ML24172A303
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| Issue date: | 06/27/2024 |
| From: | Michael Benson NRC/NRR/DNRL/NVIB |
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| Download: ML24172A303 (1) | |
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ASME Rulemaking Update
Michael Benson NRR/DNRL/NVIB
2024 Industry/NRC Materials Technical Exchange Meeting Rockville, MD June 25 - 27, 2024 10 CFR 50.55a Codes and Standards
- Incorporation by reference
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section III (design and construction rules )
- ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI (inservice inspection rules)
- ASME code cases and code case regulatory guides (various requirements)
- ASME Operation and Maintenance Code (inservice testing rules)
- ASME NQA-1 (quality assurance requirements)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers standards (various requirements)
- Two rulemaking packages currently in process
- One rulemaking package in the planning stages (see 6/26 presentation)
- Planned rulemaking activities website
- Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations
2 Code Case Regulatory Guides
- Proposed rule (88 FR 13717)
- Issued March 6, 2023
- Public comment period closed June 16, 2023
- Scope
- Draft Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.84, Revision 40 (Section III code cases, ML22195A282)
- Draft RG 1.147, Revision 21 (Section XI code cases, ML22195A284)
- Draft RG 1.192, Revision 5 (Operation and Maintenance code cases, ML22196A063)
- Code of Record interval (SECY-21- 0029 and SRM-SECY-21- 0029)
- Status
- 12 public comment submissions, including Nuclear Energy Institute, ASME, NRC licensees, and private citizens
- Staff addressed all comments; the rulemaking package is under agency review
- Final rule expected August 2024
3 2021/2022 Editions Rulemaking
- Proposed rule (88 FR 53384)
- Issued August 8, 2023
- Public comment period closed October 23, 2023
- Scope
- 2021 Edition, ASME Section III
- 2021 Edition, ASME Section XI
- 2022 Edition, ASME Operation and Maintenance
- Select ASME code cases in 50.55a(a)(1)(iii)
- Status
- 3 public comment submissions, including Nuclear Energy Institute, ASME, and Inser vice Testing Owners Group
- Staff addressed all comments; the rulemaking package is under agency review
- Final rule expected January 2025
4 Significant Public Comments
- Code Case Regulatory Guides and Code of Record Interval Rule
- Include Code Case N-752-1 in RG 1.147
- Reevaluate Section XI Edition required for use of Code Case N-921
- Rules on use of later Code Editions (see 10 CFR 50.55a(f)(4)(iv) and (g)(4)(iv))
- 2021/2022 Editions Rule
- Remove condition requiring preservice examination of steam generator tubes
- Remove condition requiring pressure testing of repaired/replaced mechanical joints
- Reevaluate existing Section XI conditions related to Master Curve RT T0
- Remove condition on Code Case N-770 regarding inspection of optimized weld overlay locations
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