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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 504 - STATUS SIGNALS FOR NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS › Section 504.30 - Protocol for Data Transmissions

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Communications protocol, data representation and data
				transmission frequency for the System Status Signals Catalogue shall be
				established and/or changed by mutual consent of the Agency and the owner
				subject to the condition that the owner shall provide signals to the Agency in
				a manner and at a frequency that allows the Agency to incorporate the signals
				into and augment the Agency's remote effluent monitoring
				system.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 504 - STATUS SIGNALS FOR NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS › Section 504.40 - Equipment

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a) The Agency shall
			 provide communication hardware to the owner and shall establish a Communication
			 Link. All Agency owned equipment shall be maintained by the Agency.
b) Agency personnel and agents shall have
			 access to all Agency equipment located at the nuclear station site, subject to
			 any security requirements imposed by law, regulation, or normal security
			 practices of the owner, including Fitness-For-Duty requirements.
c) The owner shall provide and maintain
			 necessary hardware and software at its reactor site to communicate via the
			 Agency supplied communication hardware.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 504 - STATUS SIGNALS FOR NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS › Section 504.50 - Updating Station Catalogues and System Status Signals Catalogue

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a) For each point
			 included in the Station Catalogue, the Station Catalogue shall contain, as a
			 minimum, the name of the point; a description of each parameter (point)
			 measured, sensed or calculated; the units of measure for analog points; the
			 state indication for digital points, e.g., open or closed, on or off; and the
			 type of point, e.g., analog or digital.
b) The owner shall provide the Agency an
			 updated Station Catalogue for each nuclear power station at six month
			 intervals. In the event that the Station Catalogue remained unchanged, the
			 owner shall notify the Agency that no changes were made, in lieu of providing
			 an updated Station Catalogue. The Agency may lengthen the Station Catalogue
			 submission interval at any time.
c)
			 Within 14 calendar days after receipt of an updated Station Catalogue, the
			 Agency shall provide the owner with notice of any changes to the System Status
			 Signals Catalogue.
d) The Agency
			 shall select points for the System Status Signals Catalogue from the updated
			 Station Catalogue using the following criteria:
1) those points by which the off-site
			 radiological consequences can be determined;
2) those points by which challenges to, and
			 failures of, the clad, the primary boundary, and the containment structures can
			 be determined;
3) those points by
			 which short and long-term decay heat removal capabilities can be determined;
			 or
4) those points by which on and
			 off-site station electrical power status can be determined.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 504 - STATUS SIGNALS FOR NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS › Section 504.60 - Implementation of System Status Signals Catalogue

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Except as provided in this Section, the owner shall coordinate
				the transmission of a new System Status Signals Catalogue no later than 14
				calendar days after receiving the notice provided for in Section
				504.50(d).
				If the owner determines that it cannot transmit the new System Status Signals
				Catalogue in the 14 calendar day period, the owner shall, prior to the
				expiration of the 14 calendar day goal, apply in writing to the Agency for an
				extension of time to transmit the new System Status Signals Catalogue.
a) A written request to extend the time for
			 implementation shall include an estimate of the amount of time needed by the
			 owner to begin transmitting the new System Status Signals Catalogue and the
			 reasons why the additional time is needed for implementation.
b) Timely submittal to the Agency of a
			 written request described in subsection (a) will result in an automatic 14 day
			 extension of the time for implementation by the owner.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 504 - STATUS SIGNALS FOR NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS › Section 504.70 - Availability

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a) Each owner shall
			 transmit a System Status Signals Catalogue for each reactor over a
			 Communications Link continuously 24 hours a day during all modes of reactor
			 operation (including defueled conditions) as well as throughout accident and
			 subsequent recovery operations, except during planned station computer and RDL
			 system outages or unplanned station computer and RDL system outages beyond the
			 control of the owner. The owner shall establish measures to assure that
			 unplanned RDL system outages are promptly identified and corrected and that the
			 root cause of the RDL outage is determined and corrective action taken to
			 preclude repetition when appropriate.
b) In the event of an RDL outage, or station
			 computer outage, the owner, when required by the Agency, shall establish a
			 point of technical contact with the Agency to communicate reactor status
			 information until the RDL is restored.
c) In the event of a planned or unplanned
			 station computer outage, data transmission to the Agency shall be restored as
			 soon as possible after the station computer's return to service.
d) The Agency's access to the System Status
			 Signals Catalogue shall not be intentionally degraded by the owner's computer
			 usage unless that usage is necessary to protect public health and safety as
			 required under the Nuclear Regulatory Commission license, and the degradation
			 of access cannot be avoided.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 505.10 - Scope

