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Mostcountrieshaveoneormoreorganizations(standardsbodies)thatdevelopandpublishtechnicalindustrialstandards.Some
don't,andthoseusuallyreferenceexistingcodesandstandardsfortheirmanufacturing,fabricationandconstructionprojects.Inthe
UnitedStates,theseorganizationsareusuallyindependentorganizationsfromprivateindustry,butinmanycountriestheyare
governmentagencies.Thelistingbelow,whichisnotallinclusive,providesexamplesofsomeofthestandardsbodiesthatare
commonlyusedbyNDTpersonnel.
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Belowthenameandwebaddressofeachstandardsbodyisabriefdescriptionofthatbody.Theseareexamplesofsomeofthe
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NDTrelatedcodes,standardsorspecificationspublishedbythatorganization.Thewebsitesofmostofthesebodieshavea
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publicationslinkthatcanbeusedtofindothercodesandstandardspublishedbythatbody.Alloftheorganizationslistedhereuse
industrysubjectmatterexpertsandaconsensusprocessinthedevelopmentoftheircodesandstandards.
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
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describehowtoperformNDTtasksthosearepublishedbyASTMInternational(http://www.astm.org/)andarediscussedinthat
sectionofthiswebpage.
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Aguideisacompendiumofinformationorseriesofoptionsthatdoesnotrecommendaspecificcourseofaction.Aguide
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CoursesinNondestructiveTesting)
produceatestresult.Examplesofpracticesinclude,butarenotlimitedto:application,assessment,cleaning,collection,
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increasestheawarenessofinformationandapproachesinagivensubjectarea.
Apracticeisadefinitivesetofinstructionsforperformingoneormorespecificoperationsorfunctionsthatdoesnot
decontamination,inspection,installation,preparation,sampling,screeningandtraining.
A"testmethod"isadefinitiveprocedurethatproducesatestresult.Examplesoftestmethodsinclude,butarenotlimitedto:
identification,measurementandevaluationofoneormorequalities,characteristicsorproperties.
SomeofthemorecommonlyusedASTMNDTstandardsareasfollows.AdditionalstandardscanbefoundintheASTMAnnual
BookofStandards,Volume03.03.
ASTME709:
StandardGuideforMagneticParticleTesting
ASTME1444:
StandardPracticeforMagneticParticleTesting
ASTME165:
StandardPracticeforLiquidPenetrantExaminationforGeneralIndustry
ASTME1417:
StandardPracticeforLiquidPenetrantTesting
ASTME1208:
StandardPracticeforLiquidPenetrantTestingusingtheLipophilicPostEmulsifiableProcess
ASTME1209:
StandardPracticeforLiquidPenetrantTestingusingtheWaterWashableProcess
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ASTME1210:
StandardPracticeforLiquidPenetrantTestingusingtheHydrophilicPostEmulsifiableProcess
ASTME1219:
StandardPracticeforLiquidPenetrantTestingusingtheSolventRemovableProcess
ASTME114:
PracticeforUltrasonicPulseEchoStraightBeamExaminationbytheContactMethod
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ASTME164:
StandardPracticeforContactUltrasonicTestingofWeldments
ASTME1213:
StandardPracticeforUltrasonicTestingofMetalPipeandTubing
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ASTME2375:
StandardPracticeforUltrasonicTestingofWroughtProducts
ASTME94:
GuideforRadiographicExamination
ASTME1742:
PracticeforRadiographicExamination
ASTME1000:
GuideforRadioscopy
ASTME1255:
PracticeforRadioscopy
ASTME1030:
TestMethodforRadiographicExaminationofMetallicCastings
ASTME1032:
TestMethodforRadiographicExaminationofWeldments
ASTME999:
GuideforControllingtheQualityofIndustrialRadiographicFilmProcessing
ASTME142:
MethodforControllingQualityofRadiographicTesting
ASTME2007:
StandardGuideforComputedRadiography
StandardPracticeforDigitalImagingandCommunicationNondestructiveEvaluation(DICONDE)for
ASTME2738:
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ASTME268:
ASTME426:
Electromagnetictesting
PracticeforElectromagnetic(EddyCurrent)ExaminationofSeamlessandWeldedTubular
Products,AusteniticStainlessSteelandSimilarAlloys
StandardPracticeforUltrasonicSurfaceTestingusingElectromagneticAcousticTransducer
(EMAT)Techniques
ASTME1962:
TheTableofContentsforASTMVolume03.03(2012)andorderinginformationcanbefoundonlineHERE
(http://www.astm.org/BOOKSTORE/BOS/TOCS_2010/03.03.html).
PowerBoilers
II.
Materials
III.
RulesforConstructionofNuclearFacilityComponents
IV.
HeatingBoilers
V.
NondestructiveExamination
VI.
RecommendedRulesfortheCareandOperationofHeatingBoilers
VII.
RecommendedGuidelinesfortheCareofPowerBoilers
VIII.
PressureVessels
IX.
