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ASME BPVC - III - 1 - NG -2021 BPVC Section III, Rules for Construction of Nuclear Facility Components, Division 1, Subsection NG, Core Support Structures, 2021
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- LIST OF SECTIONS
- INTERPRETATIONS
- CODE CASES
- FOREWORD
- STATEMENT OF POLICY ON THE USE OF THE ASME SINGLE CERTIFICATION MARK AND CODE AUTHORIZATION IN ADVERTISING
- STATEMENT OF POLICY ON THE USE OF ASME MARKING TO IDENTIFY MANUFACTURED ITEMS
- SUBMITTAL OF TECHNICAL INQUIRIES TO THE BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL STANDARDS COMMITTEES
- PERSONNEL
- ORGANIZATION OF SECTION III [Go to Page]
- 1 GENERAL
- 2 SUBSECTIONS
- 3 ARTICLES
- 4 SUBARTICLES
- 5 SUBSUBARTICLES
- 6 PARAGRAPHS
- 7 SUBPARAGRAPHS
- 8 SUBSUBPARAGRAPHS
- 9 REFERENCES
- SUMMARY OF CHANGES
- LIST OF CHANGES IN RECORD NUMBER ORDER
- CROSS-REFERENCING AND STYLISTIC CHANGES IN THE BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE
- Article NG-1000 Introduction [Go to Page]
- NG-1100 Scope [Go to Page]
- NG-1110 Aspects of Construction Covered by These Rules
- NG-1120 Definition of Structures and Application of These Rules to Them
- NG-1130 Boundaries of Jurisdiction Applicable to This Subsection
- Article NG-2000 Material [Go to Page]
- NG-2100 General Requirements for Material [Go to Page]
- NG-2110 Scope of Principal Terms Employed
- NG-2120 Material for Core Support Structures
- NG-2130 Certification of Material
- NG-2140 Welding Material
- NG-2150 Material Identification
- NG-2160 Deterioration of Material in Service
- NG-2170 Heat Treatment to Enhance Impact Properties
- NG-2180 Procedures for Heat Treatment of Material
- NG-2190 Temporary Attachment Material
- NG-2200 Material Test Coupons and Specimens for Ferritic Steel Material [Go to Page]
- NG-2210 Heat Treatment Requirements
- NG-2220 Procedure for Obtaining Test Coupons and Specimens for Quenched and Tempered Material
- NG-2300 Fracture Toughness Requirements for Material [Go to Page]
- NG-2310 Material to Be Impact Tested
- NG-2320 Impact Test Procedures
- NG-2330 Test Requirements and Acceptance Standards
- NG-2340 Number of Impact Tests Required
- NG-2350 Retests
- NG-2360 Calibration of Instruments and Equipment
- NG-2400 Welding Material [Go to Page]
- NG-2410 General Requirements
- NG-2420 Required Tests
- NG-2430 Weld Metal Tests
- NG-2440 Storage and Handling of Welding Material
- NG-2500 Examination and Repair of Core Support Structure Material [Go to Page]
- NG-2510 Examination of Core Support Structure Material
- NG-2520 Examination After Quenching and Tempering
- NG-2530 Examination and Repair of Plate
- NG-2540 Examination and Repair of Forgings and Bars
- NG-2550 Examination and Repair of Seamless and Welded Tubular Products and Fittings
- NG-2570 Examination and Repair of Statically and Centrifugally Cast Products
- NG-2580 Examination of Threaded Structural Fasteners
- NG-2600 Material Organizations’ Quality System Programs [Go to Page]
- NG-2610 Documentation and Maintenance of Quality System Programs
- Article NG-3000 Design [Go to Page]
- NG-3100 General Design [Go to Page]
- NG-3110 Loading Criteria
- NG-3120 Special Considerations
- NG-3130 General Design Rules
- NG-3200 Design by Analysis [Go to Page]
- NG-3210 Design Criteria
- NG-3220 Stress Limits for Other Than Threaded Structural Fasteners
- NG-3230 Stress Limits for Threaded Structural Fasteners
- NG-3300 Core Support Structure Design [Go to Page]
- NG-3310 General Requirements
- NG-3320 Design Considerations
- NG-3350 Design for Welded Construction
- Article NG-4000 Fabrication and Installation [Go to Page]
- NG-4100 General Requirements [Go to Page]
- NG-4110 Introduction
- NG-4120 Certification of Material and Fabrication by Certificate Holder
- NG-4130 Repair of Material
- NG-4200 Forming, Fitting, and Aligning [Go to Page]
