3150-AK42 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3150 Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC 2023 Edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code [NRC-2020-0029]

This rulemaking would amend the NRC's regulations to authorize the use of recent editions of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) codes. The rule would incorporate by reference the 2023 Edition of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code into the NRC's regulations, with conditions. This action increases consistency across the industry and makes use of current voluntary consensus standards (as required by the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act), while continuing to provide adequate protection to the public. This rulemaking would affect nuclear power reactor licenses.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Other 10 CFR 50 42 U.S.C. 2201 42 U.S.C. 5841 No NPRM 01/00/2026 Final Rule 01/00/2027 The rule was renamed from "2023 Edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code." Item 3 of SRM-21-0029 (formerly Docket ID NRC-2021-0023) are combined with this ASME rulemaking. Docket ID NRC-2021-0023 is closed. No No None No No No 3150-AK61 Merged with Aaron Kwok 3150 Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC 301 415-1371 aaron.kwok@nrc.gov Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington DC 20555-0001