DETAILED COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. Relationship between regulatory and enforcement requirements and ASME Section XI.

• How NRC regulations mandate use of Section XI.
• What different alternatives the NRC regulations provide to Section XI.
• How the NRC accepts or endorses different Editions and Addenda of ASME Codes and Code Cases.
• How the scope of Section XI and classification of equipment are affected by regulatory requirements.

2. Principles and background of inservice inspection.

• Determination of inspection intervals.
• Location of requirements in Section XI for periodic inspection.
• Basis for sample expansion and increased sampling frequency.
• The meaning of types, methods, and techniques of nondestructive examination.

3. Requirements for repair, replacement, and modification (RRM).

• Definitions of RRM terminology.
• Scope of IWA-4000.
• Applicability of NPS 1 exemption (or alternative requirements).
• Requirements for Repair/Replacement Program (and Plans).
• Need for Suitability Evaluations.
• How to procure replacement items, including reconciliation of later Editions and Addenda of Construction Codes.
• What portions of the Construction Code are applicable to a repair/replacement activity.
• What design requirements are applicable to modifications, evaluations, and rerating.
• What requirements are applicable to defect removal and examination of welds.
• When pressure testing is required.

4. Alternatives for evaluation of degraded items.

• Evaluation of wall thinning.
• Evaluation of water hammer.
• Evaluation of overpressurization.
• Use of weld overlays.
• Evaluation of leakage (Section XI and Technical Specification requirements).

5. Recent developments in Section XI and new Code Cases

• Recently-published Section XI Code Cases.
• Activities currently underway in Subcommittee XI.