- NG-4210 Cutting, Forming, and Bending
- NG-4230 Fitting and Aligning
- NG-4240 Requirements for Weld Joints in Components
- NG-4300 Welding Qualifications [Go to Page]
- NG-4310 General Requirements
- NG-4320 Welding Qualifications, Records, and Identifying Stamps
- NG-4330 General Requirements for Welding Procedure Qualification Tests
- NG-4400 Rules Governing Making, Examining, and Repairing Welds [Go to Page]
- NG-4410 Precautions to Be Taken Before Welding
- NG-4420 Rules for Making Welded Joints
- NG-4430 Welding of Temporary Attachments and Their Removal
- NG-4450 Repair of Weld Metal Defects
- NG-4500 Brazing
- NG-4600 Heat Treatment [Go to Page]
- NG-4610 Welding Preheat Requirements
- NG-4620 Postweld Heat Treatment
- NG-4630 Heat Treatment of Welds Other Than the Final Postweld Heat Treatment
- NG-4650 Heat Treatment After Bending or Forming
- NG-4660 Heat Treatment of Electroslag Welds
- NG-4700 Mechanical Joints [Go to Page]
- NG-4710 Threaded Structural Fasteners
- NG-4720 Temporary Fasteners and Their Removal
- Article NG-5000 Examination [Go to Page]
- NG-5100 General Requirements for Examination [Go to Page]
- NG-5110 Procedures, Qualifications, and Evaluation
- NG-5120 Time of Examination of Welds
- NG-5130 Examination of Weld Edge Preparation Surfaces
- NG-5200 Required Examination of Welds [Go to Page]
- NG-5210 Permissible Examination Methods
- NG-5220 Requirements for Radiography or Ultrasonic and Liquid Penetrant or Magnetic Particle Examination
- NG-5230 Requirements for Liquid Penetrant or Magnetic Particle Examination
- NG-5260 Requirements for Surface Visual Examination
- NG-5270 Hard Surfacing
- NG-5300 Acceptance Standards [Go to Page]
- NG-5320 Radiographic Acceptance Standards
- NG-5330 Ultrasonic Acceptance Standards
- NG-5340 Magnetic Particle Acceptance Standards
- NG-5350 Liquid Penetrant Acceptance Standards
- NG-5360 Visual Examination Acceptance Standards
- NG-5500 Qualifications and Certification of Nondestructive Examination Personnel [Go to Page]
- NG-5510 General Requirements
- NG-5520 Personnel Qualification, Certification, and Verification
- NG-5530 Records
- Article NG-8000 Nameplates, Stamping With Certification Mark, and Reports [Go to Page]
- NG-8100 Requirements
- Figures [Go to Page]
- Figure NG-1131-1 Jurisdictional Boundary Between Core Support Structure and Reactor Pressure Vessel
- Figure NG-2433.1-1 Weld Metal Delta Ferrite Content
- Figure NG-3221-1 Stress Categories and Limits of Stress Intensities for Design Loadings
- Figure NG-3222-1 Stress Categories and Limits of Stress Intensities for Service Levels A and B
- Figure NG-3224-1 Stress Categories and Limits of Stress Intensities for Service Level C
- Figure NG-3232-1 Stress Intensity Limits for Design of Threaded Structural Fasteners
- Figure NG-3351(a)-1 Typical Locations of Joints of Several Categories
- Figure NG-3351(a)-2 Typical Welded Joint Category Locations
- Figure NG-4427-1 Fillet and Socket Weld Details and Dimensions
- Tables [Go to Page]
- Table NG-2331(a)-1 Required Cv Values for Core Structure Material With 2 in. (50 mm) Maximum Thickness (Other Than Threaded Structural Fasteners)
- Table NG-2333-1 Required Cv Values for Threaded Structural Fastener Material
- Table NG-2432.1-1 Sampling of Welding Materials for Chemical Analysis
- Table NG-2432.2-1 Welding Material Chemical Analysis
- Table NG-3217-1 Classification of Stress Intensity in Core Support Structures for Some Typical Cases
- Table NG-3228-1 Values of m, n, and Tmax for Various Classes of Permitted Materials
- Table NG-3352-1 Permissible Welded Joints and Design Factors
- Table NG-4622.1-1 Mandatory Requirements for Postweld Heat Treatment (PWHT) of Welds
- Table NG-4622.4(c)-1 Alternative Holding Temperatures and Times
- Table NG-4622.7(b)-1 Exemptions to Mandatory PWHT
- Table NG-5111-1 Thickness, IQI Designations, Essential Holes, and Wire Diameters
- Endnotes [Go to Page]