Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 83b53e17-198b-4ac3-afed-0543c99df6dc
Document Type: srp
Title: APPLICABLE CODE CASES
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052340593.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 5
Section ID: 5.2.1.2
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REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary - Mechanical Engineering Branch (MEB) Secondary - None I. AREAS OF REVIEW The MEB determines the acceptability of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Code Case interpretations specified in the safety analysis report (SAR). These Code Cases must be approved before being applied to ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section III, Division 1, Subsection NB - Class 1 Components, Subsection NC - Class 2 Components, Subsection ND - Class 3 Components, and Subsection NE - Class MC Components, as stated in the Codes and Standards Rule, Section 50.55a(a)(2)(ii) of 10 CFR Part, 50. The review also includes the approval of Code Cases applied to ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section III, Division .1, Subsection NF - Component Supports, and Subsection NG - Core Support Structures, and ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section III, Division 2, Concrete Containments. These Code Cases contain requirements or special rules which may be used for application in the construction of components for light-water-cooled nuclear power plants. The MEB, the 'Materials Engineering Branch (MTEB), and the Structural Engineering Branch (SEB) on a generic basis, determine the acceptability of ASME and ANSI Code Case interpretations that may be applied to ASME Section III, Division 1 and 2 components. These branches review each revision to applicable Code Cases. Code Cases pertaining to materials, fabrication, and nondestructive testing are evaluated by the MTEB. Code Cases pertaining to ASME Section III, Division 2, are evaluated by the SEB. All other areas covered by ASME Code Cases are evaluated by the MEB. II. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA Acceptance criteria is based on meeting the relevant requirements of the following I regulations: Rev. 2 - July 1981 USNRC STANDARD REVIEW PLAN Standard review plans are prepared for the guidance of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation atff responsible for the