ASME AG-1-2023 (Revision of ASME AG-1-2019) Code on Nuclear Air and Gas Treatment AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD S The American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME AG-1-2023 (Revision of ASME AG-1-2019) Code on Nuclear Air and Gas Treatment AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD The American Society of Mechanical Engineers TwoParkAvenue·NewYork,NY·10016USA Date of Issuance:October13,2023 The next edition of this Code is scheduled for publication in 2025. This code or standard was developed under procedures accredited as meeting the criteria for American National Standards. The standards committeethat approvedthe code or standardwasbalancedtoensure that individuals from competent and concerned interests had an opportunity to participate.The proposed code or standard was made available for public review and comment, which provided an opportunity for additional publicinput fromindustry, academia, regulatory agencies, and the public-at-large. document, and does not undertake to insure anyone utilizing a standard against liability for infringement of any applicable industry endorsement of this code or standard. ASME accepts responsibility for only those interpretations of this document issued in accordance with the established ASME procedures and policies,which precludes the issuance of interpretations by individuals. The endnotes and preamble in this document (if any) are part of this American National Standard ASME Collective Membership Mark No part of this document may be reproduced in any form, in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Two Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990 Copyright @ 2023 by THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS All rights reserved CONTENTS Foreword. xxxvi Committee Roster xxxvili Correspondence With the Committee on Nuclear Air and Gas Treatment xliv Organization of ASME AG-1 . xlvi Summary of Changes . xlvii Division I General Requirements 1 Section AA CommonArticles 1 Article AA-1000 Introduction . 1 AA-1100 Scope 1 AA-1200 Purpose 1 AA-1300 Applicability 1 AA-1400 Definitions and Terms 1 Article AA-2000 Referenced Documents 5 Article AA-3000 Materials.. 7 AA-3100 General. > AA-3200 Material Substitution AA-3300 Material Testing AA-3400 Certification of Materials 7 Article AA-4000 Structural Design > AA-4100 7 AA-4200 Design Criteria . 7 AA-4300 Design of Equipment Systems and Their Supporting Elements 14 AA-4400 DocumentationRequirements. 21 Article AA-5000 Inspection and Testing . 23 AA-5100 23 AA-5200 Visual Inspection 23 AA-5300 Welded Connections .... 23 AA-5400 Bolted Connections 23 AA-5500 Fabrication Tolerances... 24 AA-5600 Pressure and Leak Testing 24 AA-5700 Performance and Functional Testing ..... 24 AA-5800 Seismic Testing .. . 24 Article AA-6000 Fabrication, Joining, Welding, Brazing, Protective Coating, and Installation... 24 AA-6100 24 AA-6200 Fabrication Processes... 24 AA-6300 Welding Requirements . 25 AA-6400 Brazing. 29 ii Cleaning and Coating .. : AA-6500 30 AA-6600 InstallationRequirements 33 Article AA-7000 Packaging, Shipping, Receiving, Storage, and Handling 34 AA-7100 General........ 34 AA-7200 General Requirements 34 AA-7300 34 AA-7400 35 Article AA-8000 35 AA-8100 35 AA-8200 36 AA-8300 Quality Assurance Records 36 Article AA-9000 Nameplates and Stamping .......... 36 AA-9100 Scope and Applicability ......... 36 AA-9200 Requirements .............. 36 Article AA-10000 Repair and Replacement of Components 37 AA-10100 General..... 37 AA-10200 37 AA-10300 37 AA-10400 Replacements........... 38 AA-10500 38 Nonmandatory Appendix AA-A Design and Qualification by Analysis ..... 40 Article AA-A-1000 Introduction....... 40 Article AA-A-2000 Finite Element Method ...... 40 Article AA-A-3000 Equipment Construction ........ 41 Article AA-A-4000 Modeling Techniques . 41 AA-A-4100 Air Handling Unit (AHU) Model 41 AA-A-4200 Fan Model . 42 AA-A-4300 Instruments and Controls (I&C) Cabi