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Historical Context and Perspective on Allowable Stresses and Design Parameters in ASME Section III, Division 5, Subsection HB, Subpart B

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1773043· OSTI ID:1773043
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  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
In the 1970s, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.87 (Rev 1, June 1975) to provide interim licensing guidelines to aid applicants in implementing the 10 CFR Part 50 requirements with respect to American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler Pressure and Vessel Code (BPVC) Class 1 components operating at elevated temperatures for high-temperature gas-cooled reactors, liquid-metal fast-breeder reactors, and gas-cooled fast-breeder reactors. RG 1.87 referenced ASME Code Case 1592 for materials and design and Code Cases 1593, 1594, 1595, and 1596 for fabrication and installation, examination, testing, and overpressure protection, respectively.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1773043
Report Number(s):
ANL/AMD--21/1; 166494
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English