SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA

BPV III Special Committee on Interpretations November 4, 2015

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15-2434 Hunter, Steve (MFE)

ASME BPVC Section III, Division 1, NG-5130 November 2015:

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15-2452 Hunter, Steve (MFE)

ASME BPVC Section III, Division 1, NB-6000, Hydrostatic test after cladding repair November 2015:

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15-2463 Antaki, George (SG CD, WG

Piping)

ASME BPVC Section III, Division 1, NB-3672.8, Cold Springing November 2015: The inquirer was advised on 10/28/2015 that the request would need to be reworded before being sent to the committee for consideration. PENDING response from inquirer

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15-2468 Antaki, George (SG CD, WG

Piping)

ASME BPVC Section III, Division 1, NB-3683.8(d) and (e) (2013 Edition) November 2015:

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15-2501 MFE, CD and HDPE Matls

ASME BPVC Section III, Code Case N-755-1 November 2015:

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15-2507 Hunter, Steve, (MFE)

ASME BPVC Section III, Subsection NB November 2015:

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15-2536 Hunter, Steve, (MFE)

ASME BPVC Section III, Subsection NB-4335.1, Impact Tests November 2015:

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T2

T1 IS THE THICKNESS OF THE BASE MATERIAL

T2=T1

T1=Thickness less than 1”

T2=Thickness less than 1”

T1

NOTE: ALL WELDS ARE FULL-PENETRATION WELDS

T1

T2

T1

T1 IS THE THICKNESS OF THE BASE MATERIAL AT THE WELD JOINT

T1=Thickness less than 1”

T2=Thickness of 1” or greater

T2

T1

T3

T1 IS THE THICKNESS OF THE THINNER BASE MATERIAL BEING JOINED AT THE WELD JOINT

T3> T2> T1

T1=Thickness less than 1”

T2=Thickness of 1” or greater

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Joshua Taylor

1600 Riviera Avenue

Suite 300

Walnut Creek, CA 94596

October 20th, 2015

Secretary

ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee

Three Park Avenue

New York, NY 10016-5990

Dear Secretary,

Purpose: Code interpretation

Background:

Minimum value requirements for peak stress indices and fillet or partial penetrated branch connections

are provided by ASME BPV Section III Division I subsection NB-3683.8(d) and NB-3683.8(e) as given

below:

NB-3683.8(d): K2r C2r shall be a minimum of 2.65

NB-3683.8(e) (5): C2b K2b shall be a minimum of 6.0

NB-3683.8(e) (6): C2r K2r shall be a minimum of 4.2

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Appropriate evaluation of minimum value requirement

1. The value obtained from the product of K2r and C2r shall be a minimum of 2.65 for NB-3683.8(d)?

Proposed reply: Yes

2. The value obtained from the product of un-factored C2b and K2b shall be a minimum of 6.0 for NB-

3683.8(e) (5)?

Proposed reply: Yes

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October 30, 2015

Page 1 of 3 ASME Section III Secretary ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee Three Park Avenue New York, NY 10016-5990 Email: byka@asme.org Subject: Demonstration Scope of Written Procedure for Nondestructive Examination Reference: 1) ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section III, Subsection NB, NB-2500 and NB-5112, 1995 Edition through 1997 Addenda 2) ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section V, T-150 (c)

1995 Edition through 1997 Addenda Purpose: Code Interpretation Inquiry : Is it a requirement of Code that nondestructive examination procedure for Nuclear Material Organization Certification Program shall be demonstrated to prove procedure’s capability to the satisfaction of NDE Level III in lieu of Inspector? Proposed Response: No

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Page 2 of 3 Background: ASME Section V, T-150 (c) specify that “When required by the referencing Code Section, all nondestructive examinations performed under this Code Section shall be done to a written procedure. This procedure shall be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Inspector.” Also the Section III, NB 5112, which is the referencing Code Section for nondestructive examination of fabrication, specify that “All nondestructive examinations required by this Article shall be performed in accordance with detailed written procedure which have been proven by actual demonstration to the satisfaction of the Inspector.” Therefore, Nuclear Component Certificate Holder except for NS Certificate Holder shall demonstrate written nondestructive examination procedure to the satisfaction of the Inspector. However, the Section III, NB-2500 which is the referencing Code Section for nondestructive examination of material does not specify any requirement for actual demonstration of nondestructive examination to the satisfaction of the Inspector or the NDE Level III. Code Reference: ASME Section V, Article 1 T-150 PROCEDURE (c) When required by the referencing Code Section, all nondestructive examinations performed under this Code Section shall be done to a written procedure. This procedure shall be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Inspector. The procedure or method shall comply with the applicable requirements of this Section for the particular examination method. Where so required, written procedures shall be made available to the Inspector on request. At least one copy of each procedure shall be readily available to the Manufacturer’s Nondestructive Examination Personnel for their reference and use. ASME Section III NB-2500 EXAMINATION AND REPAIR OF PRESSURE RETAINING MATERIAL NB-2541 Required Examination (a) Forgings and bars shall be examined by the ultrasonic method in accordance with NB-2542, except forgings or sections of forgings which have coarse grains, or configurations which do not yield meaningful examination results by ultrasonic methods, shall be examined by radiographic methods in accordance with Section V, Article 2, using the acceptance standards of NB-5320. In addition, all external surfaces and accessible internal surfaces shall be examined by a magnetic particle method (NB-2545) or a liquid penetrant method (NB-2546). NB-2542 Ultrasonic Examination NB-2542.1 Examination Procedure. All forgings in the rough-forged or finished condition, and bars, shall be examined in accordance with Article 5 of Section V and the following supplemental requirements. The techniques of (a) through (d) below are required, as applicable.

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NB-2545 Magnetic Particle Examination NB-2545.1 Examination Procedure. The procedure for magnetic particle examination shall be in accordance with the method of Article 7, Section V. NB-2546 Liquid Penetrant Examination NB-2546.1 Examination Procedure. The procedure for liquid penetrant examination shall be in accordance with the method of Section V, Article 6. ASME Section III NB-5000 EXAMINATION NB-5112 Nondestructive Examination Procedures All nondestructive examinations required by this Article shall be performed in accordance with detailed written procedures which have been proven by actual demonstration to the satisfaction of the Inspector. The procedures shall comply with the appropriate Article of Section V for the particular examination method. The digitization of radiographic film and radioscopic images shall meet the requirements of Section V, Article 2, Mandatory Appendix III, “Digital Image Acquisition, Display, and Storage for Radiography and Radioscopy.” Written procedures and records of demonstration of procedure capability and personnel qualification shall be made available to the Inspector on request. At least one copy of the procedure shall be readily available to all applicable nondestructive examination personnel for reference and use. Sincerely yours, Jong-in Kim DOOSAN

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