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This Part shall apply to all boilers and pressure vessels
				  contained within or upon or in connection with nuclear facilities within this
				  State except as provided in Section
				  505.50
				  and elsewhere in this Part. This Part sets forth standards for the safe and
				  proper design, construction, installation, inspection, inservice examination
				  and testing, repair and alteration of boilers and pressure vessels which are
				  consistent with ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and National Board
				  Inspection Code requirements as adopted and enforced by the Nuclear Regulatory
				  Commission (NRC). This Part provides for the registration of boilers and
				  pressure vessels. This Part also provides for the issuance of Inspection
				  Certificates for nuclear power systems and non-ISI boilers and pressure vessels
				  to document that such power systems, boilers and pressure vessels comply with
				  this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 505.20 - Policy

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a) Pursuant to the
				Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act and the Nuclear Safety Law of 2004, the
				Agency has sole jurisdiction over all boilers and pressure vessels contained
				within or upon or in connection with any nuclear facility within this State and
				has the same powers and duties as the State Fire Marshal and the Board of
				Boiler and Pressure Vessel Rules with regard to those boilers and pressure
				vessels notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary.
b) It is the intent of the Agency that the
				boiler and pressure vessel safety program be implemented in a manner consistent
				with the State role provided for in the ASME Code and National Board Inspection
				Code. The Agency intends to review Inservice Inspection Plans, reports and
				other documentation, as provided in this Part, to determine, in coordination
				and cooperation with the NRC, compliance with the ASME Code, National Board
				Inspection Code and other applicable codes and standards incorporated by
				reference in Section
				505.40.
c) This Part is not intended to be, in any
				way, inconsistent with the applicable regulations, rules and requirements of
				the NRC. If a requirement of this Part as applied in any situation is or would
				be inconsistent with the regulations, rules and requirements of the NRC, the
				requirements of this Part shall not be applied. In addition, if the application
				of any requirement of this Part could affect the safety or the operation of the
				nuclear facility, as determined by the NRC, the Agency shall apply the
				requirements only with the prior concurrence of the NRC, as provided for in
				Section
				505.86.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 505.40 - Standards Incorporated by Reference

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The Agency hereby adopts and incorporates by reference the
				  following codes and standards.
a) The
				Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
				with addenda thereto made. Those sections of the ASME Code listed in this
				Section are incorporated into the regulations of the Agency.
1) ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, 1952
				Edition including all addenda and editions through the 2019 edition, for the
				following:
A) Section I, Rules for
				Construction of Power Boilers;
B)
				Section II, Materials
Part A - Ferrous Material Specifications
Part B - Nonferrous Material Specifications
Part C - Specifications for Welding Rods, Electrodes and
				  Filler Metals
Part D - Properties (Customary and Metric);
C) Section III, Rules for Construction of
				Nuclear Facility Components
Subsection NCA - General Requirements for Division 1 and
				  Division 2
Division 1 Appendices
Division 2 - Code for Concrete Containments
Division 3 - Containment Systems for Transportation and
				  Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Material
Division 5 - High Temperature Reactors;
D) Section IV, Rules for Construction of
				Heating Boilers;
E) Section V,
				Nondestructive Examination;
F)
				Section VI, Recommended Rules for the Care and Operation of Heating
				Boilers;
G) Section VII,
				Recommended Guidelines for the Care of Power Boilers;
H) Section VIII, Rules for Construction of
				Pressure Vessels
Division 1
Division 2 - Alternative Rules
Division 3 - Alternative Rules for Construction of High
				  Pressure Vessels;
I) Section
				IX, Welding, Brazing, and Fusing Qualifications;
J) Section X, Fiber-Reinforced Plastic
				Pressure Vessels;
K) Section XII,
				Rules for Construction and Continued Service of Transport Tanks.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 505.50 - Exemptions

