ASME Nondestructive Examination and Quality Control Central Qualification and Certification Program

AN A MERICAN NA TIONAL S T AND ARD

ASME ANDE-1–2015

ASME ANDE-1–2015

ASME Nondestructive Examination and Quality Control Central Qualification and Certification Program

AN AMERICAN NA TIONAL S T AND ARD

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Date of Issuance: November 18, 2015

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CONTENTS

Foreword v

Committee Roster vi

Correspondence With the ASME NDE (ANDE) Committee viii

Part 1 General Requirements 1

Section 1-1 Introduction 1

1-1.1 Scope 1

1-1.2 Applicability 1

1-1.3 Use of This Standard 1

1-1.4 Regulatory, Enforcement Authorities or Authorized Inspection Agency Involvement 1

1-1.5 Applications, Certification Forms, Job Task Analyses, Related Body of

Mandatory Appendix

I Nuclear NDE and QC Specific Industry Sector Requirements 21

Nonmandatory Appendix

A Guidance on Maintenance of the Standard 23

FOREWORD

In 2010, an ASME Project Team was formed with the intent to write a written practice type of document for the Qualification and Certification of Nondestructive Examination (NDE) personnel. The written practice document would have been used to support ASME qualification and certifica- tion efforts. After much discussion, it was determined that a Standard was more appropriate for accomplishing the goals of the ASME Project Team. The Project Team was dissolved in May 2012 and merged into a Standards Writing Committee. The Standards Writing Committee is now called the “ASME NDE (ANDE) Committee on Qualification and Certification of Nondestructive Examination Personnel and Quality Control Technicians” and, as used in this Standard, is refer- enced as the “ANDE Committee.” The ANDE Committee (consensus Committee), with its support- ing Subcommittees, has the responsibility to write, maintain, and approve this Standard.

This Standard has been written to provide the requirements for a “Central Qualification and Certification Program” conducted by a Third-Party Certification Organization (Certification Body) for NDE and Quality Control (QC) personnel and uses both performance-based and prescriptive requirements that serve as the program core for these activities.

This Standard has been written to meet the needs of many different industries such as the aerospace and defense industry, the automotive industry, the construction and building industry, and the energy industry. The energy industry, which by itself directly relates to many different specific industry sectors (SISs), such as power plants, fossil power, renewable energy, arctic engineering and offshore technology, nuclear power, and energy efficiency, has within these SISs many SIS activities that require NDE or QC to be performed by qualified and certified personnel. These SIS activities include manufacturing, fabrication, construction, installation, maintenance, preservice inspection, and inservice inspection. The use of performance-based requirements for qualification with a Systematic Approach to Training (SAT) process in this Standard, along with the use of Job Task Analyses (JTAs) for the Qualification and Certification of NDE and QC personnel, makes it unique and supports a goal of enhancing personnel capabilities to perform NDE and QC methods. These performance-based requirements are focused on training and true performance demonstration of the skills needed for personnel to perform specific job functions throughout initial Qualification and Certification and then during Certification periods.

It is expected that with the use of this Standard, NDE and QC Inspection reliability and qualification performance will be improved and that a larger pool of personnel will become available to support any industry or SIS that either requires or chooses to use this Standard.

This Edition of the Standard may be used beginning with the date of issuance printed on the copyright page. After such date of issuance, this Edition becomes the requirement for compliance with this Standard, except for equipment or services contracted for prior to the end of the period.

This Standard was approved as an American National Standard on April 22, 2015.

ASME NDE (ANDE) COMMITTEE

Certification of Nondestructive Examination (NDE) Personnel and Quality Control (QC) Technicians

(The following is the roster of the Committee at the time of approval of this Standard.)

