ARTICLE IME-2000
EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION
IME-2200 PRESERVICE EXAMINATION
(a) Examinations listed in Table IME-2500-1 shall be
completed prior to initial plant startup. These preservice
examinations shall include the pressure retaining por-
tions of components not exempted by IME-1220.
(b) When visual examinations are required, these
examinations shall be performed in accordance with
IME-2600, following the completion of the pressure
test required by the Construction Code and after applica-
tion of protective coatings (e.g., paint) when such
coatings are required.
(c) When surface examinations are required by Table
IME-2500-1, shop or field examinations in accordance
with NE-5000 for Class MC or CC-5500 for Class CC
may serve in lieu of the on-site preservice examinations,
provided:
(1) the examinations are conducted by the same
method with equipment and techniques equivalent to
those that are expected to be employed for subsequent
inservice examinations;
(2) the shop or field examination records are, or
can be, documented and identified in a form consistent
with those required in IMA-6000; and
(3) the examinations are performed after the pres-
sure test required by the Construction Code has been
completed.
(d) When a vessel, liner, or a portion thereof is
repaired or replaced during the service lifetime of a
plant, the preservice examination requirements for the
vessel repair or replacement shall be met.
(1) When the repair or replacement is performed
while the plant is not in service, the preservice examina-
tion shall be performed prior to the resumption of
service.
(2) When the repair or replacement is performed
while the plant is in service, the preservice examination
may be deferred to the next scheduled plant outage,
provided nondestructive examination in accordance with
the approved repair program is performed.
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(3) When a system leakage test is required by
IME-5220, the preservice examination may be per-
formed either prior to or following the test.
(e) Preservice examination of welds, made as part
of a repair or a replacement program, joining a Class
MC or CC boundary and a liquid metal or cover
gas boundary, shall also comply with the preservice
examination requirements for the liquid metal or cover
gas component.
(f) Preservice examination for a repair or replacement
may be conducted prior to installation provided:
(1) the examination is performed after the pressure
test required by the Construction Code has been com-
pleted;
(2) the examination is conducted under conditions
and with equipment and techniques equivalent to those
that are expected to be employed for subsequent inser-
vice examinations; and
(3) the shop or field examination records are, or
can be, documented and identified in a form consistent
with that required by IMA-6000.
(g) When paint or coatings are reapplied, the condi-
tion of the new paint or coating shall be documented
in the preservice examination records.
IME-2400 INSPECTION SCHEDULE
IME-2410 INSPECTION PROGRAM
Inservice examinations may be performed during
plant operation or during plant outages such as refueling
shutdowns or maintenance shutdowns. System pressure
tests may be performed during plant outages or, if
allowed in the design and/ or technical specifications,
during plant operation. The requirements of either In-
spection Program A or Inspection Program B shall
be met.
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