Nuclear Codes and Standards Needs i

n Argentina

ASME Nuclear Codes and Standards Overview

18-19 April 2016

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Ryan Crane
Oliver Martinez
 ASME Structure / Process Overview

BNCS Provides procedural oversight for all NCS

Standards Establishes consensus on all technical matters in a give

Committees n subject area – Nuclear Quality Assurance

Subcommittees Provides recommendations to the standards on technical

matters in a given specialty –
Assessment and Verification, Applications, Engineering and Pro
curement, Interfaces and Administration, Program Management
Process, Software Quality Assurance, Waste Management

Develops detailed proposals in a specific field

WGs, TGs, PTs
 ASME Nuclear Codes and Standards
• BPV Committee on Constructio
n of Nuclear Facility Component
s (III)
• BPV Committee on Nuclear In-s
ervice Inspection (XI)
• Standards Committee on Crane
s for Nuclear Facilities (CNF)
• ASME/ANS Joint Committee on
Nuclear Risk Management (JCN
RM)
• Verification and Validation in Co
mputational Simulation of Nucle
ar System Thermal Fluids Beha
vior (V&V)
• Standards Committee on Nuclear
Air and Gas Treatment (CONAGT)
• Standards Committee on Nuclear
Quality Assurance (NQA)
• Standards Committee on Operatio
n and Maintenance of Nuclear Pow
er Plants (O&M)
• Standards Committee on Qualificat
ion of Mechanical Equipment Used
in Nuclear Facilities (QME)
• Committee on Nuclear Certification
(CNC)
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Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Sections

Section I - Power Boilers

Section II - Materials
Section III - Rules for Construction of Nuclear Facility Componen
ts
Section IV - Heating Boilers
Section V - Nondestructive Examination
Section VI - Recommended Rules for the Care and Operation of
Heating Boilers
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Sections

Section VII - Recommended Guidelines for the Care of Power Boilers

Section VIII Pressure Vessels
Section IX - Welding and Brazing Qualifications
Section X - Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Pressure Vessels
Section XI - Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Co
mponents
Section XII - Rules for the Construction and Continued Service of Tran
sport Tanks
 ASME Section III Scope

• Section III establishes rules of safety relating only to pre

ssure integrity, which governs the construction of boil
ers, pressure vessels, transport tanks, and nuclear com
ponents and their supports.
• Users of the Code should refer to the pertinent codes, st
andards, laws, regulations, or other relevant documents
for safety issues other than those relating to pressure in
tegrity.
 ASME Section III
• Division 1
– Rules for Construction of Nuclear Facility
Components
• Division 2
– Code for Concrete Reactor Vessels and
Containments
• Division 3
– Containment Systems and Transport
Packaging for Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-
Level Radioactive Waste
• Division 4
– Magnetic Confinement Fusion Energy
Devices
• Division 5
– High Temperature Reactors
 ASME Section III

BPV III Standards Committee

• China International Working Group
• Germany International Working Group
• India International Working Group (IWG)
• Korea International Working Group
• Joint ACI-ASME Committee on Concrete
• Subcommittee on Design
• Subgroup on Containment Systems for Spent
Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Material
• Subgroup on Fusion Energy Devices
• Subgroup on General Requirements
• Subgroup on High Temperature Reactors
• Subgroup on Materials, Fabrication and
Examination
 Component Classification
Class 1 Components (III, Subsection NB) – those compon
ents that are part of the primary core cooling system
Class 1 Components (III, Subsection NH) – those compon
ents that are used in elevated temperature service
Class 2 Components (III, Subsection NC) – those compon
ents that are part of various important-to-safety emergenc
y core cooling systems
Class 3 Components (III, Subsection ND) – those compon
ents that are part of the various systems needed for plant
operation

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 Division 1
– 8 Subsections
• NCA: General Requirements
• NB: Class 1 Components
• NC: Class 2 Components
• ND: Class 3 Components
• NE: Class MC Components
• NF: Supports
• NG: Core Support Structures
• NH: Class 1 Components in Elevated Temperature Service
– Appendices
– Code Cases for Nuclear Components

