Decree No. 76 / 1989 Coll.

Decree of the Czech Labour Safety Authority to ensure the safety of technical equipment in nuclear energy

Valid Effective from 01.09.1989
76
DECLARATION
Czech Labour Safety Authority
of 19 June 1989
to ensure the safety of technical installations in nuclear energy
According to Section 5 (1) (d) of Act No. 174 / 1968 Coll., on State Professional Safety Supervision, the Czech Labour Safety Authority provides in agreement with the relevant central authorities:
§ 1
Scope
(1) The Decree regulates the process of the institutions and organisations in the design, design, construction, production, assembly, maintenance, repair, reconstruction, construction, including testing, operation, permanent decommissioning and import of dedicated technical equipment in nuclear power ("equipment").
(2) The arrangements are:
(a) pressure vessels and steam generators operating with radioactive substances whose maximum working pressure exceeds 0,07 MPa and whose volume is greater than 10 litres;
(b) pumps, pipes, distributors, manifold pantographs and fittings with a maximum working pressure exceeding 0,07 MPa with a brightness above DN 70 systems providing cooling of the nuclear reactor, filling systems, normal and emergency replenishment systems, reactor cooling systems as well as cooling systems for spent fuel storage facilities;
(c) hydraulic and pneumatic equipment which ensures the control, control, signalling, protection and measurement of the operation of the equipment referred to in (a) and (b), with a maximum working pressure exceeding 0,07 MPa with a brightness above DN 50;
(e) the construction part of the hermetic envelope (zone), designed for internal overpressure, including devices ensuring its hermetically active character in the event of a maximum project accident.
(3) The decree shall also apply to the essential and auxiliary materials and parts (fasteners, semi-finished products, parts of pipes, elbows, tubes, forgings, passages, hatches, doors, etc.) of the equipment referred to in paragraph 2 (a) to (c) and (e), where their quality may affect the technical safety of the equipment.
(4) The installations and parts thereof referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 are not fuel cells, rods of control and protection systems and equipment which are the subject of research and are not part of the project of the designated functional systems necessary for the operation of the equipment, as well as equipment subject to the supervision of the authorities under specific regulations. 1)
§ 2
Submission of documentation and documents
(1) The construction worker is obliged to submit to the competent authority of the state professional occupational safety oversight (hereinafter referred to as the "supervisory authority") 2
(a) at least 30 days before the application for a zoning decision was submitted, design of the construction, 3)
(b) at least 30 days before the application for a building permit for a construction project, 4)
(c) at least 30 days before the start of the works, documentation of the construction, 4a) requested by the supervisory authority;
(d) at least 3 months before the first reactor fuel is drawn into the reactor
1. pre-operational safety report, 5)
2. the programme for putting into service of equipment;
(e) at least 30 days before the application for a clearance decision 5) evidence of the establishment's registration pursuant to § 12.
(2) The contractor is obliged to carry out a check on the accuracy and completeness of the documentation referred to in paragraph 1 before submitting it to the supervisory authority and to draw up an entry accompanying the dossier on the outcome of the check.
§ 3
Requirements for documentation of equipment
The documentation of the equipment shall address:
(a) the design of the equipment in such a way that there is no sudden breach in all test and operating conditions;
(b) allowing inspections, inspections, functional tests and revisions, cleaning, perfuming, air-conditioning, drainage, washing by deactivation solutions, repair and maintenance of equipment, control tests of basic material, welds and welds;
(c) the readability and resistance of insulation to changes in shapes and insulation properties of parts of equipment or nodes, which must be periodically checked and heat-insulated;
(d) the method of checking the extension of the pipe and the correctness of the support and hinge functions of the DN 150 pipe and the greater brightness with a working medium temperature of 250 ° C or more;
(e) dimensioning of equipment and their energy sources, position solutions for fittings in pipes, construction, number and position of indicators of the levels of work media equipment, indication of lower and upper limit positions of levels, pressure and temperature values, dimensioning, positioning and identification of the type of devices and measuring instruments, including access to them;
(f) requirements for the storage and quality control of concrete, for the performance of concrete reinforcement, passageways, doors, hatches, closures, surface treatment of construction structures and for the execution of construction electrical installation;
(g) requirements for the drainage of flushing water;
(h) the determination of the data for the method of pre-operational and operational control of the construction site.
