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RIN: 3150-AE26

Publication ID: Fall 1997

Title: Codes and Standards for Nuclear Power Plants
Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations that mandates use of section III of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME BPV Code) for construction of Class 1, 2, and 3 components in nuclear power plants, and use of section XI of the ASME BPV Code for inservice inspection (ISI) and inservice testing (IST) of those components. Section 50.55a requires that each license update its ISI and IST programs every 120 months to the latest edition of the ASME BPV Code endorsed by the NRC in that section of the regulations. The rulemaking would also include expedited implementation of section XI appendix VIII, Performance Demonstration for Ultrasonic Examination Systems. In addition, the proposed rule incorporate by reference the ASME Operation and Maintenance (OM) Code to replace the section XI requirements for IST. The latter action is made necessary by the ASME Code changes that transferred all responsibility for IST from section XI to the ASME Operation and Maintenance Committee.
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 10 CFR 050
Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201 42 USC 5841

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	10/00/1997

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: Frank Cherny Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Washington, DC 20555-0001 Phone:301 415-6786 Email: fcc1@nrc.gov Wan Cheng Liu Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555 Phone:301 415-3148 Email: wcl2@nrc.gov