21
ASM
E N
on-D
estr
uct
ive
Exam
inat
ion
(A
ND
E)P
erso
nn
el Q
ual
ific
atio
n a
nd
Cer
tifi
cati
on I
nit
iati
ve
U.S
. Nuc
lear
Reg
ulat
ory
Com
mis
sion
23rd
Annu
alRe
gula
tory
Info
rmat
ion
Conf
eren
ce23
Annu
al R
egul
ator
y In
form
atio
n Co
nfer
ence
Beth
esda
, Mar
ylan
dM
arch
8, 2
011
Mic
hael
L. T
urnb
owCh
airm
anAN
DE
Proj
ect
Team
2
Chai
rman
, AN
DE
Proj
ect
Team
Tenn
esse
e Va
lley
Auth
ority
Pro
blem
Sta
tem
ent
Indu
stry
eve
nts,
30
year
s of
rou
nd
robi
nst
udie
san
dre
cent
oper
atin
gro
bin
stud
ies
and
rece
nt o
pera
ting
expe
rienc
e in
dica
tes
the
perf
orm
ance
an
dre
liabi
lity
ofno
n-de
stru
ctiv
ean
d re
liabi
lity
of n
on-d
estr
uctiv
e ex
amin
atio
n an
d in
spec
tion
can
be
impr
oved
impr
oved
.
3
Issu
e O
verv
iew
•D
eclin
e in
qua
lifie
d w
orkf
orce
due
to
attr
ition
Ii
dd
flif
id
kfd
•In
crea
sing
dem
and
of q
ualif
ied
wor
kfor
ce d
ue t
o ag
ing
plan
t is
sues
and
pla
nned
new
con
stru
ctio
n
•Va
riatio
ns in
ow
ner
qual
ifica
tion
and
cert
ifica
tion
•H
uman
per
form
ance
issu
es
•Ex
istin
g pe
rson
nel q
ualif
icat
ion
and
cert
ifica
tion
(PQ
&C)
pro
cess
es d
o no
t al
ign
with
IN
PO
guid
elin
esan
dbe
stpr
actic
esus
edfo
rot
her
4
guid
elin
es a
nd b
est
prac
tices
use
d fo
r ot
her
nucl
ear
pow
er p
lant
wor
kers
Rou
nd
Rob
in S
tudi
es S
how
Opp
ortu
nit
ies
for
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ovem
ent(
See
EPR
IR
epor
t1
01
69
69
)Im
prov
emen
t(Se
e EP
RI
Rep
ort
10
16
96
9)
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essu
reVe
ssel
Rese
arch
Com
mitt
ee19
71•
Pres
sure
Ves
sel R
esea
rch
Com
mitt
ee19
71•
US
Airf
orce
1974
-78
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NL-
Pipi
ng I
nspe
ctio
n Rou
nd-R
obin
(PI
RR)
1981
-82
pg
p(
)•
EPRI
Rou
nd R
obin
for
Dep
th S
izin
g 19
83•
PNN
L-M
ini R
ound
Rob
in (
MRR
)19
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pean
Bas
e Pr
oble
m f
or I
nspe
ctio
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eel C
ompo
nent
s (P
ISC
1, 2
& 3
)
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dKi
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fth
At
1999
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nite
d Ki
ngdo
m P
rogr
am f
or t
he A
sses
smen
t 19
99
of N
DT
in In
dust
ry (
PAN
I)
5
Indu
stry
Exp
erie
nce
•
Intr
oduc
tion
of I
nter
gran
ular
Str
ess
Corr
osio
n Cr
acki
ng
(IG
SCC)
in 1
982
at N
ine
Mile
Poi
nt
EPRI/
NRC/
BWRO
Gi
td
dTh
Pt
At
fEP
RI/
NRC/
BWRO
G in
trod
uced
Thr
ee-P
arty
Agr
eem
ent
for
IGSC
C pe
rfor
man
ce d
emon
stra
tion
exam
s
•Th
erm
o Fa
tigue
Cra
ckin
g in
Ste
am G
ener
ator
Fee
d W
ater
Noz
zles
in L
ate
1980
’s a
nd E
arly
199
0’s
Prac
tice
Moc
kup
deve
lope
dPr
actic
e M
ock-
up d
evel
oped
•Pr
imar
y W
ater
Str
ess
Corr
osio
n Cr
acki
ng in
Ste
am
Gen
erat
or T
ubin
g in
late
198
0’s
early
199
0’s
