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NRC INSPECTION MANUAL DI

INSPECTION PROCEDURE 73052

INSERVICE INSPECTION - REVIEW OF PROCEDURES

PROGRAM APPLICABILITY: 2512, 2515 (BASIC)

73052-01 INSPECTION OBJECTIVE

Ascertain whether the licensee's procedures pertaining to the

Preservice Inspection (PSI) and/or Inservice Inspection (ISI)

adequately cover all required aspects of the approved ISI program.

73052-02 INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS

02.01 Program Requirements. Review the licensee's commitments

in the SAR, Technical Specifications (TS), and approved ISI program.

Ascertain that ISI procedures adequately cover all areas specified

in the licensee's commitments for ISI and PSI requirements, where

applicable.

02.02 Procedure Approval. Ascertain whether the ISI procedures

have been approved by authorized licensee personnel and by the

Authorized Nuclear Inservice Inspector (ANII).

02.03 Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) Procedure Review. The

inspector should choose a sampling of procedures from each type of

NDE, as appropriate, and review them for the following:

a. Scope.

1. Requirements are specified and agree with licensee's

commitments in 02.01 above, including specified or

referenced acceptance levels.

2. Qualifications of NDE personnel are specified and in

accordance with the licensee's approved ISI program.

3. Methods of recording, evaluating, and dispositioning

findings are established and reporting requirements are

in compliance with applicable Code requirements. Records

identified for retention should include:

(a) Examination results and data sheets
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(b) Film and tape records, as applicable
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(c) Examination equipment data, including records of

consumable materials such as penetrant materials,

ultrasonic test (UT) couplants, etc.

(d) Calibration data sheets

(e) Calibration blocks, sheets, and tubes

4. If the licensee is using contractor personnel for all or

part of the ISI effort, the procedures delineate the

scope of work and division of responsibilities between

the licensee and the contractor.

b. Technical Content.

1. Method of examination, extent, and technique is adequately described and in conformance with the requirements and guidance of ASME Code Section V.

2. Procedures include any special requirements imposed by

joint NRC or industry initiatives, if applicable.

3. Methods to record and evaluate test results are specified.

02.04 Code Repair or Replacement Procedure Review. The

inspector should choose one Code repair and one Code replacement

procedure and review them to ensure that the elements of the

procedures are consistent with the applicable requirements of the

ASME Code and the approved ISI program.

a. Code Repair Procedure. Elements of a complete repair cycle

that the licensee's procedure should include are:

1. Identification of the NDE method that revealed the flaw

and the description of the flaw.

2. Description of the flaw removal method.

3. Procedure for weld and postweld heat treatment, if

applicable, including review of procedures for welding

prior to authorization of the repair and review of

qualifications of welders performing the repair.

4. Provisions for using the services of an Authorized

Inspection Agency when making a weld repair, as well as

for having the ANI review and approve the repair procedure before its performance.

5. Description of the NDE program to be used after the

repair is completed.

6. Delineation of the scope of work and division of responsibilities between the licensee and contractor, if a

contractor is used.
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b. Code Replacement Procedure. Elements of a replacement program

that the licensee's procedure should include are:

1. Provisions to verify that the replacements met the

requirements of the edition of the Construction Code to

which the original component/part was constructed, the

provisions of later editions of that same Code, or

Section III of the ASME Code.

2. Provisions to ensure that the replacements ordered as

spares met the requirements of the appropriate Construction Code used for the part/component it was intended to

replace, the provisions of later editions of that Code,

or Section III of the ASME Code.

3. Justification, consistent with NRC guidelines, for not

requiring a Code stamp.

4. Evaluation of the suitability of the replacement prior to

authorizing its installation.

5. Retention of reports and records as required by the

Construction Code and ASME Code Section XI.

6. Performance of a PSI prior to the return to service of

the replacement component or part in accordance with the

applicable Code.

73052-03 INSPECTION GUIDANCE

General Guidance. Review of the licensee's procedures is to be

conducted for the PSI of each unit and for the first ISI of each

unit. Subsequent reviews shall be conducted each outage and should

key only on revisions and newly implemented procedures.

