BPVC.III.3 - BPVC Section III-Rules for Construction of Nuclear Facility Components-Divison 3-Containment Systems & Transport Packagings for Spent Nuclear Fuel & High Level Radioactive Waste

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Since its first issuance in 1914, ASME’s Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) has pioneered modern standards-development, maintaining a commitment to enhance public safety and technological advancement to meet the needs of a changing world.  More than 100,000 copies of the BPVC are in use in 100 countries around the world. 

Product Scope / Abstract

This Division contains requirements for the design and construction of the containment system of a nuclear spent fuel or high level radioactive waste transport packaging.

Careful application of this Section will help users to comply with applicable regulations within their jurisdictions, while achieving the operational, cost and safety benefits to be gained from the many industry best-practices detailed within these volumes.

Intended for manufacturers, users, constructors, designers and others concerned with the design, fabrication, assembly, erection, examination, inspection and testing of pressure vessels, plus all potential governing entities.

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