Section 505.2600  Code Case Applications

a)         The Agency shall act on requests to use ASME Code Cases within 30 days after their receipt.  The Agency shall approve the use of a Code Case if that use is directly applicable to and consistent with the uses authorized by the ASME Code Case.

b)         The Agency shall automatically approve the use of Code Cases to non-ISI boilers or pressure vessels in all cases in which the use is approved by the NRC and referenced in the nuclear facility's Updated or Final Safety Analysis Report, technical specifications or other licensing documents.  The Agency shall not approve use of Code Cases when the use is disapproved by the NRC.

c)         ASME Code Cases approved by the Agency for a particular situation rather than for generic use shall be used only for that situation.

(Source:  Amended at 33 Ill. Reg. 4345, effective March 9, 2009)