Nuclear Piping Systems ASME BPV Code, Section III and ASME B31.1: Design, Integrity-Operability Assessment, and Repairs (Virtual Classroom)
Course Type:
Virtual Classroom
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VCPD615Language:
Apply ASME Section III, Division 1, Subsections NB/NC/ND to the design, analysis, and qualification of nuclear power plant piping systems.
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Schedule
This course commences at 9:30 AM and ends at 1:30 PM Eastern each day.
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This course provides information and instruction on the design, analysis, and qualification of nuclear power plant piping systems that are consistent with the ASME BPV Code, Section III, Division 1, Subsections NB/NC/ND, as well as the parallel requirements of ASME B31.1 for nuclear power plants. The methods and criteria described throughout the course, apply to new systems, as well as modifications or repairs to existing systems.
The course also addresses the integrity assessment of degraded nuclear piping systems (wall thinning and crack damage) using the methods and criteria of ASME BPV Code, XI, operability assessment per NRC Inspection Manual, and piping repairs per ASME BPV Code, XI and ASME PCC-2.
The course covers (a) the code and regulatory requirements, (b) the technical and historical basis of the requirements, and (c) best industry practices for the correct and cost-effective design, analysis, and integrity assessment of nuclear piping systems.
You Will Learn To
- Describe Class 1, Class 2/3, and B31.1 nuclear piping design requirements
- Explain the differences between Class 1, Class 2/3, and B31.1 Piping Systems
- Describe the NRC regulatory requirements related to ASME III and B31.1 Piping Systems
- Evaluate normal operating loads (pressure, weight, thermal expansion)
- Evaluate postulated design loads (seismic, waterhammer, vibration, pipe break, etc.)
- Determine how to make the correct and cost-effective decisions in the design and modification of nuclear piping
- Evaluate corroded (wall-thinning) nuclear piping
- Evaluate crack-like flaws in nuclear piping
- Assess operability of piping systems for abnormal conditions
Who Should Attend
This course is intended for engineers involved in the design, analysis, qualification, troubleshooting and operability determination of ASME BPV Code, Safety Class 1, 2 & 3 piping systems, and ASME B31.1 for nuclear power plants.
Course Materials (included in the purchase of the course)
- Participants will receive access to the following Code/Standard(s) via ASME’s Digital Collection for the duration of the course:
- ASME PCC-2 Repair of Pressure Equipment and Piping
- Downloadable version of the course presentation via ASME's learning platform
This ASME Virtual Classroom course is held live with an instructor on our online learning platform. A certificate of completion will be issued to registrants who successfully attend and complete the course.
Can't make one of the scheduled sessions? This course is also available On Demand.
Topics Covered
- Overview of ASME III requirements for piping systems
- Overview of B31.1 requirements for nuclear plant piping systems
- Historical perspective and key changes to codes of record 1960’s-current
- Overview of regulatory requirements
- Design loads and load combinations
- Design qualification requirements
- Pressure design
- Sustained loads design
- Flexibility analysis and fatigue
- Pipe stress modeling guidance
- Dynamic loads in nuclear plant piping
- Seismic OBE and SSE
- Hydraulic transient loads
- Flow-induced vibration
- Pipe break
- Wind and tornado loads
- Primary stress equations Class 2-3 and B31.1
- Class 1 equations and difference with Class 2-3
- Class 1 fatigue, life extension, and environmental fatigue effects
- Operability assessment in accordance with NRC Inspection Manual
- Case study accidental over-pressure
- Case study locked snubber
- Corrosion-erosion assessment using Section XI code cases
- Assessment of crack-like flaws, fracture mechanics using Section XI Ap.H
- Repair options for safety-related piping systems per ASME XI and NRC
- Repair options for non-safety-related piping systems per
George Antaki, P.E.
ASME Fellow
George Antaki, P.E., is an ASME Fellow with over 45 years of experience in pressure equipment. He is internationally recognized for his expertise in design, analysis, and fitness-for-service evaluation of pressure equipment & piping systems.
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