2010ASMEBoilerandPressureVesselCodeANINTERNATIONALCODEIIIDivision1—SubsectionNHClass1ComponentsinElevatedTemperatureServiceRulesforConstructionofNuclearFacilityComponentsCopyrightASMEInternationalProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithASMELicensee=KoreaPowerEngineeringCoInc(KOPEC)/3289500001NotforResale,07/11/201018:35:03MDTNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--``,`,`,`,,,,```,,,,,,,,`,,`,``-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---INTENTIONALLYLEFTBLANKCopyrightASMEInternationalProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithASMELicensee=KoreaPowerEngineeringCoInc(KOPEC)/3289500001NotforResale,07/11/201018:35:03MDTNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--``,`,`,`,,,,```,,,,,,,,`,,`,``-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---ANINTERNATIONALCODE2010ASMEBoiler&PressureVesselCode2010EditionJuly1,2010IIIDivision1—SubsectionNHClass1ComponentsinElevatedTemperatureServiceRULESFORCONSTRUCTIONOFNUCLEARFACILITYCOMPONENTSASMEBoilerandPressureVesselCommitteeonNuclearPowerThreeParkAvenue•NewYork,NY•10016USACopyrightASMEInternationalProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithASMELicensee=KoreaPowerEngineeringCoInc(KOPEC)/3289500001NotforResale,07/11/201018:35:03MDTNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--``,`,`,`,,,,```,,,,,,,,`,,`,``-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---DateofIssuance:July1,2010(IncludesallAddendadatedJuly2009andearlier)ThisinternationalcodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandardsanditisanAmericanNationalStandard.TheStandardsCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshavehadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcommentthatprovidesanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocument,anddoesnotundertaketoinsureanyoneutilizingastandardagainstliabilityforinfringementofanyapplicableletterspatent,norassumeanysuchliability.Usersofacodeorstandardareexpresslyadvisedthatdeterminationofthevalidityofanysuchpatentrights,andtheriskofinfringementofsuchrights,isentirelytheirownresponsibility.Participationbyfederalagencyrepresentative(s)orperson(s)affiliatedwithindustryisnottobeinterpretedasgovernmentorindustryendorsementofthiscodeorstandard.ASMEacceptsresponsibilityforonlythoseinterpretationsofthisdocumentissuedinaccordancewiththeestablishedASMEproceduresandpolicies,whichprecludestheissuanceofinterpretationsbyindividuals.ThefootnotesinthisdocumentarepartofthisAmericanNationalStandard.ASMEcollectivemembershipmarkTheaboveASMEsymbolsareregisteredintheU.S.PatentOffice.“ASME”isthetrademarkoftheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.Nopartofthisdocumentmaybereproducedinanyform,inanelectronicretrievalsystemorotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.LibraryofCongressCatalogCardNumber:56-3934PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaAdoptedbytheCounciloftheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers,1914.Revised1940,1941,1943,1946,1949,1952,1953,1956,1959,1962,1965,1968,1971,1974,1977,1980,1983,1986,1989,1992,1995,1998,2001,2004,2007,2010TheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersThreeParkAvenue,NewYork,NY10016-5990Copyright©2010byTHEAMERICANSOCIETYOFMECHANICALENGINEERSAllRightsReservedCopyrightASMEInternationalProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithASMELicensee=KoreaPowerEngineeringCoInc(KOPEC)/3289500001NotforResale,07/11/201018:35:03MDTNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--``,`,`,`,,,,```,,,,,,,,`,,`,``-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---CONTENTSListofSections.........................................................................viForeword...............................................................................viiiStatementsofPolicy....................................................................xPersonnel..............................................................................xiOrganizationofSectionIII...............................................................xxiiiSummaryofChanges....................................................................xxvListofChangesinRecordNumberOrder.................................................xxviArticleNH-1000Introduction.........................................................1NH-1100Scope................................................................1NH-1110AspectsofConstructionCoveredbyTheseRules.........................1NH-1120TemperatureandServiceLifeLimits....................................1NH-1130OrganizationofSubsectionNHRules...................................1ArticleNH-2000Material.............................................................2NH-2120PressureRetainingMaterials............................................2NH-2160DeteriorationofMaterialinService.....................................2NH-2540FatigueAcceptanceTest...............................................4ArticleNH-3000Design...................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