NDE(RT) FUNCTIONS

[REVIEW OF 2003-04]
[ P.RAGHAVENDRA ]

Present Status Summary

Total section strength: 3+1+1
trainee
No.of sub-contractors: 2
Present service level : 95%
Present Reshoot % : <1%
Present MRS%
: <0.5%

Progress
Concentrating more on response to
customer requirements.
Advance information from shop/yard
regarding specific additional requirements
made it possible to give better services
Proper usage of automatic film processor
reduced re-shoot % and increased service
level.
Checking the surface for ambiguous
indications by NDE L-II himself reduced
MRS

Attention Areas
Customer complaints:
-delay in giving result
-delay in giving final result
-delay in issue of tracings
-delay in submission of final
documents
-mistakes in film evaluation
-poor service level

Causes of problems
Increased work load
Exodus of skilled man power
Technical constrains- joints of
complex configurations like
tee,corner etc.,
Lack of communication skills
Lack of competency/certification
in newly recruited personnel.
Lack of responsibility.

Causes of problems
Inadequate clearance time for RT
Requirement of more shop floor RT due to large
dimensions of jobs.-over load on weekends
Radiation safety regulatory agency requirements.
Manual film processing
Non-NDE related work- tackling quarrels with internal
customer.
No advance information to NDE regarding the specific
needs- last minute running
Inadequate space of RT interpretation and storage area

Remedial actions taken

Imparting training to full time personnel
Keeping buffer of certified L-IIs( part time)
Supervisor wise allocation of projects-for more
accountability and responsibility
Increase of resources no.of sources increased to 12
from 9
Design of radiation shields- shop floor RT with less
cordon off.
Developing vendors to suite our requirements
Increased the effective area of RT dept.- no. of viewers
doubled and film storage area increased to 50%.
Making subcontractors more responsible introduction
of VPRS , Levi systems.
Continuous training to subcontractors.

Technology achievements
RT of Tee joints / corner joints
Tube to Tube Sheet joints Radiography
Film digitization of A C N reactors
Eddy current testing of control rods
100% utilization of Automatic Film processor
Implementation of composite film evaluation
technique.
Optimization of radiation safety calculations.
Increased usage of LINAC-by training more
persons for operation
Effective film/document retrieval system.

TECHNOLOGICAL
AMBIGUITIES

EXCESSIVE NDT OF TEE JOINTS.

% NDE OF SPECIAL PROJECTMINIMUM FILM LENGTH 250MM

Goals

scanning of radiographs of all projects

Scanning of all reference radiographs for
training purpose
Elimination of merge and re-shoots by
visual inspection
Procurement of high curie strength
Coblat-60 sources as replacement.
Reduce rework and cycle time by using
Automatic film processor full time.
Usage of two sources at a time with
calculated risk to reduce cycle time.
Increasing the film viewing competency
for more persons.