Originally embedded in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, today the Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants standard for inservice testing ...

Power plant piping with a nominal pipe size of four inches or larger that carries steam or water operating at greater than 750F or 1,025 psi is considered a “covered piping system.” That means the ...

Learn about the proper location for those valves, managing blowoff steam and turbine exhaust, and more. Very few deaerators utilize vessels that are not constructed and stamped in accordance with ASME ...