Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 505.30 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following definitions shall apply to this Part:
"Act" means the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act [430
				  ILCS 75].
"Agency" means the Illinois Emergency Management
				  Agency.
"Alteration" means a change to a boiler or pressure vessel
				  made necessary by, or resulting in, a change in design requirements.
				  Non-physical changes such as rerating of a boiler or pressure vessel shall be
				  considered an alteration. The addition of nozzles smaller than a reinforced
				  opening size shall not be considered an alteration.
"ANSI" means the American National Standards Institute, 1430
				  Broadway, New York NY 10018.
"Appurtenance" means an item attached to a stamped component
				  that has work performed on it requiring verification by an Authorized
				  Inspector.
"ASME" means the American Society of Mechanical Engineers,
				  345 E. 47th Street, New York NY 10017.
"ASME Code" means the American Society of Mechanical
				  Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code with addenda thereof made, approved
				  and adopted by the Council of the Society and adopted and incorporated by the
				  Agency in Section
				  505.40.
				  Copies of the ASME Code may be obtained from the American Society of Mechanical
				  Engineers.
"ASME Code Case" or "Code Case" means a document published by
				  ASME to clarify the intent of the ASME Code or to provide alternative
				  requirements to those specifically indicated in the ASME Code due to special
				  circumstances or for the use of new technology.
"Authorized Inspection Agency" means one of the following
				  organizations:
A department or division established by a jurisdiction that
				  has adopted one or more Sections of the ASME Code and whose inspectors hold
				  valid commissions issued by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel
				  Inspectors. In Illinois, the Division of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety of
				  the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is the jurisdiction, except for the
				  City of Chicago; or
An insurance company that has been licensed or registered by
				  the appropriate authority in the State of Illinois to write boiler and pressure
				  vessel insurance in the State of Illinois; or
A company in the business of providing third party inspection
				  services that has recognition from the State of Illinois to perform inspection
				  and design reviews for boilers and pressure vessels; or
An owner of boilers or pressure vessels who maintains a
				  regularly established inspection department, whose organization and inspection
				  procedures meet the requirements established by OSFM.
"Authorized Inspector" means an individual who is employed by
				  an authorized inspection agency and meets the requirements of Section
				  505.180.
"Boiler" means a closed vessel used to heat water or other
				  liquids or to generate steam or other vapors under pressure or vacuum by the
				  application of heat resulting from the combustion of fuels, electricity, atomic
				  energy or waste gases.
"Power boiler" means a boiler in which steam or other vapor
				  is generated at a pressure of more than 15 psig and includes water boilers
				  operating at pressures exceeding 160 psig or temperatures exceeding 250° F
				  at or near the boiler outlet.
"High pressure, high-temperature water boiler" means a water
				  boiler operating at pressures exceeding 160 psig or temperatures exceeding
				  250° F at or near the boiler outlet.
"Heating boiler" means a steam heating boiler operated at
				  pressures not exceeding 15 psig, or a hot water heating boiler operated at
				  pressures not exceeding 160 psig or temperatures not exceeding 250° F at or
				  near the boiler outlet.
"Hot water supply boiler" means a boiler (including fired
				  storage water heater) furnishing hot water to be used externally to itself at
				  pressures not exceeding 160 psig or temperatures not exceeding 250° F at or
				  near the boiler outlet.
"Certificate inspection" means an inspection, the report of
				  which is used by the Agency as justification for issuing, withholding or
				  revoking the Inspection Certificate.
"Condemned" means any boiler or pressure vessel, including
				  related appurtenances, that has been inspected and declared unsafe, or
				  disqualified by legal requirements, by the Agency.
"Design pressure" means the pressure used in the design of a
				  boiler or pressure vessel for the purpose of determining the minimum
				  permissible thickness or physical characteristics (e.g., material properties)
				  of different parts of the vessel, in accordance with design standards of the
				  ASME Code.
"Director" means the Director of the Illinois Emergency
				  Management Agency.
"External inspection" means as complete an examination as can
				  reasonably be made of the external surfaces of a boiler or pressure vessel.
				  This examination shall be made while it is in operation, if possible.
"Inoperative" means a boiler, pressure vessel or attached
				  appurtenance that is no longer capable of functioning within its design
				  requirements. The inability of support equipment to operate does not cause a
				  boiler or pressure vessel to be considered inoperative.
"Inservice inspection interval" means the period of time
				  during which inservice examinations and system pressure tests are performed, as
				  defined by the owner in accordance with ASME Code Section XI.
"Inservice inspection period" means a subdivision of the
				  inservice inspection interval, as defined by the owner in accordance with ASME
				  Code Section XI.
"Inservice Inspection Plan" means the documents prepared by
				  the owner in accordance with paragraph IWA-2420 of the edition and addenda of
				  Section XI approved by the NRC for use by the plant (10 year plan).
"Inspection" means examination and evaluation of documents
				  and hardware by an Authorized Inspector to determine conformance of an item or
				  an activity to the requirements of this Part.
"Inspection Certificate" means a certification issued by the
				  Agency for the operation of a non-ISI boiler or pressure vessel or nuclear
				  power system.
"Internal inspection" means as complete an examination as can
				  reasonably be made of the internal surfaces of a boiler or pressure vessel
				  while it is shut down and manhole plates, handhole plates or other inspection
				  opening closures are removed as required by the Authorized Inspector.
"ISI boiler or pressure vessel" means any boiler or pressure
				  vessel, including related appurtenances, that is in the owner's Inservice
				  Inspection Plan.
