Safety class and requirements of ASME and RCC-M codes for valves and piping during the building of the first nuclear power plant in Poland
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Piping systems in nuclear power plants (NPPs) and their safety class classification acc. to IAEA Safety Standards and requirements of ASME and RCC-M codes are shortly presented.
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