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 Division 1, Subsection NCA

• Subsection NCA, which is referenced by and is an integral part of D

ivision 1, Subsections NB through NG, and Division 2 of Section III
– NCA covers quality assurance requirements, ASME product certi
fication marks, and authorized inspection for Class 1, 2, 3, MC, C
S, and CC construction
– NCA also includes recent Interpretations of Section III - those inc
luded with the latest edition
Division 1, Subsections NB, NC, ND, N
E & NF
• Subsection NB addresses items which are intended to confor
m to the requirements for Class 1 construction
• Subsection NC addresses items which are intended to confor
m to the requirements for Class 2 construction
• Subsection ND addresses items which are intended to confor
m to the requirements for Class 3 construction
• Subsection NE addresses items which are intended to confor
m to the requirements for Class MC or metal containment cons
truction
• Subsection NF addresses supports which are intended to con
form to the requirements for Classes 1, 2, 3, and MC constructi
on
Division 1, Subsections NG and NH

• Subsection NG addresses structures which are designed to provi

de direct support or restraint of the core (fuel & blanket assemblie
s) within the reactor pressure vessel
• Subsection NH addresses Class 1 components, parts, and appur
tenances which are expected to function even when metal temper
atures exceed those covered by the rules and stress limits of Sub
section NB and Tables 2A, 2B, and 4 of Section II, Part D, Subpar
t1
 Structure of Section III Subsections
Article NX-1000 Introduction
Article NX-2000 Material
Article NX-3000 Design
Article NX-4000 Fabrication and Installation
Article NX-5000 Examination (NDE)
Article NX-6000 Pressure Testing
Article NX-7000 Overpressure Protection
Article NX-8000 Nameplates, Stamping & Reports

