In the context of the issuing of the European Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) the objective of which is to suppress trade barriers within the European Union, a new regulation has been issued in France for nuclear pressure equipment. This text makes reference to the Decree transposing the PED, while completing these provisions by supplementary requirements having the objective to provide a very high level of integrity guarantee for equipments which are the most important for safety, and to cover the prevention of radioactive release risks. Referencing the PED, and including specific provisions, the Ministerial Order implies that Codes and specifications should be updated in the following two domains: • that of the conformity of Codes and Standards used, generally inspired from the ASME Code Section III, with the essential safety requirements of the PED, • that of the respect of the complementary provisions brought by the new Order applying to nuclear pressure equipments (ESPN). This paper presents the more significant conclusions of this work and the resulting amendments of the RCC-M Code, introduced by the 2007 edition to that Code. It also presents the main evolutions integrated in the 2007 edition of the RCC-M to cover projects needs and integrate the consequences of the evolutions of standards to which the code refers. As a general rule, the RCC-M makes the largest use of European and ISO standards in order to facilitate its application in various industrial and regulatory contexts.
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ASME 2008 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference
July 27–31, 2008
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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The RCC-M Code 2007 Edition: Emphasis on New Technical and Regulatory Aspects
Jean-Marie Grandemange
Jean-Marie Grandemange
AREVA NP, Inc., Paris la De´fense, France
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Jean-Marie Grandemange
AREVA NP, Inc., Paris la De´fense, France
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PVP2008-61363, pp. 597-604; 8 pages
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July 24, 2009
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Grandemange, J. "The RCC-M Code 2007 Edition: Emphasis on New Technical and Regulatory Aspects." Proceedings of the ASME 2008 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. Volume 1: Codes and Standards. Chicago, Illinois, USA. July 27–31, 2008. pp. 597-604. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2008-61363
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