ASME BPVC Section XII 2023 PDF
Section XII provides rules that constitute requirements for construction and continued service of pressure vessels for the transportation of dangerous goods via highway, rail, air, or water. Construction is an all-inclusive term comprising materials, design, fabrication, examination, inspection, testing, certification, and over-pressure protection. Continued service is an all-inclusive term referring to inspection, testing, repair, alteration, and recertification of a transport tank that has been in service. The term pressure vessel refers to the pressure boundary defined by the geometric scope of this Section and includes, but is not limited to, the shell, heads, and openings. The term tank refers to the pressure vessel, appurtenances, and additional components that are covered by the Modal Appendices.
The rules of this Section apply specifically to pressure vessels intended for transporting dangerous goods with design pressures appropriate for the transportation mode and volumes greater than 450 L (120 gal).
Pressures normally incident to transportation, including loading and unloading operations, are to be considered.
Careful application of this Section will help users to comply with applicable regulations within their jurisdictions, while achieving the operational, cost and safety benefits to be gained from the many industry best-practices detailed within these volumes.
LIST OF SECTIONS
SECTIONS
I Rules for Construction of Power Boilers
II Materials
• Part A — Ferrous Material Specifications
• Part B — Nonferrous Material Specifications
• Part C — Specifications for Welding Rods, Electrodes, and Filler Metals
• Part D — Properties (Customary)
• Part D — Properties (Metric)
III Rules for Construction of Nuclear Facility Components
• Subsection NCA — General Requirements for Division 1 and Division 2
• Appendices
• Division 1
– Subsection NB — Class 1 Components
– Subsection NCD — Class 2 and Class 3 Components
– Subsection NE — Class MC Components
– Subsection NF — Supports
– Subsection NG — Core Support Structures
• Division 2 — Code for Concrete Containments
• Division 3 — Containment Systems for Transportation and Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level
Radioactive Material
• Division 4 — Fusion Energy Devices
• Division 5 — High Temperature Reactors
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
IX Welding, Brazing, and Fusing Qualifications
X Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Pressure Vessels
XI Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Reactor Facility Components
• Division 1 — Rules for Inspection and Testing of Components of Light-Water-Cooled Plants
• Division 2 — Requirements for Reliability and Integrity Management (RIM) Programs for Nuclear Reactor
Facilities
XII Rules for Construction and Continued Service of Transport Tanks
XIII Rules for Overpressure Protection
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