scope:

This document provides recommended design practices and procedures for storage, location, mounting, ventilation, instrumentation, preassembly, and assembly of large lead sealed cell storage batteries. Required safety practices are also included. This document applies particularly to installations at generating stations (including nuclear) and large substations.

The portions of this document th& will specifically relate to personnel and nuclear plant safety are mandatory and are designated by the word "shall": all other portions are recorrimended practices and are designated bv the word "should."

Battery sizing, maintenance, capacity testing, charging equipment. and consideration of other types of batteries are beyond the scope of this document. .