British Standards Institution

Sector: Sustainability

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to ISO/TC 85/SC 6 and to cover standardization in the field of nuclear power plants and research reactors

Committee standards activity

In Progress (13)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
XXXX	Proposal to establish a committee to mirror the work of ISO/TC 85/SC 6 (Reactor technology) Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2023-04-28	Proposal
ISO/NP 19327	Reactor technology -- Fusion reactors -- design and assessment of remote maintenance system for divertor of magnetic confinement fusion reactor Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Energy and heat transfer engineering \| Nuclear energy engineering \| Fissile materials and nuclear fuel technology Proposal begins : 2022-11-10	Proposal
ISO/NP 19326	Reactor technology -- Fusion reactors -- Design and assessment for remotely-handled components of magnetic confinement fusion reactor Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Energy and heat transfer engineering \| Nuclear energy engineering \| Fissile materials and nuclear fuel technology Proposal begins : 2022-11-10	Proposal
ISO/NP 19243	Structural design criteria for in-vessel components of magnetic confinement fusion reactor via elastic analysis method Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Energy and heat transfer engineering \| Nuclear energy engineering \| Fissile materials and nuclear fuel technology Proposal begins : 2022-11-10	Proposal
BS ISO 4917-5	Design of nuclear power plants against seismic events —. Part 5: Seismic instrumentation Categories: Nuclear power plants. Safety \| Seismic and vibration protection Approval begins : 2024-11-26	Approval
BS ISO 23010	Reactor Technology — Technical specifications for Fission Research Reactor — Waste and Decommissioning Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS ISO 22996	Reactor Technology — Fission Research Reactor — Design and Operation Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS ISO 19991	Reactor technology — Experimental magnetic confinement fusion reactor — Supersonic molecular beam injection fueling technique for nuclear fusion devices Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS ISO 19696	Reactor technology — Magnetic confinement fusion — Test methods for low temperature mechanical properties of electrical insulation materials of superconducting devices Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS ISO 18195	Method for the justification of fire partitioning in water cooled nuclear power plants (NPP) Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-03-14	Drafting

Published (18)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 4917-6:2024	Design of nuclear power plants against seismic events. Post-seismic measures Categories: Nuclear power plants. Safety \| Seismic and vibration protection Published standard begins : 2024-02-29	Published standard
BS ISO 4917-4:2024	Design of nuclear power plants against seismic events. Components Categories: Nuclear power plants. Safety \| Seismic and vibration protection Published standard begins : 2024-03-11	Published standard
BS ISO 4917-3:2024	Design of nuclear power plants against seismic events. Civil structures Categories: Nuclear power plants. Safety \| Seismic and vibration protection Published standard begins : 2024-02-29	Published standard
BS ISO 4917-1:2024	Design of nuclear power plants against seismic events. Principles Categories: Nuclear power plants. Safety \| Seismic and vibration protection Published standard begins : 2024-02-29	Published standard
BS ISO 4233:2023	Reactor technology. Nuclear fusion reactors. Hot helium leak testing method for high temperature pressure-bearing components in nuclear fusion reactors Categories: Nuclear power plants. Safety Published standard begins : 2023-03-20	Published standard
BS ISO 23468:2021	Reactor technology. Power reactor analyses and measurements. Determination of heavy water isotopic purity by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy Categories: Reactor engineering Published standard begins : 2021-08-24	Published standard
BS ISO 23467:2020	Ice plug isolation of piping in nuclear power plant Categories: Nuclear power plants. Safety Published standard begins : 2020-12-08	Published standard
BS ISO 23466:2020	Design criteria for the thermal insulation of reactor coolant system main equipments and piping of PWR nuclear power plants Categories: Nuclear power plants. Safety Published standard begins : 2020-10-27	Published standard
BS ISO 20890-5:2020	Guidelines for in-service inspections for primary coolant circuit components of light water reactors. Eddy current testing of steam generator heating tubes Categories: Reactor engineering Published standard begins : 2020-06-22	Published standard
BS ISO 20890-4:2020	Guidelines for in-service inspections for primary coolant circuit components of light water reactors. Visual testing Categories: Reactor engineering Published standard begins : 2020-06-22	Published standard

Withdrawn (4)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 19226:2017	Nuclear energy. Determination of neutron fluence and displacement per atom (dpa) in reactor vessel and internals Categories: Reactor engineering Withdrawn begins : 2020-03-18	Withdrawn
BS ISO 18229:2018	Essential technical requirements for mechanical components and metallic structures foreseen for Generation IV nuclear reactors Categories: Reactor engineering Withdrawn begins : 2021-08-13	Withdrawn
BS ISO 18195:2019	Method for the justification of fire partitioning in water cooled nuclear power plants (NPP) Categories: Nuclear power plants. Safety Withdrawn begins : 2019-08-21	Withdrawn
BS ISO 18077:2018	Reload startup physics tests for pressurized water reactors Categories: Reactor engineering Withdrawn begins : 2022-12-13	Withdrawn

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

AtkinsRéalis
Committee Manager
Deputy Chair
Environment Agency
First Light Fusion Ltd
Frazer-Nash Consultancy
Great British Nuclear
National Nuclear Laboratory
Newcleo Ltd
Nuclear AMRC
Office for Nuclear Regulation
OFGEM - Office of Gas and Electricity Markets
Oxford Sigma
Rolls-Royce Submarines
Submarine Delivery Agency
Tokamak Energy Ltd
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
University College London
University of Birmingham
University of Liverpool

Liaisons with other committees

Individual Capacity - Design and Operations
Individual Capacity - Design, Substantiation, Siting & Construction
Individual Capacity - Reactor Plant Design and Safety
Liaison - MCE/21
UK Expert - SMRs, Outputs, Government Policy and Regulatory Licensing

BSI roles

Committee Chair

Standards Development

NCE/3 - Reactor technology

Committee standards activity