EPRI
Gui
delin
e N
P-62
01 firs
t in
trod
uced
in 1
992
with
NEI
970
6 re
quire
din
2000
for
Eddy
Curr
ent
Test
ing
Qua
lifie
dD
ata
6
requ
ired
in 2
000
for
Eddy
Cur
rent
Tes
ting
Qua
lifie
d D
ata
Anal
yst
(QD
A)
Indu
stry
Expe
rien
ceco
n’t
Indu
stry
Exp
erie
nce
con
t
Il
if
ASM
ES
iXI
Adi
8•
Impl
emen
tatio
n of
ASM
E Se
ctio
n XI
, App
endi
x 8
(Pub
lishe
d in
198
9) A
s Pe
rfor
man
ce D
emon
stra
tion
Initi
ativ
e (P
DI)
in 1
999
()
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ress
Cor
rosi
on C
rack
ing
in A
lloy
600/
82/1
82 M
ater
ials
St
artin
g in
Ear
ly 2
000-
ND
E H
uman
Per
form
ance
Iss
ues
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Sum
mer
, Sus
queh
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, DC
Cook
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y, P
ilgrim
, Dua
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rnol
d, C
ryst
al R
iver
, St
Luc
ie, Ca
lver
t Cl
iffs
7
Wh
at H
ave
We
Lear
ned
?•
Com
plex
cert
ifica
tion
proc
ess
nosi
ngle
alli
nclu
sive
stan
dard
•Co
mpl
ex c
ertif
icat
ion
proc
ess-
no s
ingl
e al
l inc
lusi
ve s
tand
ard
•M
ultip
le s
ourc
es o
f nu
clea
r re
quire
men
ts, i
.e.,
ASM
E Se
ctio
n XI
req
uire
s AS
NT
CP-1
89 p
lus
cons
ider
able
add
ition
al
requ
irem
ents
inSe
ctio
nXI
IWA-
2300
incl
udin
gAp
pend
ices
requ
irem
ents
in S
ectio
n XI
IW
A23
00 in
clud
ing
Appe
ndic
es
VI, V
II a
nd V
III
•D
iffer
ent
requ
irem
ents
for
non
-nuc
lear
cod
e an
d ba
lanc
e-of
-pl
ant,
i.e.
, SN
T-TC
-1A,
ETC
•Ea
ch o
utag
e se
ason
ven
dors
ass
embl
e an
d su
bmit
PQ&
C re
cord
s fo
r re
dund
ant
revi
ew t
o ut
ilitie
s, A
NII
s an
d N
RC
(On
site
insp
ectio
ns a
nd N
IS-1
rep
orts
)•
Sign
ifica
ntm
anho
urs
and
dolla
rsar
esp
ent
annu
ally
mov
ing
•Si
gnifi
cant
man
-hou
rs a
nd d
olla
rs a
re s
pent
ann
ually
mov
ing
the
sam
e pa
per
arou
nd w
ith n
o va
lue
or b
enef
it in
impr
ovin
g pe
rson
nel p
erfo
rman
ce (S
ee R
ound
Rob
in S
tudi
es/O
E)•
Ever
yem
ploy
er,u
tility
and
vend
or,h
asth
eir
own
PQ&
CEv
ery
empl
oyer
, util
ity a
nd v
endo
r, h
as t
heir
own
PQ&
C pr
ogra
m in
clud
ing
non-
stan
dard
tra
inin
g, e
xper
ienc
e, w
ritte
n an
d pr
actic
al e
xam
s. U
pon
acce
ptan
ce o
f th
ese
qual
ifica
tions
w
hich
var
ies
acro
ss t
he in
dust
ry, e
ach
empl
oyer
issu
es a
non
-po
rtab
lece
rtifi
catio
n
8
port
able
cer
tific
atio
n
Cu
rren
t N
DE
Per
son
nel
Q&
C P
roce
ss D
oes
Not
A
lign
Wit
h I
NP
O G
uid
elin
es a
nd
Bes
t P
ract
ices
U
sed
for
Oth
er N
ucl
ear
Pow
er P
lan
t W
orke
rs
Empl
oyer
Bas
ed T
rain
ing,
Exp
erie
nce,
and
Cer
tific
atio
n:
•N
on-S
td v
arie
s fr
om E
mpl
oyer
to
Empl
oyer
•Tr
aini
ng-M
inim
um h
ours
onl
y re
quire
d, N
o St
d, N
o in
dust
ry
eval
uatio
nN
oAc
cred
itatio
nev
alua
tion,
No
Accr
edita
tion
•Ex
perie
nce-
Tim
e Ba
sed
Onl
y N
o Cr
iteria
or
Attr
ibut
e Req
’d.
