Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart C - NON-ISI BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Section 505.2200 - Inspection Certificates

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
This Section is not intended to be, in any way, inconsistent
				  with the applicable regulations, rules and requirements of the NRC. If a
				  requirement of this Section as applied in any situation is or would be
				  inconsistent with the regulations, rules and requirements of the NRC, the
				  requirements of this Section shall not be applied. The Agency will take action
				  in regard to an Inspection Certificate only in accordance with Section
				  505.80. The
				  Agency shall issue Inspection Certificates for non-ISI boilers and pressure
				  vessels in accordance with this Section if the reports, inspection criteria and
				  plans required to be submitted by and identified in Sections
				  505.110
				  and
				  505.2100
				  and this Section are submitted in accordance with the frequencies specified in
				  those Sections and are in compliance with this Part.
a) The Agency shall issue one Inspection
				Certificate to each non-ISI boiler and pressure vessel for a term equal to the
				frequency of inspection of the non-ISI boiler or pressure vessel. The frequency
				and type of inspection for each non-ISI boiler and pressure vessel shall be as
				follows:
1) Power boilers, high pressure water
				boilers and high temperature water boilers shall be inspected annually, which
				shall be an internal inspection where conditions permit. The boilers shall also
				be inspected externally annually while under representative operating
				conditions, if possible.
2) Low
				pressure steam boilers, hot water heating boilers and hot water supply boilers
				shall be inspected every 2 years. The inspection shall be internal and
				external, where conditions permit. An external inspection shall be conducted
				under representative operating conditions at the request of the Authorized
				Inspector.
3) Pressure vessels
				subject to internal corrosion shall be inspected in accordance with subsection
				(a)(3)(A), unless the Agency approves an alternative under subsection
				(a)(3)(B).
A) Pressure vessels shall be
				inspected every 3 years. The inspection shall be internal and external where
				conditions permit.
B)
				Alternatively, for each pressure vessel that can be inspected only during
				refueling outages, the owner may develop an inspection plan for the remaining
				life of the pressure vessel. The plan shall provide that an inspection of each
				pressure vessel will occur prior to the completion of every 2 consecutive
				refueling outages, but in no case more than 5 years after the last inspection
				of the pressure vessel. The owner may include in the plan contingency options
				for conducting inspections during unplanned or extended refueling outages,
				provided the required frequency of inspection is met. The bases for the
				inspection plan may include, but is not necessarily limited to, alternative
				examinations and tests planned and performed, past performance of this and
				similar pressure vessels, status of the pressure vessel in the plant's
				maintenance program, the environment and contents of the pressure vessel,
				vessel use, service condition (operating or not) of the pressure vessel
				relative to operation of the plant, corrosive environment where the pressure
				vessel is installed, risks, methods of inspection, ALARA (as defined in 32 Ill.
				Adm. Code 310) considerations, trade-offs and relevant engineering data. This
				plan shall be submitted to the Agency for approval.
4) Pressure vessels not subject to internal
				corrosion shall be inspected in accordance with subsection (a)(4)(A) or (B) as
				applicable, unless the Agency approves an alternative under subsection
				(a)(4)(C):
A) Vessels containing
				incompressible fluids (e.g., water) shall be inspected externally every 5
				years.
B) Vessels containing
				compressible fluids (e.g., air steam), or a combination of compressible and
				incompressible fluids, shall be inspected externally every 3 years.
C) Alternatively, the owner may develop an
				inspection plan for the vessel for its remaining life based upon refueling
				outages. This plan shall be submitted to the Agency for approval. The basis for
				such an inspection plan may include alternative examinations and tests planned
				and performed, past performance of the pressure vessel and similar pressure
				vessels, status of the pressure vessel in the plant's maintenance program, the
				environment and contents of the pressure vessel and relevant engineering data.
AGENCY NOTE: External inspection may be waived by the Agency
				  due to inaccessibility of the equipment, based on the owner's detailed
				  assessment of documentation and performance data verifying vessel
				  integrity.
5)
				Inspection of flame safeguard equipment shall be to the standards of Section
				505.40(c)
				and will be in conjunction with the regular inspection of boilers.
6) A grace period of 2 months beyond the
				period specified in subsection (a)(1) or (2), may elapse between internal
				inspections of the boiler while it is not under pressure and the external
				inspection of the boiler while it is under pressure.