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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Jerzy Niagaj

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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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J. Niagaj, “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”, Weld. Tech. Rev., vol. 89, no. 12, Dec. 2017.
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