Seminars: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Board of Codes and Standards Presentations

A series of 30-minute parallel presentations targeted toward mechanical engineering and nuclear engineering students.

Room E100 - Event Introduction

3 p.m. Roles and Values of Codes & Standards – Tom Pastor

Thomas Pastor is currently a vice president for Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, Global Inspection and Engineering Services Division.

This presentation will explore the importance of codes and standards in everyday life, and especially the way they are used in the workplace by engineers of all disciplines.

Room E100 - Mechanical Engineering Track

3:30 p.m. ASME BPV Section I Power Boilers Supercritical and Ultracritical Pressure Design – Bob McLaughlin

Bob McLaughlin has over 40 years experience and is employed by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors in Columbus Ohio.

This presentation will provide a brief background and history of ASME Section I, the Scope of Section I, different types and sizes of power boilers and how they are fired.

 

4:00 p.m. ASME BPV Section VIII Design by Rule, Division 1 vs Design by Analysis – Tom Pastor

Thomas Pastor is currently a vice president for Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, Global Inspection and Engineering Services Division.

This presentation will explain the logic employed in the standards concerning when design-by-rule or design-by-analysis is used.

 

4:30 p.m. B31 Piping Codes – Jim Meyer

Jimmy Meyer has over 45 years’ experience in refining petrochemical, chemical, power generation and industrial facilities.

Presentation will provide an in depth description of the various codes and standards, with focus on ASME B31.1 piping code, as well as a discussion on how beneficial getting involved with a code or standard could be to an engineer.

 

5:00 p.m. ASME BPV Section III, Division 5 – High Temperature Reactors – Jim Nestell

James Nestell, PhD, has 43 years experience in the nuclear power industry in the areas of materials selection, corrosion, fracture mechanics, welding and failure analysis.

This talk will describe some of this history as well as the scope of the current Division 5 rules, highlighting differences between the design philosophy for fossil and petrochemical high temperature applications as compared to nuclear applications.

 

5:30 p.m. QME – Qualification of Mechanical Equipment – Tim Adams

Tim Adams is a Consultant with Jensen Hughes, with over 41 years' experience in the design of pressure retaining components to Section III and Section VIII of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and the B31 series Piping Codes.

This presentation will provide the history of the development of the QME-1 Standard from originating documents to current edition.

Room E525 - Nuclear Engineering Track

3:30 p.m. ASME BPV Section III, Division 3 – Containment Systems for Transportation and Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel – Garrick Solovey

Garrick Solovey, PE has over 40 years of experience in the nuclear power and environmental engineering industries, including nuclear waste management.

This presentation provides a brief overview of nuclear waste issues, relevant Division 3 components, Division 3 construction rules and the Division 3 progress made to date.

 

4:00 p.m. ASME BPV Section XI – Inservice Inspection – Rick Swayne

Rick Swayne is the president of Reedy Engineering, Inc. and has worked as a metallurgist, welding engineer, quality assurance manager, and consultant, in the pressure vessel and piping industry, since 1975.

This presentation will provide an overview into development of inservice inspection programs at nuclear facilities.

 

4:30 p.m. ASME AG-1 – Nuclear Air Conditioning – Ron Bellamy

Ohio State alumnus Ronald Bellamy, PhD, is a nuclear consultant specializing in the air cleaning area, retired after 45 years with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

The presentation will discuss the history and generation of the ASME Code on Nuclear Air Cleaning Units and Components.

 

5:00 p.m. Small Module Reactors – Steve Unikewicz

Steve Unikewicz is an Engineering Consultant in the nuclear power industry.

The presentation will review the current Small Modular Reactors under development and under review by the USNRC.

 

Room E100 - Event conclusion

6 p.m. Pizza and refreshments

 

About American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASME is the leading international developer of codes and standards associated with the art, science, and practice of mechanical engineering. Starting with the first issuance of its legendary Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code in 1914, ASME's codes and standards have grown to nearly 600 offerings currently in print. These offerings cover a breadth of topics, including pressure technology, nuclear plants, elevators / escalators, construction, engineering design, standardization, and performance testing.

 

Hosted by the Nuclear Engineering Program, Department of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.