Le Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) est un document de l'ASME relatif aux appareils de pression et aux chaudières. Il est rédigé et maintenu par le Boiler and Pressure Committee.
Ce code définit les règles de sécurité concernant la résistance à la pression qui président à la conception, à la fabrication et à l'inspection des chaudières et des appareils sous pression ainsi qu'aux centrales nucléaires durant leur construction.
Sections
I: Rules for Construction of Power Boilers
II: Materials
Part A: Ferrous Materials Specifications
Part B: Nonferrous Material Specifications
Part C: Specifications for Welding Rods Electrodes and Filler Metals
Part D: Properties
III: Rules for Construction of Nuclear Facility Components
division 2: concrete containment structures, pre-stressed or reinforced
division 3: design and construction of the containment systems, including internal support structures, used for the transportation and/or storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive material
division 5: construction rules for high-temperature reactors, including both high-temperature, gas-cooled reactors (HTGRs) and liquid-metal reactors (LMRs)
IV: Rules for Construction of Heating Boilers
V: Nondestructive Examination
VI: Recommended Rules for the Care and Operation of Heating Boilers
VII: Recommended Guidelines for the Care of Power Boilers
VIII: Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels
division 1:
division 2: Alternative Rules
division 3: Alternative Rules for Construction of High Pressure Vessels (≥ 10 000psi)
IX: Welding, Brazing, and Fusing Qualifications
X: Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Pressure Vessels
XI: Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components
XII: Rules for Construction and Continued Service of Transport Tanks