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ASME Section XI Meeting Notes (Introduction to the ASME Code) – November 2008		Site Updates
Introduction Prepared By: Steve Brown, P.E. Company: Entergy Services Incorporated Meeting Date: November 10, 2008 Meeting Location: Los Angeles, California Meeting Notes In attendance - 34 Persons – approximately 20 new to the code. 1st Presenter – Bryan Erler – Vice President Nuclear Codes and Standards · Brief History of the ASME BPV Code · Code Content and Structure o Construction § Section I Power Boilers § Section III Nuclear Pressure Components (originally locomotives) § Section IV Heating Boilers § Section VIII Pressure Vessels o Service § Section II Materials § Section V NDE § Section IX Welding and Brazing § Section XI ISI o Details on Section III § NCA General Requirements § NB Class 1 § NC Class 2 § ND Class 3 § NE Containment § NF Supports § NG Core Support Structures § NH Elevated Temperatures § Div II – Concrete containments § Div III Transport containers? Probabilistic Risk Assessment – RA-S Nuclear Quality Assurance – NQA-1 Qualification of Mechanical Equipment – QME-1 Overhead and Gantry Cranes - NOG-1 Underhung and Monorail Cranes - NUM-1 Air and Gas Treatment – AG-1 Operation and Maintenance – OM (IST etc) Standards and Guides - SG Requirements for Code include: · Practical · Can be empirical · Can be analytical · Can provide specific details BPV Code is NOT a Handbook BPV Code evolves over time to adjust to industry need. 2nd Presenter – Carol Moyer(?) NRC – Explanation of regulatory processes for incorporation of industry codes. Presentation was from slides used for a Westinghouse class earlier. 3rd Presenter – Chris Sanna ASME Technical Staff – Topic development of codes and standards. 4th Presenter – Ralph Hill – Section III Div 1 – Traditional Div 2 – Concrete Containments Div 3 – Transport containments Div 1 and 2 NCA – General Requirements Class 1 NB – Primary core cooling system Class 1 NH – Components that are used in elevated temperature service Class 2 NC Class 3 ND Class MC NE Supports NF Core Support Structure NG Materials (NX-2000), design (NX-3000), fabrication (NX-4000), examination (NX-5000), inspection (NX-5000), testing (NX-6000), overpressure protection (NX-7000), certification (NX-8000). 5th Presenter – Rick Swayne – Section XI
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