NRC Proposes to Incorporate ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Cases into Regulations

Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations to incorporate the latest revisions of two previously incorporated regulatory guides that approve Code Cases published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), allowing licensees to use these cases as alternatives to requirements in the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel (BPV) Code.