STANDARDS COMMITTEE OFFICERS

M. L. Turnbow, Chair

L. Mullins, Vice Chair

S. Biondi, Secretary

B. Allbee, Westinghouse Electric Co., LLC

STANDARDS COMMITTEE PERSONNEL

J. Harrison, System One, LLC

M. Anderson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

J. L. Arnold, Contributing Member, Niantic Bay Engineering, LLC

J. E. Aycock, Southern Nuclear

S. Biondi, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

1. Briley, Entergy Nuclear Operations

2. Finney, Duke Energy

P. Fisher, HSB Global Standards

C. L. Hale, Tricen Technologies, LLC

J. Hall, LMT, Inc.

D. Henry, Westinghouse Electric Co.

S. Huntington, System One, LLC

R. W. Kruzic, Chicago Bridge and Iron Co.

F. C. Leonard, Tennessee Valley Authority

L. Mullins, Zetec, Inc.

H. A. Pruitt, Tennessee Valley Authority

R. Roberts, Tennessee Valley Authority

H. Stephens, Jr., EPRI NDE Center

P. Sturgill, Sturgill Welding and Code Consulting

M. L. Turnbow, Tennessee Valley Authority

SUBCOMMITTEE ON DELIVERY

B. Allbee, Chair, Westinghouse Electric Co., LLC

M. Anderson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

T. S. Fleckenstein, Orien Pacific, Ltd.

R. J. Fuller, Jr., First Energy Nuclear Operating Co.

D. Henry, Westinghouse Electric Co.

SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT OF QUALIFICATION STANDARD CRITERIA — NDE PERSONNEL

M. W. Allgaier, MISTRAS Group, Inc.

M. Riley, Alternate, MISTRAS Group, Inc.

C. A. Anderson, Acuren Inspection, Inc.

M. Anderson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

M. Briley, Entergy Nuclear Operations

B. Caccamise, Applus RTD

N. Finney, Duke Energy

P. Fisher, HSB Global Standards

T. S. Fleckenstein, Orien Pacific, Ltd.

R. J. Fuller, Jr., First Energy Nuclear Operating Co.

J. Harrison, System One, LLC

R. W. Kruzic, Chicago Bridge and Iron Co.

F. C. Leonard, Tennessee Valley Authority

L. Mullins, Zetec, Inc.

H. A. Pruitt, Tennessee Valley Authority

J. H. Zirnhelt, Acuren

SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT OF QUALIFICATION STANDARD CRITERIA — QC TECHNICIANS

H. A. Pruitt, Chair, Tennessee Valley Authority

1. Allbee, Westinghouse Electric Co., LLC

2. A. Ankeny, CDA Energy Services, Inc.

R. M. Beldyk, Chattanooga Boiler and Tank Co.

J. G. Carlock, System One, LLC

T. Craig, MetalTek International

M. P. Culala, Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

J. Hall, LMT, Inc.

C. Hasychak, Westinghouse

R. Hosman, NDE Professionals, Inc.

D. Howe, LMT, Inc.

S. Jones, Industrial Testing Laboratory Services, LLC

J. R. Love, S & ME, Inc.

R. B. Patel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

R. Roberts, Tennessee Valley Authority

L. D. Russell, Applied Technical Services, Inc.

P. D. Wright, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC

J. M. Davis, Olympus NDT/Davis NDE, Inc.

SUBCOMMITTEE ON MARKET

D. Henry, Westinghouse Electric Co.

S. Huntington, Chair, System One, LLC

SUBCOMMITTEE ON QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM

D. Henry, Westinghouse Electric Co.

C. A. Anderson, Acuren Inspection, Inc.

M. Briley, Entergy Nuclear Operations

T. Craig, MetalTek International

N. Finney, Duke Energy

T. S. Fleckenstein, Orien Pacific, Ltd.

R. J. Fuller, Jr., First Energy Nuclear Operating Co.

R. B. Patel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

R. Roberts, Tennessee Valley Authority

L. Skiles, Dominion Virginia Power

P. Williams, Lloyd’s Register Verifications, Ltd.

P. D. Wright, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC

N. Finney, Chair, Duke Energy

M. W. Allgaier, MISTRAS Group, Inc.

M. Riley, Alternate, MISTRAS Group, Inc.

J. H. Amy, TEAM Industrial Services

C. A. Anderson, Acuren Inspection, Inc.

M. Anderson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

J. E. Aycock, Southern Nuclear

B. Caccamise, Applus RTD

SUBCOMMITTEE ON TESTING

R. J. Fuller, Jr., First Energy Nuclear Operating Co.

1. L. Hale, Tricen Technologies, LLC

2. Henry, Westinghouse Electric Co.

F. C. Leonard, Tennessee Valley Authority

L. Mullins, Zetec, Inc.

H. A. Pruitt, Tennessee Valley Authority

E. R. Zollner, WesDyne International

SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

J. M. Davis, Chair, Olympus NDT/Davis NDE, Inc.

M. W. Allgaier, MISTRAS Group, Inc.