Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: e1a28538-35cc-4fc2-ab12-2e1d95830205
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Acceptability of ASME Code, Section XI, Division 2, Requirements for RIM Programs for NPPs, for Non-LWRs
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2112/ML21120A185.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-05
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Section ID: RG-1.246
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entified during the online MANDE. Also, the results of any analytical evaluations of inspection results that are conducted in accordance with ASME Code, Section XI, Division 2, from online inspections should be provided to the NRC within 120 days of the inspection. The flaw evaluation acceptance criteria in Appendix VII to ASME Code, Section XI, Division 2 are based on acceptance criteria in ASME Code, Section XI, Division 1. The use of these flaw evaluation acceptance criteria is acceptable provided the temperature ranges do not exceed those in ASME Code, Section III, Division 1. Although non-LWR licensees are not required to meet Section III, the NRC staff has not reviewed the flaw evaluation acceptance criteria for use in temperature ranges above those described in Section III, Division 1, and cannot endorse their use at such temperatures. Should the applicable temperatures for a component exceed these temperature ranges, the applicant or licensee will need to establish the acceptance criteria and submit to the NRC for review and approval. Basis for Regulatory Guidance Position 5 Qualification of NDE personnel is not dependent on the type of plant. Therefore, previous NRC staff positions on qualification of NDE personnel also apply to non-LWRs. Use of ASME NDE (ANDE)-1-2015, “Nondestructive Examination and Quality Control Central Qualification and Certification Program” (Ref. 11), was not approved by the NRC when proposed under ASME Code Case N-788-1 “Third Party NDE Certification Organizations Section XI, Division 1” (Ref. 12). RG 1.193 documents that this Code Case is not generally acceptable for use. The NRC has been following and participating in the development of ANDE for several years and is reviewing ANDE as it progresses. Code Case N-788-1 and the ANDE standard do not contain sufficient specificity for use as a qualification or certification program. Several important sections of ASME ANDE-1-2015 are not defined and are to be determined in the