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 Divisions 1-5 Mandatory Appendices
Appendix I Design Fatigue Curves
Appendix II Experimental Stress Analysis
Appendix III Basis for Establishing Design Stress Intensity Values and Allowable Stress Values
Appendix IV Approval of New Materials Under the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
Appendix V Certificate Holders’ Data Report Forms, Instructions, and Application Forms
Appendix VI Rounded Indications
Appendix VII Charts and Tables for Determining Shell Thickness of Cylindrical and Spherical
Components Under External Pressure
Appendix XI Rules for Bolted Flange Connections for Class 2 and 3 Components and Class MC
Vessels
Appendix XII Design Considerations for Bolted Flange Connections
Appendix XIII Design Based on Stress Analysis for Vessels Designed in Accordance With NC-320
0
Appendix XIV Design Based on Fatigue Analysis for Vessels Designed in Accordance With NC-32
00
Appendix XVIII Capacity Conversions for Pressure Relief Valves
Appendix XIX Integral Flat Head With a Large Opening
Appendix XXI Adhesive Attachment of Nameplates
Appendix XXII Design of Reinforcement for Come-to-Cylinder Junction Under External Pressure
Appendix XXIII* Qualifications and Duties of Specialized Professional Engineers
Appendix XXIV Standard Units for Use in Equations 18
Appendix XXV ASME Provided Material Stress-Strain Data
Divisions 1-5 Non-mandatory Appendices
Appendix A Stress Analysis Methods
Appendix B Owner’s Design Specifications
Appendix C Certificate Holder’s Design Report
Appendix D Nonmandatory Preheat Procedures
Appendix E Minimum Bolt Cross-Sectional Area
Appendix F Rules for Evaluation of Service Loadings With Level D Service Limits
Appendix G Fracture Toughness Criteria for Protection Against Failure
Appendix L Class FF Flange Design for Class 2 and 3 Components and Class MC Vessels
Appendix M Control of Welding, Postweld Heat Treatment, and Nondestructive Examination of W
elds
Appendix N Dynamic Analysis Methods
Appendix O Rules for Design of Safety Valve Installations
Appendix P Contents of Certified Material Test Reports
Appendix Q Design Rules for Clamp Connections
Appendix R Permissible Lowest Service Metal Temperature From TNDT for Classes 2 and MC Co
nstruction
Appendix S Pump Shaft Design Methods
Appendix T Recommended Tolerances for Reconciliation of Piping Systems
Appendix U Rules for Pump Internals
Appendix W Environmental Effects on Components
Appendix Y Design of Rectangular and Hollow Circular Cross Section Welded Attachments
On Class 1, 2, And 3 Piping
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 ASME Section XI
• Division 1
– Rules for Inspection and Testing of
Components of Light-Water-Cooled Plants
• Division 2
– Rules for Inspection and Testing of
Components of Gas-Cooled Plants
– Currently being revised
• Division 3
– Rules for Inspection and Testing of
Components of Liquid-Metal-Cooled
Plants
 ASME Section XI
BPV XI Standards Committee
•China International Working Group
•Germany International Working Group
•Subgroup on Evaluation Standards
•Subgroup on Nondestructive Examination
•Subgroup on Repair/Replacement Activities
•Subgroup on Water-Cooled Systems
•Special Working Group on Reliability and
Integrity Management Program
•Task Group on ISI of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Storage and Transportation Containment
Systems
•Working Group on General Requirements
 BPV XI Committee Organization
Executive Committee
Working Group on General Requirements
Subgroup on Water Cooled Systems
Working Group on Inspection of Sys
tems and Components
Working Group on Risk-Informed A
ctivities
Working Group on Containment
Working Group on Pressure Testing
BPV XI Standards Comm
ittee
Subgroup on Nondestructi
ve Examination
Working Group on Proced
ure Qualification and Volu
metric Examination
Working Group on Person
nel Qualification and Surfa
ce, Visual, and Eddy Curre
nt Examination
Special Working Group on Nuclear Plant Aging M
anagement
Special Working Group on Reliability and Integrit
y Management Program
Special Working Group on Editing and Review
Subgroup on Evaluation St Subgroup on Repair/Repla
andards cement Activities
Working Group on Operat
ing Plant Criteria
Working Group on Design
and Programs
Working Group on Flaw E
valuation
Working Group on Weldin
g and Special Repair Proce
Working Group on Pipe Fl sses
aw Evaluation
 ASME Section XI
Division 1
Provides requirements for inservice inspection and
testing of light‐water-cooled nuclear power plants. The
requirements identify the areas subject to inspection,
responsibilities, provisions for accessibility and
inspectability, examination methods and procedures,
personnel qualifications, frequency of inspection,
record keeping and report requirements, procedures
for evaluation of inspection results and subsequent
disposition of results of evaluations, and
repair/replacement activity requirements, including
procurement, design, welding, brazing, defect removal,
fabrication, installation, examination, and pressure
testing.
 Section XI, Division 1
Subsections
•IWA General Requirements
•IWB Requirements for Class 1 Components of Light‐Water Coole
d Plants
•IWC Requirements for Class 2 Components of Light‐Water Coole
d Plants
•IWD Requirements for Class 3 Components of Light‐Water Coole
d Plants
•IWE Requirements for Class MC and Metallic Liners of Class CC
Components of Light‐Water Cooled Plants
•IWF Requirements for Class 1, 2, 3, and MC Components Suppor
ts of Light‐Water Cooled Plants
•IWL Requirements for Class CC Concrete Components of Light‐
Water-Cooled Plants
 Section XI, Division 1
Mandatory Appendices
•Appendix I Ultrasonic Examinations
•Appendix II Owner’s Report for Inservice Inspections
•Appendix III Ultrasonic Examination of Vessel and Piping Welds
•Appendix IV Eddy Current Examination
•Appendix VI Qualification of Personnel for Visual Examination
•Appendix VII Qualification of Nondestructive Examination Personnel for
Ultrasonic Examination
•Appendix VIII Performance Demonstration for Ultrasonic Examination S
ystems
•Appendix IX Mechanical Clamping Devices for Class 2 and 3 Piping Pr
essure Boundary
•Appendix X Standard Units for Use in Equations
 Section XI, Division 1
Non-mandatory Appendices
•Appendix A Analysis of Flaws
•Appendix C Evaluation of Flaws in Piping
•Appendix D Conditioning of Classes 1 and 2 Piping Welds Which Requ
ire Examination
•Appendix E Evaluation of Unanticipated Operating Events
•Appendix G Fracture Toughness Criteria for Protection Against Failure
•Appendix H Evaluation Procedures for Flaws in Piping Based on Use of
a Failure Assessment Diagram
•Appendix J Guide to Plant Maintenance Activities and Section XI Repai
r/Replacement Activities
 Section XI, Division 1
Non-mandatory Appendices cont.
•Appendix K Assessment of Reactor Vessels with Low Upper Shelf Cha
rpy Impact Energy Levels
•Appendix L Operating Plant Fatigue Assessment
•Appendix Q Weld Overlay Repair of Classes 1, 2, and 3 Austenitic Stai
nless Steel Piping Weldments
•Appendix R Risk‐Informed Inspection Requirements for Piping
•Appendix S Evaluating Coverage for Section XI Nondestructive Examin
ation
•Appendix T Reporting of Contracted Repair/Replacement Activities
 Section XI, Division 1
Articles
Each Subsection contains as applicable Articles with a prefix using the f
ollowing designators such as IWA, IWB, IWC, or IWD, etc.
•1000 Scope and Responsibility – Includes exemptions from NDE, VT-1 and V
T-3 visual examinations as applicable
•2000 Examination and Inspection – Includes Preservice and Inservice Examin
ation requirements in IWB, IWC, IWD, IWE, IWF, and IWL
•3000 Acceptance Standards – Addresses flaws and relevant conditions
•4000 Repair/Replacement Activities – Class 1, 2, 3, MC, and CC items and th
eir supports
•5000 System Pressure Tests – System leakage tests and hydrostatic Tests
•6000 Records and Reports – Forms NIS-1, NIS-2, and PSI and ISI Summary
Reports
•IWA-9000 Glossary
 Revised Division 2
• Written for all reactor types and specific reactor requirements will be
included in appendices
• Expected to be published in the 2017 Edition
• RIM (Reliability and Integrity Management)
– Plant design, inservice inspection, online monitoring
– Appropriate level of reliability of systems, structures and compone
nts
– Continuing assurance over the life of the plant that such reliability
is maintained
– Design and inspection or monitoring features important to reliabilit
y
– Design margins
• Material selection
• Maintenance, repair, replacement
• Testing, monitoring, inservice inspection
 Division 2
RIM (Reliability and Integrity Management)
• Determine Scope for RIM Program
• Evaluate Damage Mechanisms
• Determine Plant and Reliability and Capability Requirements (includ
ing beyond-design-basis events, if desired)
• Evaluate RIM Strategies to Achieve Reliability Targets
• Evaluate Uncertainties in Reliability Performance
• Determine Scope and Parameters of RIM Program
• Monitor Reliability Performance and Update RIM Program
ASME Nuclear Codes & Standards

