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History of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code

The document discusses the history and timeline of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. It notes that in 1919 the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors was formed to standardize inspections after the first edition of the Code. The timeline then lists important years and activities in the development of the Code from 1880 to 2015.

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History of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code

The document discusses the history and timeline of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. It notes that in 1919 the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors was formed to standardize inspections after the first edition of the Code. The timeline then lists important years and activities in the development of the Code from 1880 to 2015.

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After the first edition of the Code, the verifications required by the Code were performed by

independent inspectors, which resulted in a wide range of interpretations. Hence in February 1919, the
National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors was formed.[5]

ASME BPVC TIMELINE[5][8]

Year Activity

1880 The American Society of Mechanical Engineers is founded

1884 First performance test code: Code for the Conduct of Trials of Steam Boilers

1900 First revision of an ASME standard, Standard Method of Conducting Steam Boiler Tests

1911 Establishment of a committee to propose a Boiler Code

1913 New Committee to revise the Boiler Code

1914 Issuance of the first Boiler Code

1915 Standards for Specifications and Construction of Boilers and Other Containing Vessels in Which
High Pressure is Contained

1919 National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors formed

1924 Code for Unfired Pressure Vessels

1930 Test Code of Complete Steam-Electric Power Plants

1956 Committee established for ASME Pressure Vessel Code for Nuclear Age

1963 Section III (Nuclear Power) of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code

1968 ASME Nuclear Power Certificate of Authorization Program commences

1972 ASME expands its certification program worldwide; first ASME manufacturer certification issued
outside of North America

1978 First ASME publication of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee interpretations

1983 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code published in both conventional and metric units

1989 Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code published on CD-ROM

1992 First Authorized Inspection Agency accredited

1996 Risk technology introduced into the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
1997 High Pressure Vessel Code

2000 C&S Connect (on-line balloting and tracking system) launched for Boiler and_Pressure Vessel
Committees

2007 ISO TC11 Standard 16528—Boilers and Pressure Vessels published, establishing performance
requirements for the construction of boilers and pressure vessels and facilitating registration of BPV
Codes to this standard

2007 High density polyethylene plastic pipe introduced into the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,
Section III, Code Case N-755

2009 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee reorganized from one consensus body to ten
consensus bodies

2015 High density polyethylene plastic pipe incorporated into Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section
III, Mandatory Appendix XXVI

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