About the BPVC

Since its first issuance in 1914, ASME’s Boiler and PressureVessel Code (BPVC) has pioneered modern standards-development,maintaining a commitment to enhance public safety and technologicaladvancement to meet the needs of a changing world.  More than100,000 copies of the BPVC are in use in 100 countries around theworld. 

Product Scope / Abstract

This Subsection contains requirements for the material, design,fabrication, and examination of supports which are intended toconform to the requirements for Classes 1, 2, 3, and MCconstruction. Nuclear power plant supports for which rules arespecified in this Subsection are those metal supports which aredesigned to transmit loads from the pressure retaining barrier ofthe component or piping to the load carrying building structure. Insome cases there may be intervening elements in the componentsupport load path which are not constructed to the rules of thisSection, such as diesel engines, electric motors, valve operators,coolers, and access structures.

Careful application of this Section will help users to complywith applicable regulations within their jurisdictions, whileachieving the operational, cost and safety benefits to be gainedfrom the many industry best-practices detailed within thesevolumes.

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