PVRC Activities Supporting the Development of ASME Codes and Standards

This panel session provides a forum to discuss the future directions of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes. Historically the Pressure Vessel Research Council (PVRC) has played a strong role in providing the technology base for changes and advancements in the ASME Codes, and any discussion of the future direction of the ASME Codes would be incomplete without mention of PVRC activities. The topic of this discussion is the current structure of PVRC, and its relationship with ASME, and a brief overview of some of the Past, Current and Future projects that have or will impact the ASME Codes.