§ 4
List of devices
(1) The relevant project organisation shall draw up a list of the facilities referred to in Section 1 (2) when processing the construction project and submit it to the supervisory authority before its submission to the construction company. Equipment included in the list shall be included in the relevant safety class.6)
(2) The contractor is required, in cooperation with the relevant suppliers, to ensure that the relevant project organisation specifies, disseminates, or makes any further modifications to the list of installations and changes to their classification in the safety classes, on the basis of any changes to the construction project.
(3) The builder is required to notify the supervisory authority and the individual manufacturers immediately upon receipt of the modification and amendment to the list of establishments.
§ 5
Authorisation of organisations
(1) Production, assembly, reconstruction, domestic production cooperation and repair of equipment and parts thereof referred to in Sections 1 (2) (a) to (c) and 1 (3), construction work on equipment referred to in § 1 (2) (e), maintenance of equipment and parts thereof referred to in § 1 (2) and (3), carry out the tests referred to in § 7 and § 15 and confirm the accompanying technical documentation referred to in § 8, may only be carried out by organisations authorised for this activity ("approved organisations").
(2) Authorisations are issued by the supervisory authority at the written request of the organisation.
(3) The organisation shall indicate in the application for authorisation:
(a) the name and registered office;
(b) the name and registered office of the lower organisational body for which it applies for authorisation;
(c) the name and registered office of the economic management authority;
(d) identification of the type of authorisation requested and its scope;
(e) the method of ensuring the performance of the activities for which it requires authorisation in terms of technical equipment and professional competence of personnel.
(f) the means of ensuring an inspection by independent authority over the activities referred to in paragraph 1.
(4) The supervisory authority, after checking the organisation's professional competence for the activity for which the authorisation is sought, shall issue an authorisation indicating the conditions for carrying out the activity or reject the application.
(5) The approved organisation shall comply with the conditions of the authorisation issued.
(6) If the supervisory authority finds that the approved organisation does not comply with the conditions set out in the authorisation or infringes the regulations to ensure the technical safety of the installation, it shall withdraw the authorisation.
§ 6
Obligations of authorised organisations
(1) The approved organisation must submit to the supervisory authority the documentation and, where appropriate, other documents on which the supervisory authority has given an opinion before commencing the activities referred to in Article 5 (1). The documentation and other documents shall be submitted by the approved organisation to the supervisory authority at least 30 days before the start of the activity, unless the supervisory authority decides otherwise. The documentation shall be drawn up following the safety class of the installation and shall specify which parts of the installation may affect its technical safety. The supervisory authority may retain certain parts of the dossier. The organisation may only start operations after having obtained the supervisory authority's agreed opinion on the dossier.
(2) The documentation referred to in paragraph 1 shall mean:
(a) design, construction and assembly drawings of assemblies and parts of equipment which shall contain:
1. a description of the quality prescribed and the state of the metallurgical semi-finished products and, where appropriate, other parts, parts and additional materials, with the determination of the technical delivery conditions of the materials used,
2. dimensions, wall thickness and necessary data for their dimensioning;
3. location, type, dimensions, values of welds coefficient and their classification grade;
4. type of tests, test media and their parameters;
5. the test pressure of the completely assembled device,
(b) strength calculations and relevant technical data drawn up in accordance with the relevant technical standards, technical conditions and, where appropriate, new knowledge of science and technology, unless the organisations concerned agree otherwise with the supervisory authority;
(c) calculations and important technical data on the parameters of the insurance equipment (type, size, permeability, location, etc.),
(d) technological processes for production and construction, including design for verification, for repair and reconstruction, if any;
(e) assembly regulations and technological assembly procedures;
(f) the technical conditions for the production, construction, assembly, repair and reconstruction of, or to, other documents, 7) which must include:
1. the method, type and extent of heat treatment for installations and parts thereof referred to in paragraphs 1 (2) (a) to (c) and 3;
2. entry, interoperational and output (production, assembly) checks and tests including determination of permissible limit values;
3. the requirements for the competence of production, construction and assembly personnel as well as for workers carrying out inspection and evaluation of welds;
4. the course of the tests, as well as the manner and extent of the in-service verification of the technical condition of the equipment throughout their service life;
5. data on reliability and planned lifetime of the installation.
(3) The approved organisation must consult the supervisory authority before commencing the activity and discuss the scope (8) and the way in which the initial documentation is kept.