AG-1
Code on Nuclear Air and Gas T
reatment

Provides requirements for the p

erformance, design, constructio
n, acceptance testing, and qual
ity assurance of equipment use
d as components in nuclear saf
ety-related air and gas treatme
nt systems in nuclear facilities.
ASME Nuclear Codes & Standards

N511-2007
In-Service Testing of Nuclear Ai
r Treatment, Heating, Ventilatin
g, and Air-Conditioning System
s

This standard covers the requir

ements for in-service testing of
nuclear safety-related air treatm
ent, heating, ventilating, and air
conditioning systems in nuclear
facilities.
ASME Nuclear Codes & Standards
CONAGT Standards Committee

•SC Filtration
•SC Technology
•SC Adsorption
•SC Common Equipment
•SC Testing & Inspection
•SC Ventilation & Air
•Conditioning
•SC Gas Process Treatment
•SC General Support Services
ASME Nuclear Codes & Standards
NOG-1
Rules for Construction of Overhea
d and Gantry Cranes (Top Runnin
g Bridge, Multiple Girder)

This Standard covers electric over

head and gantry multiple girder cr
anes with top running bridge and t
rolley used at nuclear facilities an
d components of cranes at nuclea
r facilities.
 ASME Nuclear Codes & Standards
NUM-1
Rules for Construction of Cranes,
Monorails, and Hoists (with Bridge
or Trolley or Hoist of the Underhun
g Type)

This Standard covers underhung cranes, to

p-running bridge and gantry cranes with un
derhung trolleys, traveling wall cranes, jib cr
anes, monorail systems, overhead hoists, a
nd hoists with integral trolleys used in nucle
ar facilities. All of the above cranes, whethe
r single or multiple girder, are covered by thi
s Standard with the exception of multiple gir
der cranes with both top-running bridge and
trolley, which are covered by ASME NOG-1
.
ASME Nuclear Codes & Standards

CNF Standards Committee

•CNF Engineering Support Subco
mmittee
•Subcommittee Operation & Maint
enance for Cranes
 ASME Nuclear Codes & Standards

RA-S
Probabilistic Risk Assessment for
Nuclear Power Plant Applications
(PRA)

This Standard sets forth requirem

ents for probabilistic risk assessm
ents (PRAs) used to support risk-i
nformed decisions for commercial
nuclear power plants, and prescri
bes a method for applying these r
equirements for specific applicatio
ns.
 ASME Nuclear Codes & Standards

