ASME BPVC.III.3-2023

2023 ASME BPVC Section III PDF

Section III – Division 3 contains requirements for the construction of individual components (and parts where appropriate) that comprise Containment Systems. Division 3 Containment Systems are used for the transportation and/or storage, including disposal, of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive material.

As used in Division 3, Containment Systems may be comprised of one or more components, such as containments and internal support structures. Containment System components for which Division 3 provides rules are as follows:

• the transportation containment
• the storage containment
• the internal support structure

The rules of this Division provide requirements for new construction including consideration of mechanical and thermal stresses due to cyclic operation. They do not cover deterioration which may occur in service as a result of radiation effects, corrosion, erosion, or instability of the material. These effects shall be addressed in the Design Specification by requiring appropriate measures to be included in the design.

The rules are intended to be applicable to any item that serves a containment or internal support structure function.

Careful application of this Section will help users to comply with applicable regulations within their jurisdictions, while achieving the operational, cost and safety benefits to be gained from the many industry best-practices detailed within these volumes.

LIST OF SECTIONS

SECTIONS

I Rules for Construction of Power Boilers

II Materials

• Part A — Ferrous Material Specifications

• Part B — Nonferrous Material Specifications

• Part C — Specifications for Welding Rods, Electrodes, and Filler Metals

• Part D — Properties (Customary)

• Part D — Properties (Metric)

III Rules for Construction of Nuclear Facility Components

• Subsection NCA — General Requirements for Division 1 and Division 2

• Appendices

• Division 1

– Subsection NB — Class 1 Components

– Subsection NCD — Class 2 and Class 3 Components

– Subsection NE — Class MC Components

– Subsection NF — Supports

– Subsection NG — Core Support Structures

• Division 2 — Code for Concrete Containments

• Division 3 — Containment Systems for Transportation and Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level

Radioactive Material

• Division 4 — Fusion Energy Devices

• Division 5 — High Temperature Reactors

IV Rules for Construction of Heating Boilers

V Nondestructive Examination

VI Recommended Rules for the Care and Operation of Heating Boilers

VII Recommended Guidelines for the Care of Power Boilers

VIII Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels

• Division 1

• Division 2 — Alternative Rules

• Division 3 — Alternative Rules for Construction of High Pressure Vessels

IX Welding, Brazing, and Fusing Qualifications

X Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Pressure Vessels

XI Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Reactor Facility Components

• Division 1 — Rules for Inspection and Testing of Components of Light-Water-Cooled Plants

• Division 2 — Requirements for Reliability and Integrity Management (RIM) Programs for Nuclear Reactor

Facilities

XII Rules for Construction and Continued Service of Transport Tanks

XIII Rules for Overpressure Protection