May 3, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CHICAGO - A draft of the next edition of the AISC Specification for Safety-Related Steel Structures for Nuclear Facilities (AISC N690) is now available for public review and comment.

The 2024 update of N690 will supersede the 2018 version.

The updated version includes:

• Updates to generally align with the 2022 edition of the Specification for Structural Steel Buildings (AISC 360)
• New provisions to address differential settlement and elevated temperatures
• Modifications to the nondestructive testing provisions for ultrasonic and radiographic testing
• Updates to the requirements for steel-plate composite elements incorporating the latest research
• A new appendix pertaining to impactive and impulsive loading

The draft will be available as a free download at aisc.org/publicreview between May 3 and June 1, 2023. If you’d prefer to review a hard copy, please contact Martin Downs at downs@aisc.org; there is a $35 nominal charge for printed copies.

Please submit comments using the form provided online or by email to Nathaniel Gonner (gonner@aisc.org) by June 1, 2023, for consideration.