Update on NACE TG 404‘Nuclear Buried Piping’ 

Gabriel Ogundele,  Chair (Kinectrics Inc., Canada)

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Pierre Roberge,  Vice-Chair (Royal Military College, Canada)

Hank Kleinfelder,  Secretary (Mears Group Inc., U.S.A)

Presentation at the NRC Public MeetingMarch 30, 2011

Initiated  during Corrosion 2009

Workshop -Corrosion 2010

History

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Meeting -Corrosion Technology Week 2010

Symposium -Corrosion 2011

Meeting -Corrosion 2011

Scope of TG 404

To produce a report on

“State--of--the--Art Report of External Corrosion, 

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Assessment, and Control of Buried Metallic and Reinforced Metallic Piping Systems in Nuclear Power 

Plants”

Paper # 11178:  “Pipeline Condition Assessment – Locating, Diagnosing, and Mitigating Corrosion Damage”, Ockert J. Van Der Schijff and Ron Latanision

(Paper # 11179:  “A Regulatory Analysis and Perspective Regarding Leaks from Buried and Underground Piping at Nuclear Power Plants”, David Alley

Symposium Corrosion 2011 (March 13 – 17, 2011)

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David Alley

Paper # 11180:  “Corrosion Control Considerations for Buried Pipe in Nuclear Generation Facilities”, Kevin C. Garrity and Hank Kleinfelder

Paper #  11181:  “Methodology for Surveying Buried Plant Piping for Coating Condition and CP Effectiveness”, Andy Smart, Andy Jensen, Steve Biagiotti, and Eric Elder

Paper # 11182:  “Cathodic protection design considerations for buried nuclear piping”,  Steven F. Daily

Paper # 11183:  “Predicting Conditions in Coating Disbonded Regions on Buried Pipelines in Nuclear Plants”, Fengmei Song

Symposium Corrosion 2011 (March 13 – 17, 2011)

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Paper # 11184:  “Copper Grounding and Cathodic Protection in Nuclear Facilities”, Earl L. Kirkpatrick

Paper # 11185:  “Evaluation of Coatings for Buried Piping”, Jon Cavallo

State--of--the--Art Report of External Corrosion, Assessment, and Control of Buried Metallic and 

Reinforced Metallic Piping Systems in Nuclear Power Plants

Proposed Report

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Contributors

UtilitiesEPRI

Coating and Cathodic Protection Experts

1.0 Background (Arthur Stein and Timothy Eckert)

2.0 Identification of Needs (Jim Melchionna and Elizabeth Sisk)

3.0 Coatings (Jon Cavallo and Jerry Holton)

4.0 Cathodic Protection (Steven Daily)

5 0 Existing Indirect Measurements (Steven Daily and Laszlo Forgo)

Table of Contents

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5.0 Existing Indirect Measurements (Steven Daily and Laszlo Forgo)

6.0 Direct Inspection (Excavation) (Ted Ivy and Youssef Tabib)

7.0 Repair and Replacement for new build Scenarios (Arthur Stein and Ron Latanision)

8.0 Current Standards (Steve Biagiotti and Ernie Klechka)

9.0 Education (Steve Biagiotti, Ernie Klechka)

10.0 Gaps (Gabriel Ogundele and Elizabeth Sisk)

Recommendations and Gap Analysis

Standards

Cathodic Protection 

Coatings

Training and Certification

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New Installation

Indirect Inspection 

Direct Inspection

Repair and Replacement Options 

Recognize needs of System Owners and Service Providers•System owners need management knowledge•Service providers need technical knowledge

System Owners have counterparts in other industries•Resides in Oil and Gas production, transmission, and distribution•Resources with corrosion fundamentals may exist•Owners need to understand corrosion fundamentals

Recommendations and Gap Analysis (e.g., Education)

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Ow e s eed o u de s a d co os o u da e a s

Training/Certification to be cognizant of the issues•Relevant to construction types and environmental factors•Documentation control and standards

Release of report “completes” the scope of TG 404

New Task Groups (TGs) and Technology Exchange Groups (TEGs) will be needed to carry-forward the gaps

Subsequent Work

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Groups (TEGs) will be needed to carry-forward  the gaps itemized in the previous slide

Team Leaders are required to actualize the requirements

Corrosion Technology Week 2011 is September 18-22, 2011, (Discuss final report before (or after) balloting)

Corrosion 2012 is March 11-15 2012

Future Meeting

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Corrosion 2012 is March 11-15, 2012

QUESTIONS

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QUESTIONS