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The following exemptions to requirements in this Part shall
				  be permitted, except as defined in this Section or as otherwise provided in
				  this Part. The exemptions provided in subsections (a)(1), (2), (3) and (4)
				  shall not be permitted for ISI boilers and pressure vessels.
a) Except as provided in Section
				505.70,
				the following boilers and pressure vessels shall be exempt from the
				requirements of this Part:
1) Those classes
				of pressure vessels not within the scope of ASME Code Section VIII, Division I
				as defined in the introduction under paragraph U-1.
2) Boilers and pressure vessels which have
				either a Limiting Condition for Operation (LCO) or a surveillance requirement
				in the plant's technical specifications.
3) Pressure vessels that do not exceed:
A) A volume of 15 cubic feet and 250 psig
				when not located in a place of public assembly; or
B) A volume of 5 cubic feet and 250 psig when
				located in a place of public assembly; or
C) A volume of 11/2 cubic feet and 600
				psig.
4) Water
				conditioning equipment used for removing minerals, chemicals, or organic or
				inorganic particulate from water by means other than application of heat, e.g.,
				water softeners, water filters, dealkalizers and demineralizers, provided the
				following conditions are met:
A) The
				temperature of such vessels is maintained below 212° F;
B) No heat is applied to the water after
				being placed into such vessels; and
C) No heat is applied either directly or
				indirectly to such vessels.
5) Hot water supply boilers that are directly
				fired with oil, gas or electricity, provided none of the following limitations
				are exceeded:
A) Heat input of 200,000
				BTU/hr.; or
B) Water temperature of
				200° F; or
C) Nominal water
				containing capacity of 120 gallons.
6) Coil type hot water boilers in which the
				water can flash into steam when released directly to the atmosphere through a
				manually operated nozzle, provided the following conditions are met:
A) There is no drum, headers or other steam
				spaces;
B) No steam is generated
				within the coil;
C) Outside
				diameter of tubing does not exceed 1 inch;
D) Pipe size does not exceed 3/4
				inch;
E) Water capacity of the unit
				does not exceed 6 U. S. gallons; and
F) Water temperature does not exceed 350°
				F.
7) ISI pressure
				vessels that have a surveillance requirement in the plant technical
				specifications or are continuously monitored or are routinely subjected to
				examinations and tests (e.g., visual examinations and pressure tests), other
				than those required in this Part but that are determined by the Agency to give
				an assurance of structural integrity at least equal to that provided by the
				examinations and test required by this Part.
8) Other boilers and pressure vessels listed
				under Section 5(a) of the Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 505.60 - Access to Facilities and Documents

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Upon prior notice and subject to requirements contained in
				  the Memorandum of Understanding, Subagreement No. 2, between the Agency and the
				  NRC, effective May 15, 1990, representatives of the Agency or an Authorized
				  Inspector may enter upon any privately or publicly owned property in this State
				  where a boiler or pressure vessel, including related appurtenances, or a part
				  thereof is being designed, constructed, installed or used within or upon or in
				  connection with a nuclear facility in this State to ascertain whether such
				  boiler or pressure vessel or part thereof is designed, constructed, installed
				  and inspected in accordance with the standards of this Part. In addition to the
				  documents required by this Part, owners shall make available to the Agency
				  additional documents as the Agency determines are required to verify ASME Code
				  and National Board Inspection Code compliance in accordance with this Part.
				  These documents may include, but need not be limited to, such documents as a
				  Quality Assurance Program in effect at the nuclear facility meeting the
				  requirements of the ASME Code, or the details of flaw evaluations. The
				  requirements of this Section are subject to the limitations of Section
				  505.20(c).
AGENCY NOTE: Documentation required to be made available
					 under this Section shall be relevant to a determination of compliance with this
					 Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 505.70 - Notification of Failures

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a) Any
				owner, which includes any person, firm, partnership, corporation or government
				entity, that knowingly fails to notify the Agency within 24 hours, or the next
				business day, after a reportable event, or after any bodily injury or death to
				any person caused by a reportable event, is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor, if
				a natural person, or a business offense punishable by a fine of not less than
				$501 and not more than $10,000, if a corporation or government
				agency.
b) In the case of a
				reportable event, the owner of the affected boiler or pressure vessel may take
				whatever measures it determines in its sole discretion are necessary to give
				emergency assistance to injured persons or to alleviate any threat to the
				public health and safety.
c) In the
				case of a reportable event, the owner may not move, disturb or repair the
				affected boiler or pressure vessel until the Agency has been given the
				opportunity to examine the boiler or pressure vessel within 12 hours after the
				reportable event, except that the owner may initiate an investigation,
				including the gathering of material for samples and the taking of any ancillary
				action necessary for such sample gathering, where the owner either determines
				that such activities will not substantially interfere with the Agency's
				subsequent examination or provides a record of the initial circumstances
				sufficient to provide the Agency with an accurate report of the condition that
				was obtained before the owner initiated its activities.
d) The requirements of this Section shall
				apply to any boiler or pressure vessel, including those exempt under Section
				505.50.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 505.80 - Administrative Review and Hearings - Inspection Certificates

