Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: a0eac204-cda8-4f13-acbb-78128be9580c
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Qualification of Nuclear Power Plant Inspection, Examination and Testing Personnel (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1221/ML12216A006.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.58
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the performance of duties specified in 10 CFR Part 55, "Operators' Licenses." 2ANSI N45.2.6-1978, "Qualifications of Inspection, Examina- tion, and Testing Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants," may be obtained from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 345 East 47th Street, New York, New York 10017. by the ANSI Board of Standards Review on August31, 1978. The standard contains requirements indicated by the verb "shall" and a set of recommendations indicated by the verb "should." The recommendations as well as the require- ments of the standard were evaluated with respect to importance to safety. Applicability of the set of recommenda- tions in Section 3.5 of the standard is addressed in Regula- tory Position 6. The American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) has developed Recommended Practice No. SNT- TC-1A-1975, 3 which establishes guidelines for the qualifi- cation and certification of nondestructive testing personnel. The applicability of ANSI Standard N45.2.6-1978, ASNT Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A-1975, and the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code to personnel perform- ing nondestructive examinations is clarified in this guide. ASNT Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-IA-1975 has been reviewed by the NRC staff and is considered acceptable for the qualification of nondestructive testing personnel for the nondestructive test methods covered by that document subject to certain exceptions. For those nondestructive examinations required by Section III and Section XI of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, it is indicated that ASNT Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-IA-1975 should be used in conjunction with the additional provisions of the Code. Where conformance to this regulatory guide is indicated in an application without further qualification, this means that the requirements of ANSI N45.2.6-1978, as supple- mented or modified by the regulatory positions of this guide, will be followed. 3 Copies of SNT-TC-lA-1975, "Recommended Practice for