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NQA-1 provides requirements and guidelines for the establishment and execution of quality assurance
care@asme.org programs during siting, design, construction, operation and decommissioning of nuclear facilities. This
Standard reflects industry experience and current understanding of the quality assurance requirements
necessary to achieve safe, reliable, and efficient utilization of nuclear energy, and management and
ASME
ASME Codes and Standards processing of radioactive materials. The Standard focuses on the achievement of results, emphasizes
the role of the individual and line management in the achievement of quality, and fosters the applica-
ASME is the leading international tion of these requirements in a manner consistent with the relative importance of the item or activity.
developer of codes and stand-
ards associated with the art, Below are the key changes to the 2015 edition:
science, and practice of mechan- Revisions to NQA-1 Foreword; New Introduction; Revised Part I, II, III, IV Introductions; New and re-
ical engineering. Starting with
vised definitions.
the first issuance of its legendary
Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code in NQA-1-2008, Non-Mandatory Appendix 3A-1, Guidance on Design Control, has not been updated to
1914, ASME's codes and stand- current industry standards and practices.
ards have grown to nearly 600
offerings currently in print Audit frequency criteria for internal and external audits
Resolves terminology differences between Requirement 2, Requirement 18, and Appendix 18A-1
Guidance position in the standard describing an acceptable approach to classifying and handling audit
issues.
ASME's Boiler & Pressure Vessel
Code Clarifies use of thermal buffers as applies only to Method 2 of obtaining tensile test specimens.
From its first issuance in 1914,
Added Section 705 (Determining Authenticity) to Part III that includes guidance on precautions to as-
ASME's legendary Boiler & Pres-
sure Vessel Code has pioneered sure products are authentic and reduce the risk of introducing counterfeit or fraudulent items.
modern standards-development.
Revision to Part I to address the requirements for Lead Auditor qualification expiration and records.
More than 100,000 copies are in
use in 100 countries around the Side by side comparison of NQA-1 with ANSI/ANS 15.8 -1995
world. The BPVC has long been
Consolidated and reconciled software-related requirements - inclusion in relevant sections
considered essential within such
industries as electric power- Clarification to indicate when other methods are used to determine the significance of audit issues
generation, petrochemical, and
transportation, among others. Graphical tools or flowcharts to aid in the understanding of Software aspects of the Standard
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Please note: ASMEs Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) begins it bi-annual publishing cycle with this Edition in 2015. User feedback
was clear that assimilating all the changes every two years would spare the need for yearly changes through addenda; and produce a more
user friendly reference that eliminates the need for interfiling of replacement pages.

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I Power Boilers 200010 415.00 IV Heating Boilers 200040 420.00
II Materials V Nondestructive Examination 200050 470.00
Part A Ferrous Material Specifications 20002A 630.00 VI Recommended Rules for Care & Op-
eration of Heating Boilers 200060 250.00
Part B Nonferrous Material Specifications 20002B 630.00
VII Recommended Guidelines for the
Part C Specifications for Welding Rods, Elec- Care of Power Boilers 200070 250.00
trodes & Filler Metals 20002C 725.00
For additional information VIII Pressure Vessels
Part D Properties 20002D 630.00
Please call or email: Division 1 200081 640.00
Part D Properties, Metric Edition 2002DM 630.00
Chris Mhler Division 2 200082 640.00
III Rules for Construction of Nuclear Power
Manager Plant Components Division 3 200083 575.00
22 Law Drive P.O. Box 2900 Subsection NCA 20003R 485.00 IX Welding and Brazing Qualifications 200090 480.00
Fairfield, NJ 07007-2900 Division 1 X Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Pressure
Tel 1.973.244.2259 Vessels 200100 375.00
Subsection NB 20003B 485.00
XI Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nu-
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mahlerc@asme.org Subsection ND 20003D 485.00 XII Construction and Rules for Contin-
ued Service of Transport Tanks 200012 425.00
Subsection NE 20003E 450.00
Code Cases: Boilers and Pressure Ves-
Subsection NF 20003F 450.00 sels 200120 640.00
Subsection NG 20003G 425.00 Code Cases: Nuclear Components 20012N 640.00
Subsection NH 20003H 450.00 Binder 200140 20.00
Appendices 20003A 535.00
Division 2 Code for Concreate Reactor Vessels &
Containments 200032 510.00
Division 3 Containment Systems & Transport
Packaging for Radioactive Waste 200033 510.00
Division 5 High Temperature Reactors 200035 510.00