This procedure covers ASME Section XI with the exception of those

items in the PSI program that are covered in the Preoperational Test

Program, Chapter 7000 of the IE Manual.

ASME Section V, "Nondestructive Examination, Subsection A -

Nondestructive Methods of Examination," should be used as supplemental guidance during the conduct of this inspection procedure.

However, the field of NDE is developing rapidly, causing NRC

requirements, tailored to individual plants, to differ significantly

from Section V of the ASME Code. In such cases, NRC requirements

govern.

03.01 Specific Guidance.

a. Inspection Requirement 02.01. The ISI program and program

requirements differ for each facility. Each facility will

have submitted an ISI plan to the NRC for review against the

requirements of 10 CFR 50.55a(g). Often, relief will have

been granted from certain requirements. Therefore, the ISI

program requirements must be inspected against the TS and
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commitments made by the specific facility in its NRC-reviewed

ISI program.

b. Inspection Requirement 02.02. According to ASME Code Section

XI, it is the duty of the ANII to verify that the NDE are

performed in accordance with written approved procedures by

qualified personnel. This includes verifying the technical

content and requirements of examination procedures and the

procedures used to qualify NDE personnel.

c. Inspection Requirement 02.03. At least one procedure from

each type of NDE should be examined for technical adequacy.

The inspector should be aware of NRC initiatives in the areas

of procedure and personnel certification such as the

NRC/EPRI/BWR Owners Group qualification requirements for

intergranular stress corrosion cracking UT inspections. The

following should be used for the review of each NDE procedure

selected:

1. Visual Examination. Use procedure review requirements

from inspection procedure (IP) 57050 as a checklist for

this review.

2. Liquid Penetrant Examination. Use procedure review

requirements from IP 57060 as a checklist for this

review.

3. Magnetic Particle Examination. Use procedure review

requirements from IP 57070 as a checklist for this

review.

4. Ultrasonic Examination. Use procedure review

requirements from IP 57080 as a checklist for this

review, supplemented by any special requirements imposed

by NRC/industry initiatives (i.e., Regulatory Guide (RG)

1.150).

5. Radiographic Examination. Use procedure review

requirements from IP 57090 as a checklist for this

review.

6. Eddy Current Examination. Review the licensee's

procedure to ensure that the:

(a) Multi-channel examination unit is specified.

(b) Method of examination is described.

(c) Method of calibration and sequence of calibration is

described.

(d) Requirements of TS or ASME Code Section XI (whichever

is applicable) have been addressed.

(e) Procedures meet the requirements and intent of RG

1.83.
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(f) Licensee has written approval for use of Code cases

such as "N-401".

Because the specific NDE technical requirements vary among

Code editions and addenda, the inspector should ensure, when

using the 57050 series IPs as technical requirements

checklists, that the requirements reflect those specified in

the Code of record committed to by the licensee being

inspected.

d. Inspection Requirement 02.04. If the inspector finds it

necessary to conduct a more detailed inspection of the

technical aspects of the process procedures used in the repair

activity (i.e., welding, NDE), the 55050 and 57050 series IPs

should be used. The inspector, however, should ensure that

only the welding and NDE requirements of the Code section used

in the repair (normally Section XI with referenced portions

of Section III) are applied to the inspection of the process

procedures. Additionally, the inspector should ensure that

the licensee has evaluated all repair and replacement actions

in accordance with 10 CFR 50.59 to ensure that there are no

unresolved safety questions.

73052-04 REFERENCES

ASME Code Section XI, "Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear

Power Plant Components."

ASME Code Section V, "Nondestructive Examination."

ANSI N45.2.6, "Qualification of Inspection, Examination, and Testing

Personnel."

Society for Nondestructive Testing, "Recommended Practice No.

SNT-TC-1A."

Regulatory Guide 1.58, "Qualifications of Nuclear Power Plant

Inspection, Examination, and Testing Personnel."

Regulatory Guide 1.150, "Ultrasonic Testing of Reactor Vessel Welds

During Preservice and Inservice Examinations."

Regulatory Guide 1.83, "Inservice Inspection of Pressurized Water

Reactor Steam Generator Tubes."

Regulatory Guide 1.147, "Inservice Inspection Code Case

Acceptability - ASME Section XI Division 1."

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