JCNRM Standards Committee

•JCNRM China International Working
Group
•Subcommittee on Risk Application

•Subcommittee On Standards Mainte

nance
•Subcommittee on Standards Develo
pment
 ASME Nuclear Codes & Standards
OM-2012
Code for Operation and Maintena
nce of Nuclear Power Plants
Establishes the requirements for preser
vice and inservice testing and examinat
ion of certain components to assess th
eir operational readiness in light-water
reactor power plants. It identifies the co
mponents subject to test or examinatio
n, responsibilities, methods, intervals, p
arameters to be measured and evaluat
ed, criteria for evaluating the results, co
rrective action, personnel qualification,
and record keeping.
 ASME Nuclear Codes & Standards
O&M Standards Committee

•Operation and Maintenance of N

uclear Power Plants China Interna
tional Working Group

•Special Committee on Standards

Planning

•Subcommittee on OM Codes

•Task Group on New Reactor OM

Code
ASME Nuclear Codes & Standards
QME-1 - 2012
Qualification of Active Mecha
nical Equipment Used in Nucl
ear Facilities

Describes the requirements a

nd guideline for qualifying me
chanical equipment, such as
pumps, valves, and dynamic r
estraints, used in nuclear facil
ities. The requirements and g
uidelines presented include th
e principles, procedures, and
methods of qualification.
ASME Nuclear Codes & Standards
QME Standards Committee
•QME China International Workin
g Group
•SC on General Requirements
•SC on Qualification of Valve Ass
emblies
•SC on Qualification of Pump Ass
emblies
•SC on Qualification of Active Dyn
amic Restraints
 ASME Nuclear Codes & Standards

NQA-1
Quality Assurance Requirement
s for Nuclear Facility Application
s
This Standard provides requirements an
d guidelines for the establishment and e
xecution of quality assurance programs
during siting, design, construction, oper
ation and decommissioning of nuclear f
acilities. This Standard reflects industry
experience and current understanding o
f the quality assurance requirements ne
cessary to achieve safe, reliable, and ef
ficient utilization of nuclear energy, and
management and processing of radioact
ive materials.
 ASME Nuclear Codes & Standards

NQA Standards Committee

•SC on International Activity
•SC on Interfaces and Administration
•SC on Assessment and Verification
•SC on Engineering and Procurement
•SC on Waste Management
•SC on Program Management Process
•SC on Software Quality Assurance
ASME Nuclear Codes & Standards

SC on International Activity

– Europe IWG

– ??? IWG

– ??? IWG
 Verification and Validation (V&V)
V&V Standards Committee
Coordinate, promote, and foster the development of standards that provide
procedures for assessing and quantifying the accuracy and credibility of co
mputational models and simulations.
• V&V 10 Verification and Validation in Computational Solid Mechanic
s
• V&V 20 Verification and Validation in Computational Fluid Dynamics
and Heat Transfer
• V&V 30 Verification and Validation in Computational Simulation of N
uclear System Thermal Fluids Behavior
• V&V 40 Verification and Validation in Computational Modeling of Me
dical Devices
• V&V 50 Verification and Validation in Computational Modeling for Ad
vanced Manufacturing (new)
V&V Standards
 V&V 40 Nuclear Reactor Design

• Provides the practices and procedures for verification and val

idation of software used to calculate nuclear system thermal f
luids behavior. The software includes system analysis and co
mputational fluid dynamics, including the coupling of this soft
ware.
– Initial focus -- high temperature gas-cooled reactors in response to U.S.
Department of Energy activities
– Now – May be applied to various reactors
• Responsive to changes in industry to promote best V&V pract
ices within the community
• Coordinate with NQA Software Subcommittee
 Joint Efforts
• API 579-1/ASME FFS-1- Fitness-for Service
• ASME A17.1/CSA B44-13 - Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators
• ASME/ANS RA-S - Standard for Level 1/Large Early Release Frequency Pr
obabilistic Risk Assessment for Nuclear Power Plant Applications
• ISO/ASME 14414 - Pump system energy assessment
• Joint ACI-ASME Committee on Concrete Components for Nuclear Service
• ASTM material specifications for ASME Section II

• Standard Developer Organization (SDO) Convergence Board

• Input to MDEP CSWG and Code Comparison Project
• Nuclear Energy Standards Coordination Collaborative (NESCC)
• WNA Cooperation in Reactor Design Evaluation and Licensing (CORDEL)

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 Questions?

Ryan Crane
craner@asme.org
Oliver Martinez
martinezo@asme.org