2017 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code SECTION III Rules for Construction of Nuclear Facility Components
Subsection NCA General Requirements for Division 1 and Division 2
ORGANIZATION OF SECTION III
1 GENERAL
Section III consists of Division 1, Division 2, Division 3, and Division 5. These Divisions are broken down into Subsections
and are designated by capital letters preceded by the letter “N” for Division 1, by the letter “C” for Division 2, by the
letter “W” for Division 3, and by the letter “H” for Division 5. Each Subsection is published separately, with the exception
of those listed for Divisions 2, 3, and 5.
• Subsection NCA — General Requirements for Division 1 and Division 2
• Appendices
• Division 1
– Subsection NB — Class 1 Components
– Subsection NC — Class 2 Components
– Subsection ND — Class 3 Components
– Subsection NE — Class MC Components
– Subsection NF — Supports
– Subsection NG — Core Support Structures
– Subsection NH — Class 1 Components in Elevated Temperature Service*
• Division 2 — Code for Concrete Containments
– Subsection CC — Concrete Containments
• Division 3 — Containments for Transportation and Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High Level Radioactive Material
and Waste
– Subsection WA — General Requirements for Division 3
– Subsection WB — Class TC Transportation Containments
– Subsection WC — Class SC Storage Containments