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ASME STP-NU-015 – A Guide to American Crane Standards for Electric Overhead Traveling Cranes, Hoists, and Related Equipment for Nuclear Facilities

This document provides information and guidance regarding applicable U.S. industry and governmentdocuments and standards to users specifying requirements for overhead and gantry cranes for nuclearfacilities.

This includes documents and standards written specifically for cranes, as well as othershaving provisions specific to cranes. Some are codified in U.S. law. Others are national or industryconsensus standards. Of the latter, some are applicable to nearly all crane applications and aretypically invoked by owner specifications. Others apply to special-purpose crane applications and arenot necessarily appropriate for commercial or standard industrial cranes.