ASME Section XI Update to the July 2013 NESCC Mtg
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ASME SECTION XI
“RULES FOR INSERVICE INSPECTION OF
NUCLEAR PLANT COMPONENTS”
CODE DEVELOPMENTS
NRMCC
July 2013
BPV XI Committee Organization
BPV XI Standards
Committee
Special Working Group on Nuclear Plant Aging
Management
Executive Committee
Special Working Group on Reliability and
Integrity Management Program
Working Group on General Requirements
Subgroup on Water Cooled Systems
Working Group on Inspection of
Systems and Components
Working Group on Risk-Informed
Activities
Working Group on Containment
Working Group on Pressure Testing
Special Working Group on Editing and Review
Subgroup on
Nondestructive
Examination
Subgroup on Evaluation
Standards
Working Group on
Procedure Qualification
and Volumetric
Examination
Working Group on
Operating Plant Criteria
Working Group on
Personnel Qualification
and Surface, Visual, and
Eddy Current
Examination
Subgroup on
Repair/Replacement
Activities
Working Group on Design
and Programs
Working Group on Flaw
Evaluation
Working Group on Pipe
Flaw Evaluation
Working Group on
Welding and Special
Repair Processes
ASME Section XI
• Division 1: Rules for Inspection and
Testing of Components of LightWater-Cooled Plants (2010 Edition
with the 2011 Addenda)
• Division 2: Rules for Inspection and
Testing of Components of Gas-Cooled
Plants (1992 Edition with the 1993
Addenda)
• Division 3: Rules for Inspection and
Testing of Components of LiquidMetal-Cooled Plants (2001 Edition
with the 2002 Addenda)
Change
of publication cycle
No longer on a three year Edition cycle with yearly Addenda
Two year Edition cycle, 2013, 2015, 2017, etc.
Code Cases published four times per year
Documents that clarify the intent of existing Code requirements or provide
alternative requirements
Interpretations will be posted online
Formal written responses to written inquiries
New
Working Groups and Task Groups
Working Group Non-Metals Repair/Replacement Activities
Task Group on Repair by Carbon Fiber Composites
Task Group on HDPE repair/replacement
Task Group Buried Components Inspection and Testing
Task Group on High Strength Nickel Alloys Issues
Regulatory
◦ Separation of regulatory requirements
Numerous places where Section XI contains requirements for
submitting documents to the regulatory or enforcement
authority or identifies documents that are subject to review by
those authorities
BNCS has asked BPV XI to separate those requirements
Remove them completely
Move them to an Appendix
Both the NRC and BPV XI will be working on a mutual
solution
BPV XI will survey international communities to see how they
might view these regulatory requirements
Industry
◦ BPV XI Top Ten List
It has an iterative list of the top 10 changes/issues for the
committee’s consideration
Reviewed each meeting and revised based on industry
needs and input
Keeps committees focused
Coordination with NRC list and the concept is gaining
more attention
Potentially develop a Joint Operational Plan
Industry needs and the work provided by the members
make this plan a success
Industry (cont’d)
◦ Actions Completed
Code Case N-770-2 was revised to incorporate optimized weld
overlay and inspection of a large diameter cold leg temperature
locations
Code Case N-754 – optimized dissimilar metal weld overlay
used for mitigation
Code Case N-749 – Flaw Evaluation Acceptance Criteria for
Ferritic Components based on Elastic Plastic Fracture Methods
Code Case N-771, “On-line rules” for inservice examination
during power operation
Still need to address Successive Examination
Code Case N-788, Third Party NDE Certification Organization
Third party in lieu of employer-based certification
Industry (cont’d)
◦ Develop Rules for Operational Leakage
Phase 1 is completed which was to incorporate existing
code cases into Section XI
Phase 2 is to define requirements to address leakage
acceptance
Phase 3 is to look into new items, techniques, and
approaches
Phase 2 and 3 are currently being worked in parallel
Industry (cont’d)
◦ New Working Group for Nonmetals R/R Activities
Developing a Code Case for HDPE R/R Activities
First issuance expected in 2013; repair by electrofusion is
targeted for 2014
Developing a Code Case for Repair of Moderate Energy
Class 2 and Class 3 Piping using Carbon Fiber Composites
Grass roots effort - will not use Code Case N-589, but will
apply lessons learned
First issuance targeted for 2015
New
Code
◦ Revision to Division 2
A significant change was made during the year
The change was to be able to include all reactor types
Requirements will pertain to all reactor types
Specific requirements for each reactor type will be
included in appendices
Small Modular Reactors
Implement a Reliability Integrity Management (RIM)
system
The new Division 2 is expected to be published in the
2015 Edition
Revision of Division 2 (cont.)
◦ RIM (Reliability and Integrity Management)
Plant design, inservice inspection, online monitoring
Appropriate level of reliability of systems, structures and
components (SSC)
Continuing assurance over the life of the plant that such
reliability is maintained
Design and inspection or monitoring features important to
reliability
Design margins
Material selection
Maintenance, repair, replacement
Testing, monitoring, inservice inspection (ISI)
Revision of Division 2 (cont.)
◦ RIM (Reliability and Integrity Management)
Determine Scope of SSCs for RIM Program
Evaluate SSC Damage Mechanisms
Determine Plant and SSC Level Reliability and Capability
Requirements (including beyond-design-basis events, if desired)
Evaluate RIM Strategies to Achieve Reliability Targets
Evaluate Uncertainties in Reliability Performance
Determine Scope and Parameters of RIM Program
Monitor SSC Reliability Performance and Update RIM Program
Questions
Ryan Crane, P.E.
Nuclear S&C Europe Liaison
[email protected]