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This Section shall apply to all actions by the Agency for
				  noncompliance with this Part that potentially could impact upon the issuance,
				  suspension or revocation of an Inspection Certificate required by this
				  Part.
a) When in any instance an Agency
				review reveals that an owner may not be in compliance with one or more
				requirements of this Part, the Agency will notify the owner in writing of those
				facts and circumstances known to the Agency that give rise to the inference
				that the owner is not in compliance. If the facts and circumstances giving rise
				to the inference involve only boilers and pressure vessels that the NRC has
				determined are not within NRC's jurisdictional authority, subsection (c) shall
				apply and subsection (b) shall not apply. If the facts and circumstances giving
				rise to the inference involve any other boiler, pressure vessel or nuclear
				power system, subsection (b) shall apply and subsection (c) shall not
				apply.
b) Simultaneously with the
				notification provided for in subsection (a), the Agency will notify the NRC in
				writing of those facts and circumstances known to the Agency that give rise to
				the inference that the owner is not in compliance. If the owner fails to
				demonstrate to the Agency that the owner is in compliance within 10 days after
				the notification, the Agency shall provide to the NRC a written request,
				pursuant to
				10 CFR 2.200,
				that the NRC take appropriate action, e.g., pursuant to
				10 CFR
				2.206. The request will specify the NRC
				action or actions that the Agency is requesting.
c) If the owner fails to demonstrate to the
				Agency that the owner is in compliance within 10 days after the notification
				provided for in subsection (a), the Agency shall issue a Preliminary Order and
				Notice of Opportunity for Hearing in accordance with 32 Ill. Adm. Code 200.
1) If, after the hearing, the Director finds
				that the owner or organization was in compliance with the requirements of this
				Part, the Director shall issue to the owner an Order of Compliance or issue
				such other order as appropriate.
2)
				If, after the hearing or default, the Director finds that the owner is not in
				compliance with the requirements of this Part, the Director will render a final
				decision which may include denying an application for, or suspending or
				revoking, an affected Inspection Certificate.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 505.82 - Administrative Review and Hearings - Authorized Inspection Agency

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This Section shall apply to any action by the Agency to deny
				  an application for, or to suspend or revoke, Agency recognition of an
				  Authorized Inspection Agency.
a) An
				owner or organization aggrieved by the Agency's action pursuant to Section
				505.190(b)
				or (d) may within 15 days submit a written
				request for a hearing to the Agency, which shall thereafter hold an
				adjudicatory hearing in accordance with 32 Ill. Adm. Code 200.
1) If, after the hearing, the Director finds
				that the owner or organization was in compliance with the requirements of this
				Part, the Director shall issue an order directing that recognition be extended
				to the organization.
2) If, after
				the hearing or default, the Director finds that the owner or organization is
				not in compliance with the requirements of this Part, the Director will render
				a final decision which may include denying the application for
				recognition.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 505.84 - Administrative Review and Hearings - Special Permits

