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A company is fabricating pressure vessels for export to the United States. Which section of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC), if adopted in the US jurisdiction, would specifically govern the qualification of their welding procedures and welders?
ASME Section IX is the specific section of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code that deals exclusively with the qualification requirements for welding and b
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Question: A company is fabricating pressure vessels for export to the United States. Which section of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC), if adopted in the US jurisdiction, would specifically govern the qualification of their welding procedures and welders?
Answer options:
- ASME Section I
- ASME Section VIII ✅ ASME Section IX
- ASME Section XI
Correct answer: ASME Section IX
Explanation: ASME Section IX is the specific section of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code that deals exclusively with the qualification requirements for welding and brazing procedures, welders, brazers, and welding and brazing operators for use in the manufacture of pressure retaining equipment governed by the various sections of the ASME BPVC. Sections I and VIII deal with power boilers and pressure vessels, respectively, while Section XI deals with nuclear power plant components.
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