•W
ritte
n Ex
amin
atio
ns-O
nly
Min
imum
# o
f Q
uest
ions
Req
’d.,
No
psyc
hom
etric
proc
ess
No
psyc
hom
etric
pro
cess
•Pr
actic
al-C
ostly
with
lim
ited
sam
ple
sets
, typ
ical
ly d
oes
not
addr
ess
man
y co
nditi
ons
expe
cted
in t
he f
ield
•N
o Jo
b Ta
sk A
naly
sis
(JTA
), N
o St
d Le
vel o
f D
iffic
ulty
, N
o W
ay t
o E
lt
Eff
tid
Qlit
fith
ittti
lEv
alua
te E
ffec
tiven
ess
and
Qua
lity
of e
ither
writ
ten
or p
ract
ical
ex
am
No
Effe
ctiv
ew
ayto
inco
rpor
ate
oper
atin
gex
perie
nce
(OE)
9
No
Effe
ctiv
e w
ay t
o in
corp
orat
e op
erat
ing
expe
rienc
e (O
E)
into
dec
entr
aliz
ed p
roce
ss
Solu
tion
An in
dust
ry in
itiat
ive
is n
eede
d to
dev
elop
a n
ewSt
anda
rd d
esig
ned
to im
prov
e N
DE
perf
orm
ance
th
roug
h st
anda
rdiz
atio
n in
clud
ing
gg
Trai
ning
and
exp
erie
nce
requ
irem
ents
with
Cent
raliz
edex
amin
atio
nsan
dce
rtifi
catio
n.Ce
ntra
lized
exa
min
atio
ns a
nd c
ertif
icat
ion.
10
ASM
E N
on-D
estr
uct
ive
Exam
inat
ion
In
itia
tive
Init
iati
ve•
Dev
elop
a n
ew c
riter
ia d
ocum
ent
(sta
ndar
d) d
etai
ling
ND
E PQ
&C
req’
ts•
Dev
elop
deta
iltr
aini
ngre
q’ts
thro
ugh
job
task
anal
ysis
(JTA
)w
ith•
Dev
elop
det
ail t
rain
ing
req
ts t
hrou
gh jo
b ta
sk a
naly
sis
(JTA
) w
ith
subj
ect
mat
ter
expe
rts
(SM
E)•
Base
d on
JTA
, dev
elop
des
crip
tive
expe
rienc
e re
quire
men
ts s
peci
fyin
g ac
tivity
and
rep
etiti
ony
p•
Base
d on
JTA
Dev
elop
cen
tral
ized
exa
min
atio
n da
ta b
ase
thro
ugh
psyc
hom
etric
s•
Base
d on
JTA
Dev
elop
sta
ndar
d pe
rfor
man
ce b
ased
pra
ctic
al
exam
inat
ions
with
rea
listic
fla
wed
sam
ples
sim
ulat
ing
field
con
ditio
ns•
Writ
ten
and
prac
tical
exa
min
atio
ns w
ill b
e ad
min
iste
red
by A
SME
as a
n in
depe
nden
t th
ird p
arty
est
ablis
hing
a s
tand
ard
proc
ess
of e
valu
atio
n w
hile
assu
ring
prog
ram
inte
grity
whi
le a
ssur
ing
prog
ram
inte
grity
•Pr
ogra
m c
an e
asily
be
upda
ted
base
d on
OE
•Th
roug
h N
ANTe
L or
oth
er w
eb b
ased
opt
ions
, del
iver
writ
ten
and
ship
pr
actic
al(t
est
kits
)to
utili
tyor
vend
orlo
catio
nsw
ithov
ersi
ght
by
11
prac
tical
(te
st k
its)
to u
tility
or
vend
or lo
catio
ns w
ith o
vers
ight
by
auth
oriz
ed n
ucle
ar in
-ser
vice
insp
ectio
n ag
enci
es (
ANII
)
ASM
E N
on-D
estr
uct
ive
Exam
inat
ion
In
itia
tive
con
’tIn
itia
tive
con
t•
The
prog
ram
incl
udin
g in
divi
dual
qua
lific
atio
n an
d ce
rtifi
catio
n do
cum
enta
tion
will
bem
aint
aine
dce
ntra
llyel
imin
atin
gco
stly
docu
men
tatio
n w
ill b
e m
aint
aine
d ce
ntra
lly e
limin
atin
g co
stly
re
dund
ant
revi
ews,
aud
its, m
aint
enan
ce a
nd s
tora
ge a
cros
s th
e in
dust
ry (
Prog
ram
rev
iew
by
INPO
and
aud
ited
by N
UPI
C)•
Req
uire
dva
lidat
ion
ofqu
alifi
catio
nan
dce
rtifi
catio
nw
illbe
Req
uire