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This Section shall apply to any action by the Agency to deny
				  an application for, or to suspend or revoke, a special permit for construction
				  of a non-ASME Code boiler or pressure vessel pursuant to Section
				  505.2700.
a) An owner aggrieved by an Agency denial
				pursuant to Section
				505.2700(c)(5),
				(d)(5) and (e)(5) or Agency action pursuant
				to Section
				505.2700(c)(4),
				(d)(5) and (e)(5) may within 15 days submit a
				written request for a hearing to the Agency, which shall thereafter hold an
				adjudicatory hearing in accordance with 32 Ill. Adm. Code 200.
1) If, after the hearing, the Director finds
				that the owner was in compliance with the requirements of this Part or that the
				affected non-ASME boiler or pressure vessel meets the criteria of Section
				505.2700(c),
				the Director shall issue an order directing that the Special Permit be issued
				to the owner or organization.
2)
				If, after the hearing or default, the Director finds that the owner is not in
				compliance with the requirements of this Part, the Director will render a final
				decision which may include denying the application for, or suspending or
				revoking, a Special Permit.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 505.86 - Actions Pending Before the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Whenever any person brings an action before the NRC pursuant
				  to
				  10 CFR 2.200
				  alleging that an Agency application of a requirement of this Part could affect
				  the safety or the operation of a nuclear facility, the Agency shall not apply
				  or enforce the requirement until such time as the NRC concurs in the
				  application or enforcement or until the NRC otherwise finds and notifies the
				  Agency that the application of the requirement could not affect the safety or
				  the operation of the nuclear facility.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 505.90 - Address and Telephone Number for Notifications and Inquiries

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Written reports or communications concerning or required by
				  this Part shall be addressed to:
Illinois Emergency Management Agency
ATTN: Nuclear Facility Inspection
1301 Knotts Street
Springfield IL 62703
The Agency may be reached by telephone at (217)782-2700 or
				  for 24-hour response at (800)782-7860.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 505.100 - Standards for Design, Construction, Operation and Inspection (general)

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Please refer to Section
				  505.1000
				  of this Part for ISI boilers and pressure vessels and Section
				  505.2000
				  of this Part for non-ISI boilers and pressure vessels.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 505.120 - Inspection Certificates (general)

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a) Inspection Certificates for nuclear power
				systems shall be issued in accordance with Section
				505.1200.
				Inspection Certificates for non-ISI boilers and pressure vessels shall be
				issued in accordance with Section
				505.2200.
				Both nuclear power systems and non-ISI boilers and pressure vessels and their
				Inspection Certificates shall be subject to the provisions of subsections (b)
				and (c).
b) Owners shall keep the
				Inspection Certificate in an accessible location.
c) Boilers and pressure vessels that change
				classification (i.e., to or from ISI or non-ISI) as a result of additions to or
				deletions from the Inservice Inspection Plan shall be subject to the
				registration and submittal requirements of the new classification. To reduce
				the administrative burden on the owner, the owner need only inform the Agency
				of all previous submittals made on behalf of existing registration that the
				owner intends to apply to the new classification.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 505.130 - Operation Requirements (general)

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a) The requirements of this Section are
				subject to the limitations of Section
				505.20(c).
b) Any person, firm, partnership or
				corporation violating any of the provisions shall be subject to the penalties
				provided in the Act.
c) An
				Inspection Certificate may be suspended by the Agency if an ISI or non-ISI
				boiler or pressure vessel or nuclear power system is in operation but not in
				compliance with this Part.
d) An
				Inspection Certificate may be suspended by the Agency if an ISI or non-ISI
				boiler or pressure vessel or nuclear power system is being operated in an
				unsafe condition.
e) If the owner
				of any boiler or pressure vessel or nuclear power system required to be
				inspected refuses to allow an inspection to be made, the Agency shall take
				action to suspend the Inspection Certificate under Section
				505.80
				until the owner complies with the requirements.
f) For any boiler or pressure vessel that has
				been inspected and declared unsafe by an Authorized Inspector, the Authorized
				Inspector shall notify the Agency of his or her intention to condemn the boiler
				or pressure vessel. The Agency shall act in accordance with subsection (g) for
				such ISI or non-ISI boilers or pressure vessels.
g) Upon being notified under the provisions
				of subsection (f), the Agency shall take action concerning the affected
				Inspection Certificate in accordance with Section 505.80.
h) Subject to the limitations of Sections
				505.20(c),
				505.80 and
				505.86,
				the owner who causes a non-ISI boiler or pressure vessel or nuclear power
				system to be operated without a valid Inspection Certificate shall be subject
				to the penalty as provided in the Act.
i) Removal of Safety Appliances.
1) No person, except under the direction of
				an Authorized Inspector, shall attempt to remove or shall do any work upon
				safety appliances required by this Part while a boiler or pressure vessel is in
				operation. If any of these appliances are repaired during an outage of a boiler
				or pressure vessel, they shall be reinstalled and in proper working order
				before the object is again placed in service.
2) No person shall in any manner load the
				safety valve or valves to maintain a working pressure in excess of that stated
				on the Inspection Certificate.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 505.140 - Inspection Requirements (general)

