ASME BPVC.SSC.III.II.V.IX.XIII-2023

This book is a companion to the 2023 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC). It explains only significant changes to Code requirements that will be published in the 2023 Edition. It covers the following ASME BPVC Sections:

– Section III, Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

– Section II, Parts A, B, C, and D

– Section V

– Section IX

– Section XIII

For each of the above Sections, an Introduction describes the historical background, scope of coverage, and commercial application of that Section. The list of changes follows the Introduction. The “Explanation” for each change provides the reason for the action and the value to the Code user. The sequence of the changes follows the order of the Code requirements.

LIST OF SECTIONS

IN THE ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE

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