Elaboration of the system based code concept; Activities in JSME and ASME, 4; Joint efforts of JSME and ASME

Asayama, Tai ; Takaya, Shigeru  ; Morishita, Masaki ; Schaaf, F.*

This paper describes the ongoing activities at the Joint Task Group for System Based Code established in 2012 by the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Committee. The Joint Task Group aims at developing alternative rules for ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section XI Division 3, inservice inspection requirements for liquid metal reactors. The alternative rules will be developed based on the System Based Code concept which was originally proposed in Japan and is being elaborated both in JSME and ASME.