Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 08cebcdf-2e81-4e08-a508-9f6b4701c0a5
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Design, Fabrication, and Materials Code Case Acceptability, ASME Section III (Rev. 40)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2219/ML22195A282.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-05
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Section ID: RG-1.84
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RC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the document requesting or requiring the collection displays a currently valid OMB control number. DG-1405, Page 4 B. DISCUSSION Reason for Revision RG 1.84, Revision 40, includes new information reviewed by the NRC on the Section III Code Cases listed in Supplements 2 through 7 to the 2019 Edition, and Supplements 0 through 3 to the 2021 Edition of the ASME BPV Code. This revision updates and supersedes RG 1.84, Revision 39, which included information from Supplements 0 through 7 to the 2015 Edition, Supplements 0 through 7 to the 2017 Edition, and Supplements 0 and 1 to the 2019 Edition of the ASME BPV Code. Background Provisions of the ASME Code have been used since 1971 as one part of the framework to establish the necessary design, fabrication, construction, testing, and performance requirements for structures, systems, and components important to safety. Among other things, ASME standards committees develop improved methods for the construction and inservice inspection of ASME Class 1, 2, 3, metal containment (MC), and concrete containment (CC) nuclear power plant components. A broad spectrum of stakeholders participates in the ASME process to help ensure consideration of various interests. ASME publishes a new edition of the BPV Code, which includes Section III, every 2 years. In 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(1)(i), the NRC references the latest edition of Section III that the agency has approved for use. ASME also publishes Code Cases quarterly. Code Cases provide alternatives that ASME developed and approved. This RG identifies the Code Cases that the NRC has determined to be acceptable alternatives to applicable parts of Section III. Under 10 CFR 50.55a(z), a licensee or applicant may request authorization to use Section III Code Cases that the NRC has not yet endorsed. In 10 CFR 50.55a(z), the NRC permits the use of alternatives to the Code requirements