Experience from round robin trials has demonstrated that Non-destructive testing performance does not always meet the requirements set it. Inspection Qualification is a standard method in the nuclear industry for ensuring inspection performance where the ENIQ methodology has been used. In non-nuclear industries the requirements are different a European Standards Working Group (TC138 WG 9) has been established, which is responsible for developing a European Methodology for the qualification of inspections for the non-nuclear industry. It will describe the background to inspection qualification, why qualification is necessary and the main issues associated with developing a document that is relevant to a wide range of industries with differing inspection requirements. The paper will also discuss the main aspects of the methodology and progress to date.
Publication Source: 3nd International Conference on NDE in Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear and Pressurized Components, November 14-16, 2001, Seville Spain. Publisher: Tecnatom s.a. - [Homepage]
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