(4) When ordering equipment and parts thereof, the quality of which may affect the technical safety of the equipment as well as the provision of subcontracting and production cooperation, the authorised organisation shall indicate in the order the security class and the fact that the activities ordered are subject to the provisions of this Decree. The list of supplier organisations and organisations implementing production cooperation, including specific activities referred to in Article 5 (1), shall be submitted to the supervisory authority within 15 days of the conclusion of the economic contract.
(5) The authorised organisation shall process the content and determine the duration of the training and the method of verifying the knowledge of all personnel involved in the activities under the authorisation.
(6) The approved organisation shall define the manner and organisation of quality assurance and control of activities, define the functional powers and responsibilities of the personnel involved in the activities referred to in Article 5 (1). It shall also prescribe a methodology for quality checks of equipment or parts thereof.
(7) The approved organisation shall process a measurement schedule setting out the requirements for the inspection, calibration and adjustment of measuring instruments and measuring instruments, test equipment and measurement and testing preparations for the manufacture, assembly and operation of equipment and parts thereof.
(8) The approved organisation shall comply with the documentation on which the supervisory authority has given an opinion in the course of the activities under the authorisation.
(9) The quality and characteristics of the materials and parts of equipment listed in the documentation that may affect technical safety are required by the approved organisation to provide evidence of the tests or reports with the results of the tests. The scope and conduct of the atest or protocol shall be discussed by the approved organisation with the supervisory authority, unless the form of the atest is determined by specific provisions.
(10) Where the implementation of the activities referred to in Article 5 (1) is not regulated by technical standards and regulations to ensure the safety of work and technical equipment, the authorised organisations shall comply with the agreed technical conditions and technological procedures.
(11) For equipment referred to in Sections 1 (2) (b), (c) and (e) and parts of equipment referred to in Section 1 (3), the manufacturer shall draw up technical documentation for the relevant production phase. The model of this documentation shall be prepared by the organisation as an annex to the documentation referred to in paragraph 1. The technical documentation shall be processed in two copies, one of which shall be archived by the manufacturer and the other shall serve as a basis for the organisation to build up the pasporus referred to in paragraphs 3 and 5 of Section 8 and shall be submitted to the supervisory authority during the construction test.
§ 7
Equipment tests
(1) On completion of production, construction and, where appropriate, assembly of the equipment and parts thereof and before new, reconstructed or repaired equipment is put into service, authorised organisations are required to:
(a) for installations and parts thereof referred to in Article 1 (2) (a) to (c) and (3), carry out:
1. a construction test to check whether it agrees with the submitted technical documentation
- the main dimensions of the device and its parts, the location of the throats and passages, fittings, feet, bases and assembly of the individual parts according to drawings,
- marks of materials, tavebs, forgings,
- heat treatment records,
- welds (external and internal inspections), radiograms and their evaluation,
- welders' marks,
- labels and data on pressure components,
2. an individual test, if determined by a project which means a test of the equipment to the extent necessary to verify the completeness and function of the equipment and the proper performance of the assembly;
3. First pressure test or tightness test, after successful construction test (individual test),
(b) in the case of installations referred to in Article 1 (2) (e):
1. check the completeness of the quality documents of the equipment and parts thereof,
2. draw up a report on the completion and completeness of construction and assembly works;
3. perform individual leak tests,
4. perform an integral leak test.
(2) The approved organisation shall notify the supervisory authority at least 14 days in advance of the date of the examination, unless otherwise agreed with the supervisory authority. It is also required to ensure technical, organisational and security measures for its implementation, including the processing of the test programme.
(3) For the installations referred to in Article 1 (2) (a), the passport shall be drawn up in two copies, one of which shall be designated by the installation manufacturer and the other by the installation operator. The passport intended for the operator of the installation shall be presented during the construction test of the installation, and shall contain the prescribed particulars in accordance with Section 8 (2) (a) outside Nos 5, 12 and 13.
(4) During the construction test, the approved organisation shall present a accompanying technical documentation (processed for the relevant production stage), the accuracy and completeness of which shall be confirmed by the personnel certified in accordance with Section 10.
(5) Upon completion and evaluation of the construction test of an installation or parts thereof in an approved production organisation, the supervisory authority shall confirm in the accompanying technical documentation referred to in Section 8 or in the technical documentation referred to in Section 6 (11) that the installation complies with the requirements of this Decree. Without such confirmation, the authorised organisation of the installation or part thereof shall not release for dispatch, installation or other operations.