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a) The requirements of this Section are
				subject to the limitations of Section
				505.20(c).
b) If, upon inspection and notification by an
				Authorized Inspector, a boiler or pressure vessel at a nuclear facility is
				found to be in such condition that it is unsafe to operate, the Agency, subject
				to the limitations of Section
				505.20(c),
				shall act to suspend the Inspection Certificate in accordance with Section
				505.80.
c) Owners shall assure that examinations and
				tests are conducted in accordance with the methods and frequencies established
				by this Part.
d) In addition to the
				reporting frequencies specified in this Part, the owner shall report to the
				Agency within 72 hours when, on the basis of observation or objective
				information, the owner has reason to believe that an ISI or non-ISI boiler or
				pressure vessel or nuclear power system does not meet the standards of this
				Part.
e) Inspections shall be
				conducted by Authorized Inspectors.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 505.150 - Repairs and Alterations (general)

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Please refer to Section
				  505.1500 of this Part for
				  ISI boilers and pressure vessels and Section
				  505.2500
				  of this Part for non-ISI boilers and pressure vessels.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 505.160 - Code Case Applications (general)

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The owner may, at its discretion, elect to use an ASME Code
				  Case to design, construct, examine, test, repair or alter a boiler or pressure
				  vessel. The owner shall notify the Agency of all intentions to use a Code Case
				  and the extent and nature of the use of the Code Case for the particular
				  application.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 505.170 - Use of Alternative Standards for Construction, Inspection and Repair (general)

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a) The
				Agency may issue special permits for boilers and pressure vessels at nuclear
				facilities that for some reason were not constructed in accordance with the
				applicable ASME Code Section, or for some reason cannot be inspected or
				repaired in accordance with this Part. The Agency shall issue special permits
				in accordance with Section
				505.1700
				or Section
				505.2700,
				as applicable.
b) Owners may
				request the Agency to issue a special permit for a boiler or pressure vessel
				not constructed in accordance with the applicable ASME Code Section.
c) For boilers and pressure vessels using
				alternative standards for construction, upon completion of construction and
				installation, the owner shall register the non-ASME Code boiler or pressure
				vessel with the Agency. The owner shall demonstrate compliance with the
				provisions of the special permit. The owner shall meet the applicable
				registration requirements for either ISI boilers and pressure vessels in
				Sections
				505.1100
				and
				505.1200
				or non-ISI boilers and pressure vessels in Sections
				505.2100
				and
				505.2200.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 505.180 - Authorized Inspectors (general)

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a)
				ISI and non-ISI boilers and pressure vessels at nuclear facilities within the
				State shall be inspected by Authorized Inspectors.
b) If an Authorized Inspector finds that the
				boiler or pressure vessel or any of its appurtenances are in an unsafe
				condition, the Authorized Inspector shall immediately notify the Agency and
				submit a report of the defects.
c)
				The requirements of this Section are subject to the limitations of Section
				505.20(c).
d) Authorized Inspectors shall perform all
				duties required of them under the ASME Code or the National Board Inspection
				Code, as applicable. Authorized Inspectors shall notify the Agency within 7
				days if they have knowledge of a nuclear power system or an ISI or non-ISI
				boiler or pressure vessel that:
1) is being
				operated without a valid Inspection Certificate;
2) is being operated at a pressure that
				exceeds indicated pressure on the Inspection Certificate; or
3) otherwise deviates from the requirements
				of this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 505.190 - Authorized Inspection Agencies (general)

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a) An organization that wishes to provide
				ASME Code or National Board Inspection Code inspection services at a nuclear
				facility shall be recognized as an Authorized Inspection Agency by the Agency
				in accordance with subsection (b) prior to providing ASME Code or National
				Board Inspection Code inspection services at a nuclear facility. Such an
				organization shall submit the following to the Agency:
1) A written request for recognition as an
				Authorized Inspection Agency;
2) A
				list of the names of Authorized Inspectors employed; and
3) A written description of the types of
				inspections that the organization will perform and the ASME Code
				Sections/National Board Inspection Code for which it will conduct inspection
				activities.
AGENCY NOTE: An Authorized Inspection Agency already
				  recognized by the Agency does not need to resubmit the documents specified in
				  this subsection (a).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart B - ISI BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Section 505.1000 - Standards for Design, Construction, Operation and Inspection

