Chapter 9, authored by Kamran Mokhtarian, discusses Subsection NE, Class MC Components. This chapter summarizes some of the more significant requirements of Section III, Subsection NE and provides a commentary on such requirements. Kamran's comments and interpretations of the rules are based on his several years of experience in design, analysis, and construction of containment vessels, as well as his participation in various ASME Code Committees. Some comparisons of the rules of Section VIII are included for information. The analysis procedures are not dealt with in any great detail, for they are similar to those of Subsection NB and Section...