(6) Upon completion of the installation of the construction installation and evaluation of the construction test, the personnel of the approved assembly organisation shall record the surveillance authority in the accompanying technical documentation which the approved assembly organisation shall submit to the supervisory authority.
§ 8
Supporting technical documentation
(1) The approved organisation is required to draw up and submit to the customer, together with manufactured, constructed, assembled, repaired, reconstructed and tested equipment, the original technical documentation.
(2) For installations referred to in Section 1 (2) (a), the accompanying technical documentation shall include:
(a) a passport containing:
1. an overview of the tests and protocols on quality control of the basic material;
2. an overview of tests and protocols on quality control of welds,
3. heat treatment data,
4. protocols, minutes and other records of tests and checks, including their evaluation;
5. results of construction and pressure tests (if any),
6. the protocol on measuring the body of the device,
7. a list of welders performing welding work indicating the type and validity of the authorisation,
8. a list of staff who have carried out the defectoscopic tests, indicating the type and validity of the authorisation;
9. Data on repairs of defects during production,
10. Derogations from documentation (§ 6) during production, including their evaluation in terms of reduced durability and technical safety,
11. registered defects,
12. Certificate of conservation control,
13. certificate of control of packaging,
14. drawing documentation,
15. information on safety valves, basic fittings and instruments for measuring, signalling, control and automatic protection (if any),
16. Leaves for the surveillance authority's records,
(b) operating instructions and maintenance instructions including verification of technical safety during operation throughout the life of the installation, 10)
(c) records of incorporated fittings and safety fittings, tests of the materials used, reports of the results of the prescribed tests carried out during and after the assembly, quality certificates and assembly complexes, or any other evidence of the actual condition of the assembled equipment, which, after assembly, must be completed by the approved organisation in the paste.
(3) For the installations referred to in Article 1 (2) (b) and (c), the accompanying technical documentation must be processed into the pasporty of individual integrated circuits, branches and systems. The technical documentation referred to in Article 6 (11) is the basis of the pasporty. The accompanying technical documentation shall include:
(a) a passport drawn up by an authorised organisation containing:
1. drawings showing deviations corresponding to the actual implementation of routes with identifiable marking of welds, hinges, supports, including their technical safety assessment;
2. tests of materials used (metal semi-finished products, additional materials), individual testing protocols including protocols on the results of prescribed tests and measurements during and after assembly;
3. a list of welders performing welding work during assembly, indicating the type and validity of the approval,
4. a certificate of quality and completeness of the assembly work;
5. records of inspection and confirmation of the interior cleanliness of the equipment,
6. a list of workers who have carried out defectoscopic tests, indicating the type and validity of the authorisation;
7. technical documentation (§ 6 (11)) of individual equipment and parts thereof incorporated in branches, circuits or systems,
8. Protocols, minutes and other records of tests and checks, including their evaluation,
9. repair data for defects during assembly,
10. Leaves for the surveillance authority's records,
(b) operating instructions and maintenance instructions, including verification of technical safety during operation throughout the life of the installation.
(4) For the establishments referred to in Section 1 (2) (e), the passport shall be processed for each room and room. The technical documentation referred to in Article 6 (11) is the basis of the pasporty. The accompanying technical documentation shall include:
(a) a passport drawn up by an authorised organisation comprising:
1. drawings showing deviations corresponding to the actual design with identifiable marking of welds, passages, hatches, hermetic doors,
2. tests of materials used, concrete, sheet, additional materials, protocols on test results, input checks, checks during construction or assembly and on individual tests of welds and concrete,
3. a list of welders performing welding work during assembly, indicating the type and validity of the approval;
4. a certificate of quality and completeness of the assembly work;
5. registration of inspection and confirmation of internal cleanliness of premises and rooms;
6. a list of workers who have carried out defectoscopic tests, indicating the type and validity of the authorisation;
7. technical documentation (§ 6 (11)) of individual installations and parts thereof built into spaces and rooms,
8. protocols for tests on strength and tightness of the hermetic envelope (zone),
9. Lists for the record of the supervisory authority,
(b) operating instructions and maintenance instructions, including verification of technical safety during operation throughout the life of the installation.
(5) The accuracy and completeness of the accompanying technical documentation is confirmed by the authorised organisation's authorised staff certified in accordance with Section 10.
