NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ISSUES NOTICE: REGULATORY GUIDE: ACCEPTABILITY OF ASME OM-2 CODE, COMPONENT TESTING REQUIREMENTS AT NUCLEAR FACILITIES

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice called: Regulatory Guide: Acceptability of ASME OM-2 Code, Component Testing Requirements at Nuclear Facilities.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on June 4 by James Steckel, Acting Chief, Regulatory Guide and Programs Management Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.

Summary: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.220, Revision 0, "Acceptability of ASME OM-2 Code, Component Testing Requirements at Nuclear Facilities." This new RG endorses, with a regulatory position, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Operation and Maintenance OM-2 Code, Component Testing Require...