Part II: Good Practices

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PART II: GOOD PRACTICES

INTRODUCTION

The following sections address discipline-oriented engineering good practices. The following

ground rules were applied in compiling and editing this material:

It should not duplicate or conflict with material already treated in national codes and

standards.

Where national codes and standards treat the subpart area, the material should be good

practice extensions of the provisions of the codes and standards.

Where no applicable codes and standards exist, the information should represent the

good practice knowledge of experienced engineers.

It was not always possible to adhere to these ground rules, especially in avoiding the repetition

of material from national codes and standards, but hopefully any such departures from the

ground rules are limited.

ARCHITECTURAL CONSIDERATIONS

This section contains information on general facility layout, equipment arrangement,

piping design and layout, and special systems common to DOE nuclear facilities. These

considerations include both nuclear and nonnuclear criteria that are recognized as good

practice but are generally not included in national codes and standards.

The design of the plant arrangement should be based on the functional requirements of

the facilities and the lessons learned from past operational and maintenance

experience. Certain aspects of the arrangement and layout, such as egress and

access, must satisfy the building code or local code requirements. Other requirements,

such as bend radius of pipes, location of fire walls, and separation requirements, should

also be code-dependent; technical information is available to address these issues.

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