§ 9
Notification of the scope and range of production of the supervisory authority and archiving of documentation
(1) The approved organisation is required to notify the supervisory authority for the following calendar year, unless it agrees with the supervisory authority otherwise, the planned scope and range of production of the equipment and its parts and production cooperation, including specifications of the facilities and implementation dates.
(2) An approved organisation is required to archive:
(a) the initial documentation of the installation and parts thereof for a period of at least 5 years after the end of production to the extent specified by the supervisory authority in accordance with Article 6 and after the expiry of that period, the approved organisation shall offer documentation to the operator of the installation, with the exception of documentation of essential and additional materials, subcontracting of parts of the installation and production cooperation;
(b) the documentation referred to in Article 6, including the opinion of the supervisory authorities throughout the life of the installation;
(c) technical documentation referred to in Article 6 (11) and accompanying technical documentation referred to in Article 8 throughout the lifetime of the installation.
§ 10
Certification of personnel
(1) Construct, perform the prescribed initial, intermediate and output tests of equipment, their parts and materials, as well as the tests of equipment pursuant to Section 7, confirm the accompanying technical documentation referred to in Sections 7, 8 and 14, carry out tests and revisions of the equipment operated pursuant to Sections 14 and 15, and may be carried out by personnel entrusted with the organisation's activities, having:
(a) the prescribed qualifications referred to in paragraph 2;
(b) at least five years of experience in the field of the relevant establishments or two years of experience in the case of staff with higher technical education in the relevant field referred to in paragraph 2;
(c) a certificate of competence issued by the supervisory authority on the basis of the examination carried out.
(2) Candidates for certificates must have at least complete secondary education
(a) the machinery, metallurgical or similar technical directions for equipment and parts thereof referred to in points (a) to (c) of Article 1 (2) and (3);
(c) construction, machinery, metallurgical or other similar technical directions for equipment and parts thereof referred to in Article 1 (2) (e) and (3) according to the expected activity.
(3) The staff member shall apply for a test to obtain a certificate from the organisation in respect of which he is in employment.
(4) The supervisory authority may, upon request, authorise an exemption from the required practice.
(5) If the supervisory authority finds that the worker is in breach of the conditions or scope of the certificate issued or is in serious breach of the provisions of this order, it shall withdraw the certificate from the worker.
(6) Written documents of the operations carried out pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be endorsed by the worker by the signature and registration number of the certificate issued.
§ 11
Import of equipment
An organisation, prior to the conclusion of a contract for the import of establishments and parts thereof or of organisations authorised to import (11), shall, for its own account, request an opinion from the supervisory authority on imports before the conclusion of the import contract. The application shall indicate the intended imports, a brief description, the basic technical data and the quantity of the imported equipment and its parts and the scope of the required accompanying technical documentation.
§ 12
Conditions of registration
(1) The supervisory authority shall register the establishments listed in accordance with Article 4.
(2) The final contractor (12) must notify the supervisory authority in writing within 14 days of the start of the supply of the equipment or parts thereof for construction, unless otherwise agreed with the supervisory authority. At the same time, it shall forward a list of the installations to be the subject of its supplies and works and shall indicate the planned start and end dates of installation.
(3) The supplier is obliged to submit to the supervisory authority the technical documentation of the equipment confirmed by the supervisory authority (§ 7) when performing supervision on the construction, unless he has submitted the assembled equipment to the customer.
(4) Upon completion of the installation, the equipment supplier shall, within 14 days, be obliged to request in writing the surveillance authority to register the equipment. The application shall specify the specifications of each installation, namely:
(a) the manufacturer (supplier);
(b) the year of manufacture;
(c) name of establishment;
(d) type,
(e) main parameters;
(f) the serial number and, where applicable, the number of the single marking system;
(g) location.
(5) The supervisory authority shall assess the accompanying technical documentation and register the equipment upon completion of the installation.
(6) The supplier shall indicate in the accompanying technical documentation the actual execution of the supplies and works, namely:
(a) during the period prior to the first introduction of fuel into the reactor to the extent specified by the supervisory authority;

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CitationDecree of the Czech Labour Safety Authority No. 76 / 1989 Coll., to ensure the safety of technical equipment in nuclear energy
Regulation Type-
Author-
CollectionCode of Laws
Date of Promulgation30.06.1989
Effective from01.09.1989
Effective until-
Status Valid
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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