RCC M-2007

2007editionRCC-M-Edition2007Tousdroitsdetraduction,d'adaptation,decitationetdereproductionpartielleducodeASMEontétéconcédésparl'ASMEàl'AFCEN.Touteadaptation,traductionetutilisationéventuellesparl'AFCENn'engagentpasl'ASMERightforAFCENtoreproduce,translate,excerptandadaptcertainportionsoftheASMECodehasbeengrantedbyASME.Anyadaptation,translationandusemadebyAFCENshallnotengageASMEAFCEN-associationrégieparlaloidu1erJuillet1901SiègeAdministratif:AFCEN,TourFramatome92084ParislaDéfenseCedexDépôtlégalN°113-2007ISBNN°2-913638-25-2©2007–Tousdroitsdetraduction,dereproductionetd'adaptationréservéspourtouspaysII©n°113-2007RCC-M-Edition2007FOREWORDOnOctober19th,1980,ElectricitédeFrance,FramatomeandNovatomefoundedtheAssociationFrançaisepourlesrèglesdeconception,deconstructionetdesurveillanceenexploitationdesmatérielsdeschaudièresélectro-nucléaires-AFCEN(Frenchsocietyfordesign,constructionandin-serviceinspectionrulesfornuclearislandcomponents).ThepurposeofAFCENis,inparticularto:-drawupdetailedandpracticalrulesforthedesign,manufacture,installation,commissioning,andin-serviceinspectionofcomponentsfornuclearislandsusedforpowergeneratingstations;-revisesuchrulesonthebasisofexperience,technologicaladvancesandchangesintechnology;-publishsuchrulesorrevisionsthereto.TheFrenchdesignandconstructionrulesformechanicalcomponentsofPWRnuclearIslands(RCC-M)publishedinCodeformbyAFCENprimarilyapplytosafetyclasscomponents.ThisCodeisusedasabasisforcontractualrelationsbetweenClientandSupplier,inwhichcaseitshallbeaccompaniedbyalistofcomponentstowhichtheRCC-Mapplies.TherulesgivenintheRCC-MdrawontheachievementsofdevelopmentworkundertakeninFranceandworld-widehavingresultedinFrenchindustrialpractice.TherulesforfabricationandexaminationgivenintheRCC-MareadescriptionofcurrentpracticeintheFrenchnuclearindustrybasedonitsownnuclearandindustrialexperience.AFCENshallnotbeheldresponsiblefortheusemadeofthetextsandreportsitpublishesandtheopinionsitexpresses.©n°.113-2007IIIRCC-M-Edition2007IV©n°113-2007RCC-M-Edition2007NOTETOTHEUSERThisisthesixtheditionoftheRCC-MissuedbyAFCEN.Itincorporatesallthemodificationsandadditionstothepreviousedition(1993)containedinthefiveaddendapublishedsuccessivelyinJune1994,June1995,June1996,June1997andJune2000.Therevisionresultsfrom160modificationsheets(Nos.731to890inclusive)covering,inparticular:−theneedtoreducecostsbysimplifyingandstandardisingtherequirementsinlinewithcurrentnon-nuclearindustrialpracticewhilemaintainingthehighsafetystandardsnecessaryforthetypeofcomponentsdealtwithinthepresentcode,−theneedtotakeintoaccountimprovementsinindustrialpracticeandtomaketherequisiteadditionsregardingadvancesintechnology,particularlyinthefieldsofanalysis(e.g.plasticitycorrections),procurementandimplementation(pre-andpost-heatingtemperatures,automaticliquidpenetranttesting,characterisationofindicationsdetectedultrasonically,etc.),−theinclusionofrevisions,additionsandrecommendationsresultingfromfeedbackfromplantoperation,inparticularregardingdesignprecautions(fatigueprevention,forexample),procurement(residualelementlimitsforchemicalcompositionofmaterials,useofAlloy690andrelatedfillermaterials),andimplementation(scopeofsurfaceinspectionsandconditions),−theneedtokeeppacewithchangestostatutoryrulesandtostandards,withever-increasingreferencetoInternationalandEuropeanstandards,especiallyregardingmaterials,analysismethods,welderqualificationsandweldingprocesses,non-destructiveexaminationsandcertificationofinspectors,−changesincludedwiththepurposeofeliminatingpotentialsourcesofmisinterpretation.Theauthorshavealsosetouttoclarifytheprocurementequivalenceconditionsbetweendifferenteditionsofthecode.Tothisend,anewtableA1500hasbeenincluded,specifyingtheseconditionsforeachaddendumandmodificationsheetissuedsincethe1988editionofthecodeuptillthepresenttime.Thisneweditionwillbesubjecttoperiodicupdatinginthesamewayasthepreviousones.©n°.113-2007VRCC-M-Edition2007VI©n°113-2007RCC-M-Edition2007GENERALCONTENTSReferencesymbolSECTIONI-NUCLEARISLANDCOMPONENTSSUBSECTIONA:GENERALRULESASUBSECTIONB:CLASS1COMPONENTSBSUBSECTIONC:CLASS2COMPONENTSCSUBSECTIOND:CLASS3COMPONENTSDSUBSECTIONE:SMALLCOMPONENTSESUBSECTIONG:REACTORINTERNALSGSUBSECTIONH:SUPPORTSHSUBSECTIONJ:LOWPRESSUREORATMOSPHERICSTORAGETANKSJSUBSECTIONP:CONTAINMENTPENETRATIONPSUBSECTIONZ:TECHNICALAPPENDICESZSECTIONII-MATERIALSMSECTIONIII-EXAMINATIONMETHODSMCSECTIONIV-WELDINGSSECTIONV-FABRICATIONFThestructureoftheCodeandthegeneraltableofcontentsforallsectionsaretobefoundinchapterA1000,subsectionA.Thiseditioniscomposedof7volumes:•SECTIONI:SUBSECTIONSAandZ•SECTIONI:SUBSECTIONSBCandD•SECTIONI:SUBSECTIONSEGHJandP•SECTIONII:Part1•SECTIONII:Part2•SECTIONIII•SECTIONIV-SECTIONV©n°.113-2007VIIRCC-M-Edition2007VIII©n°113-2007