current edition approved Feb. 1, 2021. Published February 2021. Originally International Headquarters, Two Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990, http://
approved in 1980. Last previous edition approved in 2016 as D3843 – 16. DOI: www.asme.org.
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accordance with the licensee’s requirements. It is usually N101.4/D3843 when required by the plant license. Both a 10
comprised of the general, legal, and technical specifications CFR 50, Appendix B program and Practice D3843 (replace-
governing the work. ment for ANSI N101.4) may be required to satisfy plant
licensing requirements regarding safety related coatings in-
4. Significance and Use stalled in these plants.
4.1 Quality assurance, as covered by this practice, com-
5.6 The approved procedures governing surface preparation
prises all those planned and systematic actions necessary to
and coating application shall address periodic reporting of
provideadequateconfidencethatsafety-relatedcoatingworkin
surface preparation and coating application activities and their
nuclear facilities as defined in Guide D5144, will perform
documentation.
satisfactorily in service.
5.7 Periodic reports of surface preparation and coating
4.2 It is not practical to impose all the requirements of this
application shall be verified by the licensee or the licensee’s
practice on certain specific items that require only a small
designee.
quantity of coating material. The licensee, consistent with his
formal Quality Assurance Program, may accept affidavits of
6. Control of Selection and Qualification of Coating
compliance or certification attesting to the quality of a shop or
Materials
field coating for such items. If required by licensing commit-
6.1 All qualifications of coating materials shall meet the
ment; safety-related coatings that are not qualified or for which
applicable standards referenced in Guide D5144 to the extent
the quantification basis is indeterminate as defined in Guide
defined by the licensee or the licensee’s designee in design
D5144, shall be identified, quantified, and documented.
criteria, safety analysis reports, quality assurance program, or
4.3 This practice may be incorporated in a project specifi-
other controlling documents.
cation by direct reference or may be used to provide guidelines
6.2 The manufacturer/supplier shall maintain a quality as-
for the quality assurance program for coatings, on the basis of
surance program and shall provide adequate documentation to
the licensee’s requirements. Effective use of this practice may
show that the quality of a given coating system as supplied is
also require the incorporation of applicable sections in project
reasonably identical to the coating system previously qualified.
specifications for coatings on concrete, steel, equipment, and
6.3 The coating manufacturer shall certify that the product
other related items.
identities being supplied meet the requirements of the project
specification.
5. General Quality Assurance Requirements
6.4 No coating material shall be released for application
5.1 This section defines the general quality assurance re-
until acceptance tests have been reported and accepted by the
quirements necessary for compliance with this practice. These
licensee or the licensee’s designee.
requirements shall apply to all other sections of this practice.
6.5 The coating manufacturer shall furnish recommended
5.2 The licensee or the licensee’s designee shall be respon-
surfacepreparationandapplicationproceduresforeachcoating
sible for determining whether source inspection or a certificate
systemoneachsubstrateascoveredbytheprojectspecification
of compliance attesting to the quality of coating work activity
includingpreviouslycoatedsurfacesasapplicable.Thecoating
is required.
manufacturer shall also furnish recommended storage condi-
5.3 The general quality assurance requirements necessary to
tions for each coating material specified.
meet the purpose of this practice provide an acceptable basis
forestablishingaprotectivecoatingqualityassuranceprogram.
7. Control of Coating Manufacturing
All deviations from or exceptions to these requirements shall
7.1 The coating manufacturer shall provide adequate docu-
be reviewed by and shall be subject to approval by the licensee
mentation to show that a given coating system as supplied is
or the licensee’s designee before implementation. If unap-
essentially the same composition as (within licensee approved
proved deviations are discovered during any phase of the
manufacturing tolerances) the coating system previously tested
coating work activity, a nonconformance report shall be
for qualification. The coating system shall be requalified if
completed either by the licensee, vendor, or licensee’s desig-
there are significant changes in formulation or end-product
nee. The licensee or the licensee’s designee shall approve the
properties. The manufacturer shall provide the licensee or the
disposition of the nonconformance report in accordance with
licensee’s designee documentation based on the criteria stated
the licensee’s quality assurance program.
in 7.1.1 – 7.1.5.
NOTE 1—Notification of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is
7.1.1 The coating manufacturer shall provide the purchaser
required by 10 CFR 21 for certain types of defects and noncompliance.
with a product identity certification record for each batch of
5.4 Safety-related coating work shall be governed by pro-
coating material shipped. As a minimum, the product identity
grammatic and procedural quality provisions that ensure the
certification record shall contain the following information:
requirements of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B as defined are
7.1.1.1 Established acceptance criteria ranges and batch
satisfied. Guidance in this regard is available in ANSI N45.2
characteristics for weight per gallon and viscosity,
and ASME NQA-1. Refer, also, to EPRI 1019157.
7.1.1.2 Batch number,
5.5 Safety-Related coating work shall meet the quality 7.1.1.3 Date manufactured,
assurance requirements of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B and ANSI 7.1.1.4 Shelf life expiration date,
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7.1.1.5 Certification(signedbyaresponsibletechnicalman- 8.4.2 Contaminants (for example, form-release agents,
ager) that the product shipped is the same composition (within membrane curing compounds, pickling residues, dirt, oil,
licensee-approved manufacturing tolerances) as the product grease, soluble salts, or other deleterious matter).
tested for qualification. 8.4.3 Compatibility of treatments.
8.4.4 Cleanliness.
7.1.2 Separate acceptance criteria may be established for
evaluationattimeofmanufactureandforevaluationduringthe 8.4.5 Anchor pattern and profile height.
shelf life period, but these shall be separately identified.
8.4.6 Surface temperature.
7.1.3 Data which is generic to the product and not batch
8.5 The project specification shall stipulate limits for tem-
specific(forexample,nonvolatile,curetime,potlife,etc.)shall
perature and humidity levels, as well as provide for control of
be furnished to the licensee as requested, but need not be
contaminants. These limits shall be maintained and controlled
duplicated on each product identity certification record.
as necessary from the time the required surface conditions are
7.1.4 Material which has exceeded shelf life may be re-
established through final cure.
evaluated by testing and the shelf life extended in writing by
8.6 To avoid contamination of substrates, the project speci-
the manufacturer’
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