"Maintenance" means routine activities conducted on an item
				  that are performed and controlled in accordance with the owner's procedures,
				  including minor restorative actions, that are not otherwise classified as a
				  repair, replacement or alteration.
"Maximum Allowable Working Pressure" or "MAWP" means the
				  maximum gauge pressure permissible (in accordance with the design requirements)
				  at the top of a vessel in its operating position at the design temperature.
				  This pressure is the least of those calculated for every element of the vessel
				  using nominal thickness exclusive of allowances for corrosion and thickness
				  required for loadings other than pressure. It is the basis for the pressure
				  setting of the pressure relieving devices (e.g., pressure relief valves)
				  protecting the vessel. The design pressure may be used in place of the maximum
				  allowable working pressure in all cases for which calculations are not made to
				  determine the value of the maximum allowable working pressure.
"National Board" means the National Board of Boiler and
				  Pressure Vessel Inspectors, 1055 Crupper Avenue, Columbus OH 43229.
"National Board Inspection Code" means the National Board
				  Inspection Code published by the National Board and adopted and incorporated by
				  the Agency in Section 505.40. Copies may be obtained from the National
				  Board.
"NFPA" means the National Fire Protection Association, 1
				  Batterymarch Park, Quincy MA 02269.
"Non-ISI boiler or pressure vessel" means any boiler or
				  pressure vessel, including related appurtenances, that is not in the owner's
				  Inservice Inspection Plan.
"Non-standard boiler or pressure vessel" means any boiler or
				  pressure vessel, including related appurtenances, that does not bear the
				  Certification Mark with appropriate designator.
"NRC" means the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
				  or any agency that succeeds to its function in the licensing of nuclear power
				  reactors or facilities, or facilities for spent nuclear fuel.
"Nuclear facility" means a nuclear power station. There may
				  be one or more nuclear power systems at a nuclear power station.
"Nuclear power system" means all ISI boilers and pressure
				  vessels in a unit, including their appurtenances, at a nuclear facility that
				  are inspected in accordance with an Inservice Inspection Plan. Such components
				  are generally associated with systems that serve the purpose of producing and
				  controlling the output of thermal energy from nuclear fuel and associated
				  systems essential to the function and overall safety of the nuclear power
				  system.
"OSFM" means the Illinois Office of the State Fire
				  Marshal.
"Outage" means temporary suspension of operation of a
				  component or system to conduct actions such as maintenance, forced repairs or
				  testing of equipment.
"Owner" means any organization, person, firm or corporation
				  legally responsible for the safe operation of any boiler or pressure vessel at
				  a nuclear facility within the State.
"PSIG" means pounds per square inch gauge and is a measure of
				  pressure.
"Pressure relief valve" means a safety valve, relief valve or
				  safety relief valve.
"Pressure vessel" means an enclosed vessel in which pressure
				  is obtained from an external source, or by applying heat from an indirect
				  source or from a direct source other than boilers as defined in this Section.
				  Reactor containments are not considered pressure vessels.
"Quality Assurance Program" means a controlled system of
				  planned and systematic actions required to provide adequate confidence that the
				  items designed and constructed are in accordance with the rules of the ASME
				  Code Section III; or all the planned and systematic actions necessary to
				  provide adequate confidence that a structure, system or component will perform
				  satisfactorily in service in accordance with Appendix B of 10 CFR 50 (2007), as
				  applicable.
"Refueling outage" means temporary suspension of power
				  production of the nuclear power system to conduct actions, including refueling
				  the reactor. Refueling outages normally occur approximately every 2
				  years.
"Reinstalled" means any boiler or pressure vessel, including
				  related appurtenances, removed from its original setting and reinstalled at the
				  same location or at a new location within the State of Illinois without change
				  of ownership.
"Relief valve" means an automatic pressure relieving device,
				  actuated by the static pressure upstream of the valve, that opens further with
				  the increase in pressure over the opening pressure. It is used primarily for
				  liquid service.
"Repair" means the process of restoring a nonconforming item
				  by welding or brazing so that existing design requirements are met.
"Report of Inspection" means a report prepared by an
				  Authorized Inspector that documents that a non-ISI boiler or pressure vessel
				  meets the requirements of this Part for installation and periodic
				  inspection.
"Reportable event" means any accident that either causes a
				  boiler or pressure vessel to become inoperative due to damage from an
				  explosion, catastrophic event or failure due to material condition, of either
				  itself or an attached appurtenance, or results in death or bodily injury to a
				  person.
"Rerated" or "Rerating" means alteration.
"Safety relief valve" means an automatic pressure actuated
				  relieving device suitable for use as a safety or relief valve, depending on
				  application.
"Safety valve" means an automatic pressure relieving device
				  actuated by the static pressure upstream of the valve and characterized by full
				  opening pop action. It is primarily used for gas or vapor service.
"State Special" means a boiler or pressure vessel, including
				  related appurtenances, of special construction that may not be constructed in
				  accordance with the ASME Code. See Sections
				  505.170,
				  505.1700
				  and
				  505.2700
				  for the procedures for granting a State Special.
"Technical specifications" means part of the Updated or Final
				  Safety Analysis Report and Operating License issued by the NRC that designates
				  safety limits, limiting safety system settings, limiting conditions for
				  operation and surveillance requirements for the safe operation of the nuclear
				  facility.
"Updated or Final Safety Analysis Report" means a report
				  required by the NRC in accordance with
				  10 CFR
				  50.34.
"Welding" means a group of processes in which coalescence is
				  produced by heating with an arc or arcs, with or without the application of
				  pressure and with or without the use of filler metal.