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CODE CASES
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Sie Index
Indo ari Spocicaions Relea Cases
RanwissLIST OF SECTIONS
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1 Part A— Feros Mater Specieatons
{Par 8 — Nowerous mater Specations
1 Part C — Spetnton or Westin Rods flctrodes, an ler Metals
1 Par D— Properties (Castomay)
{Par D — Properties ets)
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1 Subsecion NCA Geral Requirements fr Divi 1 abd Divison 2
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= Subse NC — Cas 2 Component
= Sabsotion NE — Cas MC Components
= subsea MF — Supports
= Steen NG — Care Spor Stace
= Susecton NH — Clas 1 Component in Bevatd Temperate Service
{Dats 3 — Contannens or Trmeponson nd Storage Spent Nacer Fu and ig evel alloaive
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ues for Construction and Canned Serve of Transport TanksINTERPRETATIONS,
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‘Sapoesons ofthe Cote are posted anny nll tp stan asm orttrpetatonsef. ay tetrpre
tations auc daring the previa clear Yar re ted wth the publation of he piable Secon of the
(Sn terres of Seton Il, Dvson 1 ana 2 and Section Appendices ae inched wth Subsection NCA.
‘CODE CASES
rh Ber and Pressure Ves Coe cmmites met regulary t consider propsedadtons and revsons to the
aden to rma Cases fo cary the intent of eristing requests or provide, when the neds get les
Lao eomeractons not covered by exstng Cade rule Those Cases hat have been adopted wil appear
Tears fois cose Cases book “Ble and Pressure Vos orNelear Components Spplment wl be
‘or zammatsyto the prcaaes ef the Cte Cases Bont up othe publeaton a the 015 CodeSUMMARY OF CHANGES
‘The 2013 Eton fhe Code Cases includes ll Cade Cate scons published hough Supplement 1 tothe 201 ion
‘Th 2015 Eton ofthe Codes Case wl ned Cae Cat ation published tough Supplement? oe 2013 on
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AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE
‘Ther ave ben steucral and ite changes to BP starting wth the 2011 Aden, tht shoul be noted ai
saving he cantante The along veri of he anges
‘Subparagraph Breakdowns/Nested Lists Hierarchy
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{ Seondevelbrenowns ar esate 5 (2), (2) (3 ces a he past
1 Thirteve breakdowns are nom degrada (3) (2 (2) te
1 Fourtisteve breakdown re now dsigsted a (3) (2) (ee
1 itview! reaowns are now designated (3), (2b) (ete
1 Steve reskdowns ae new deigated ae 3 (o2 e
Footnotes
‘thse exception of those ncladed in the ot mater (oman-nubered paps) fotnote are ete a nd
noes. The eats re referenced in ere order appear tthe ond of ech BOVE sectonsabeetion
Submittal of Technical Inquiries to the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Standards Committees
‘Submit of Technol inquiries athe Ral nd resre Ves Standards Commitee has ben moved tthe front
smth iformason now appr nl Baler Cade Suasons (except for Code ase bok).
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