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ISI boilers and pressure vessels, including related
				  appurtenances, except those exempt under Section
				  505.50(a)
				  of this Part, installed or operated within or upon or in connection with a
				  nuclear facility in Illinois shall be designed, constructed, installed,
				  stamped, examined, tested, repaired, altered and inspected in accordance with
				  Sections III and XI of the ASME Code or with other codes and standards as
				  reflected in the facility's Operating License, Final Safety Analysis Report,
				  technical specifications or other licensing documents as required or approved
				  by the NRC.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart B - ISI BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Section 505.1100 - Registration Requirements

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For registration of each ISI boiler and pressure vessel,
				  except those exempt under Section
				  505.50(a),
				  the owner shall submit the following to the Agency. If the submittal applies to
				  a collection of ISI boilers and pressure vessels, the owner shall submit the
				  documentation once for the ISI boilers and pressure vessels included in the
				  submittal. If it is determined that any of the documents have previously been
				  submitted to the Agency, the owner does not have to resubmit them.
a) A controlled copy of the Inservice
				Inspection Plans for the nuclear power system;
b) Cross-references to the State serial
				numbers, and National Board serial numbers if available, for all ISI boilers
				and pressure vessels in the Inservice Inspection Plan;
c) A preservice inspection summary report for
				the nuclear power system;
d) For
				boilers and pressure vessels covered by this Section, owners shall meet the
				requirements of Section
				505.110.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart B - ISI BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Section 505.1200 - Inspection Certificates

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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 nuclear power systems in
				  accordance with this Section if the reports, programs and plans required to be
				  submitted by this Section, Sections
				  505.110
				  and
				  505.1100
				  are submitted in accordance with the frequencies and standards specified in
				  those Sections and are in compliance with this Part.
a) Owners of nuclear power systems shall not
				operate those nuclear power systems without a valid Inspection Certificate
				issued by the Agency. The Agency shall issue one Inspection Certificate for
				each nuclear power system at a nuclear facility. Unless suspended by the
				Agency, the Inspection Certificate shall remain valid through the 6-month
				period following the end of the inservice inspection period for which the
				certificate was issued, or as otherwise permitted by this Part.
b) Owners of nuclear power systems not yet in
				operation shall, prior to operation of the nuclear power systems, have a valid
				Inspection Certificate issued by the Agency for the nuclear power systems. The
				Agency shall issue the initial Inspection Certificates for the first inservice
				inspection period based on an Agency determination that the submittal
				requirements of Section
				505.1100
				are met.
c) An Inspection
				Certificate shall be issued for each nuclear power system at the nuclear
				facility for the succeeding inservice inspection period when the Agency
				determines that:
1) The examinations and
				tests required by the Inservice Inspection Plan during the preceding inservice
				inspection period were completed; and
2) All related submittal requirements of this
				Part are met.
AGENCY NOTE: In order to determine whether the examinations
				  and tests required by the Inservice Inspection Plan during the preceding
				  inspection period were performed and completed, the Agency will review the
				  submittals required by this Section against the Inservice Inspection Plan and
				  the applicable edition and addenda of the ASME Code Section XI. The review and
				  determination will be made separately for each nuclear power system. During
				  this review the Agency shall accept requests for relief from ASME Code Section
				  XI requirements that have been approved by the NRC.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart B - ISI BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Section 505.1300 - Operation Requirements

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ISI boilers and pressure vessels shall meet the requirements
				  of Section
				  505.130
				  of this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart B - ISI BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Section 505.1400 - Inspection Requirements

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ISI boilers and pressure vessels shall meet the requirements
				  of Section
				  505.140
				  of this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart B - ISI BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Section 505.1500 - Repairs

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Repairs of ISI boilers and pressure vessels and pressure
				  relief valves associated with ISI boilers and pressure vessels, except boilers
				  and pressure vessels and those pressure relief valves associated with boilers
				  and pressure vessels that are exempt under Section
				  505.50(a)
				  of this Part, shall be made in accordance with this Section.
a) ISI boilers and pressure vessels shall be
				repaired in accordance with the applicable repair and replacement requirements
				of Section XI of the ASME Code or other codes and standards as reflected in the
				facility's Operating License, Final Safety Analysis Report, technical
				specifications or other licensing documents as required or approved by the
				NRC.
b) Pressure relief valves
				associated with ISI boilers and pressure vessels shall be repaired in
				accordance with the applicable repair and replacement requirements of Section
				XI of the ASME Code or other codes and standards as reflected in the facility's
				Operating License, Final Safety Analysis Report, technical specifications or
				other licensing documents as required or approved by the NRC.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart B - ISI BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Section 505.1600 - Code Case Applications