WeldingandBrazingQualifications
X.
FiberReinforcedPlasticPressureVessels
XI.
RulesforInserviceInspectionofNuclearPowerPlantComponents
RulesforConstructionandContinuedServiceofTransportTanks
XII.
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TheBPVCisnowpublishedbienniallyinoddnumberedyearswithoutaddendaintheinterveningyear.
ASMEB31.1,PowerPiping.Thiscodecontainsrequirementsforpipingsystemstypicallyfoundinelectricpowergeneratingstations,
industrialinstitutionalplants,geothermalheatingsystems,andheatingandcoolingsystems.
ASMEB31.3,ProcessPiping.ThisCodecontainsrequirementsforpipingtypicallyfoundinpetroleumrefinerieschemical,
pharmaceutical,textile,paper,semiconductorandcryogenicplantsandrelatedprocessingplantterminals.
ASMEstandardscanbepurchasedthroughtheASMEcatalogpageHERE(http://catalog.asme.org/).
PressureVesselInspectionCode:InServiceInspection,Rating,RepairandAlteration
API570:
PipingInspectionCodes:InserviceInspection,Rating,Repair,andAlterationofPipingSystems
API650:
WeldedTanksforOilStorage
API653:
TankInspection,Repair,Alteration,andReconstruction
API1104:
WeldingofPipelinesandRelatedFacilities
APIstandardscanbepurchasedonlineHERE(http://www.techstreet.com/api/apigate.html).
StructuralWeldingCodeSteel
AWSD1.2:
StructuralWeldingCodeAluminum
AWSD1.3:
StructuralWeldingCodeSheetSteel
AWSD1.5:
BridgeWeldingCode
StructuralWeldingCodeStainlessSteel
AWSD1.6:
AWSstandardscanbepurchasedthroughtheAWSbookstore(http://www.awspubs.com/).
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ISO/IEC17011,ConformityassessmentGeneralrequirementsforaccreditationbodiesaccreditingconformityassessment
bodies.Thisinternationalstandardspecifiesthegeneralrequirementsforaccreditationbodies.ANSI,theU.S.accreditation
bodythathasaccreditedASNT,isaccreditedunderISO17011andisamemberoftheInternationalAccreditationForum
(IAF),theworldassociationofConformityAssessmentAccreditationBodiesinthefieldsofmanagementsystems,products,
services,personnelandothersimilarprogramsofconformityassessment.
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TherearealsotensetsofguidelinesinresponsetospecificinquiriesforinterpretationofthePEDtext.ClickHERE
(http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/pressureandgas/documents/ped/guidelines/index_en.htm)fortheindexforthese
guidelines.
ForamorecompleteexplanationofthePEDandhowitrelatestoU.S.NDTcompanies,seetheEuropeanPressureEquipment
Directive(/en/MajorSiteSections/NDTResource
Center/Codes_and_Standards/Codes_and_Standard_Bodies/European_Pressure_Equipment_Directive.aspx)webpage.
REGULATORY AGENCIES
Ininstanceswherethereareextremeissuesinvolvingpublicsafety,theU.S.governmentmaycreateregulationsaboveandbeyond
thoseprovidedbyindustrycodesandstandards.Twosuchexamplesofthisarethecontrolanduseofradioactivematerialsandthe
transportofhazardousliquidsandgasses.ThegovernmentagenciesresponsibleforoversightonthesetwosubjectsaretheU.S.
NuclearRegulatoryCommission(USNRC)andtheU.S.DepartmentofTransportation(USDOT),respectively.
TheregulationsforbothoftheseorganizationscanbefoundintheCodeofFederalRegulations(CFR)
(http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR).Thereare50TitlesintheCFR,withtheUSNRC
regulationsbeingunderTitle10,Energy,andtheUSDOTregulationsbeingunderTitle49,Transportation.
TheUSNRCportionofTitle10isParts150(http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_09/10cfrv1_09.html).Asaminimum,
radiographersshouldbefamiliarwiththefollowingparts:
Title10,Part34(10CFR34):Licensesforindustrialradiographyandradiationsafetyrequirementsforindustrialradiographic
operations
10CFR20:Standardsforprotectionagainstradiationand
10CFR21:Reportingofdefectsandnoncompliance.
TheseNRCregulationsapplytoradioactivematerialsonlytheNRCdoesnotaddressradiationsuchasXradiation,whichis
generatedbyelectromagneticmeans.ElectromagneticradiationisgovernedbytheSuggestedStateRegulationsforControlof
Radiation(SSRCR),whichisaddressedbelow.
TheUSDOTportionofTitle49isunderParts186199,andthehazardousliquidsandgassesPartsareasfollows:
49CFR192:Transportationofnaturalandothergasbypipeline:minimumFederalsafetystandardsand
49CFR195:Transportationofhazardousliquidsbypipeline.
ThesetwopartsmandateOperatorQualificationforcoveredtasks,andNDTisconsideredacoveredtask.
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