d va
lidat
ion
of q
ualif
icat
ion
and
cert
ifica
tion
will
be
acce
ssib
le v
ia a
sec
ured
web
site
. Thi
s co
st s
avin
gs w
ill e
limin
ate
appr
oxim
atel
y 15
0 ho
urs
of u
tility
sta
ff t
ime
revi
ewin
g ve
ndor
ce
rtifi
catio
n pa
cka g
es p
rior
to e
ach
outa
ge in
clud
ing
redu
ndan
t g
gg
cost
for
eac
h em
ploy
er m
aint
aini
ng w
ritte
n ex
amin
atio
ns, c
ostly
pr
actic
al t
est
sam
ples
, and
exp
erie
ncin
g m
ultip
le a
nnua
l pro
gram
au
dits
.•
The
resu
lting
cos
t sa
ving
s an
d pe
rfor
man
ce im
prov
emen
ts f
all i
n lin
e w
ith t
he n
ewly
intr
oduc
ed E
PRI/
INPO
Por
tabl
e Q
ualif
icat
ion
Proc
ess
for
Supp
lem
enta
l Wor
kers
(Se
e EP
RI
Rep
ort
1021
072,
N
b20
10Pl
tS
tE
ii
Adi
it
tiP
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Pt
bl
12
Nov
embe
r 20
10-P
lant
Sup
port
Eng
inee
ring;
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Prot
ocol
for
Por
tabl
e Pr
actic
als
(AP3
) in
Sta
ndar
dize
d Ta
sk E
valu
atio
ns)
Pro
gram
Su
mm
ary
gy
•N
ew c
riter
ia d
ocum
ent
and
prog
ram
fea
ture
s w
ill b
e i
ihl
ifii
bi
cons
iste
nt w
ith p
erso
nnel
cer
tific
atio
n be
st p
ract
ices
•In
tend
ed a
pplic
able
to
nucl
ear
in-s
ervi
ce in
spec
tion,
ne
w n
ucle
ar f
abric
atio
n an
d co
nstr
uctio
n•
Will
com
ply
with
Thi
rd P
arty
ND
E Ce
rtifi
catio
n O
rgan
izat
ion
requ
irem
ents
of
Sect
ion
XI c
ode
case
04
-365
•W
ill a
pply
app
licab
le r
equi
rem
ents
of
NQ
A-1
to t
he
prog
ram
•Tr
aini
ngpr
ogra
mw
illbe
deve
lope
din
depe
nden
tof
Trai
ning
pro
gram
will
be
deve
lope
d in
depe
nden
t of
ce
rtifi
catio
n ba
sed
on J
TA’s
•Pr
ovis
ions
for
Cre
dent
ial T
rans
fer
13
Fin
ance
s
•Fu
ndin
g w
ill b
e re
quire
d fo
r ex
pedi
ted
prog
ram
dev
elop
men
tD
evel
oppr
ogra
m/a
dmin
istr
ativ
epr
oced
ures
–D
evel
op p
rogr
am/a
dmin
istr
ativ
e pr
oced
ures
–Po
pula
te q
uest
ion
data
ban
ks/p
sych
omet
rics
–Pr
actic
al/d
emon
stra
tion
spec
imen
s–
Rev
iew
/val
idat
ion
by s
ubje
ct m
atte
r ex
pert
s•
Fina
ncia
ls e
stim
ated
:–
Prog
ram
deve
lopm
ent
cost
sPr
ogra
m d
evel
opm
ent
cost
s–
Annu
al o
pera
tions
: se
lf-su
stai
ning
thr
ough
ce
rtifi
catio
n fe
es•
Fund
ing:
•Fu
ndin
g:
–Pu
rsui
ng g
rant
s (N
RC,
NSF
,DO
E,D
OL,
etc.
)–
Util
ity/V
endo
r co
ntrib
utio
ns
14
Stat
us
•AS
ME
endo
rsed
con
cept
and
set
up
proj
ect
team
to
build
b
il
Ot
b20
09bu
sine
ss p
lan-
Oct
ober
200
9•
ASM
E Bo
ard
of D
irect
ors
unan
imou
sly
appr
oved
pro
ject
tea
m
prop
osal
-Mar
ch 2
010
•AS
ME
Sect
ion
XI C
ode
Case
04-
365
was
app
rove
d ac
cept
ing
stan
d-a-
lone
thi
rd p
arty
ND
E Pe
rson
nel C
ertif
icat
ion-
April
20
10•
ASM
E N
DE
(AN
DE)
com
mitt
ee e
stab
lishe
d to
dev
elop
new
PQ
&C
stan
dard
, pr
ogra
m,
JTAs
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