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a)
				Approval to use an ASME Code Case for ISI boilers and pressure vessels is
				vested in the NRC. The Agency shall accept all ASME Code Cases approved for use
				by the NRC.
b) Owners shall meet
				the notification requirements of Section
				505.160
				in all cases involving the use of Code Cases for ISI boilers or pressure
				vessels.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart B - ISI BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Section 505.1700 - Use of Alternative Standards for Construction, Inspection and Repair

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a) Approval to
				permit an owner to use alternative standards for construction, inspection or
				repair of an ISI boiler or pressure vessel is vested in the NRC. The Agency
				shall accept alternative construction, inspection or repair standards that have
				been accepted by the NRC.
b) Owners
				shall meet the requirements of Section
				505.170
				in all cases involving use of alternative standards for ISI boilers or pressure
				vessels.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart B - ISI BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Section 505.1800 - Authorized Inspectors

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In order to perform the duties of an Authorized Inspector for
				  ISI boilers and pressure vessels or nuclear power systems at nuclear facilities
				  within the State, the individual shall, in addition to the requirements of
				  Section
				  505.180,
				  possess a current Inservice Commission (IS) and one of the following
				  specialized qualifications, referred to as endorsements, issued by the National
				  Board:
a) Authorized Nuclear Inservice
				Inspector (I); or
b) Authorized
				Nuclear Inservice Inspector Supervisor (NSI).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 505 - SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITY BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Subpart B - ISI BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Section 505.1900 - Authorized Inspection Agencies

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a)
				Organizations seeking to provide inspection services to the requirements of
				ASME Code Section III, Section XI or both, shall be subject to the requirements
				of this Section and Section
				505.190.
b) The request for recognition submitted in
				Section
				505.190(a)
				shall also contain documentation demonstrating that the organization meets the
				ASME Code and ASME/ANSI N626 or ASME QAI-1 qualifications for Authorized
				Inspection Agencies for the scope of inspection activities, including the
				possession of a valid ASME Certificate of Accreditation.
c) The Agency shall act in accordance with
				Section
				505.190(b)
				on all requests for recognition submitted in accordance with this
				Part.
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 505.2100 - Registration Requirements

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For registration of each non-ISI boiler or pressure vessel,
				  except those exempt under Section
				  505.50(a),
				  the owner shall submit the following to the Agency. If the submittal applies to
				  a collection of non-ISI boilers and pressure vessels, the owner shall submit
				  the documentation once for the non-ISI boilers and pressure vessels included in
				  the submittal.
a) For each non-ISI
				boiler and pressure vessel not already registered with the Agency, the owner
				shall submit any manufacturer's Data Reports related to the construction,
				repair, replacement or alteration of the non-ISI boiler or pressure vessel and
				its appurtenances.
AGENCY NOTE: Data Reports as used in this subsection (a)
				  refers to those documents completed as required by the construction code
				  applicable to the non-ISI boiler or pressure vessel.
b) For boilers and pressure vessels covered
				by this Section, owners shall meet the requirements of Section
				505.110.
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 505.2300 - Operation Requirements

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Non-ISI boilers and pressure vessels shall meet the
				  requirements of Section
				  505.130
				  of this Part.
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 505.2400 - Inspection Requirements

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a) If, upon
				an external inspection, there is evidence of a leak or crack, enough of the
				covering of the non-ISI boiler or pressure vessel shall be removed so that the
				Authorized Inspector may determine the condition of the non-ISI boiler or
				pressure vessel. If removing the covering could create a situation which could
				affect the operability or safety of the vessel, the limitations of Section
				505.20(c)
				of this Part shall apply.
b) Owners
				shall permanently maintain inspection reports and supporting documents
				throughout the lifetime of the equipment.
c) In addition to the requirements of this
				Section, owners shall meet the requirements of Section
				505.140.