| (a) Nuclear boilers shall be inspected in-service by
the owner or operator, in accordance with ASME Boiler and Pressure
Vessel Code, Section XI.
(b) The owner or operator shall engage the services
of an inspection agency, qualified in accordance with American National
Standards Institute/American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ANSI/ASME)
N626.1, licensed by the Texas State Board of Insurance, and authorized
to provide inspection services by the department.
(c) The department shall assign, after receipt of the
completed N-3 owner's data report, a state serial number to the nuclear
boiler.
(1) All N-5 data reports for piping systems and N-3
owner's data reports shall be filed with the department.
(2) National Board registration described in §65.200
is not required.
(d) The certificate of operation will be issued after
receipt of the preservice inspection summary report and prior to commercial
service. The summary report shall include all activities required
by ASME Code, Section XI, except for the results of examinations or
test of items obtainable only during power ascension testing. These
items shall be filed as an amendment to the summary report within
sixty (60) days of the completion of the power ascension testing.
The items identified to be submitted in the amendment, shall be agreed
upon by mutual consent as provided for in subsection (k), prior to
power ascension testing and issuance of the certificate of operation.
(e) The in-service inspection plan shall be submitted
to the department by the owner or operator prior to commercial service.
(f) The department shall review the in-service inspection
plan and select those items necessary to verify compliance with Texas
Health and Safety Code, Chapter 755 and ASME Code, Section XI. Items
selected for verification shall be from within the verification boundary
of the nuclear boiler consisting of the components and component supports
of the systems illustrated in §65.615, Exhibit 6.
(g) The department shall, upon reasonable notification
by the owner or operator, of in-service inspection activities to be
accomplished during any outage on items selected in subsection (h),
coordinate with the owner or operator the verification activities.
(h) The department shall review and maintain summary
reports of the in-service inspections that are submitted by the owner
or operator in accordance with ASME Code, Section XI.
(i) Repairs and/or replacements shall conform to the
requirements of ASME Code, Section XI.
(j) The owner or operator shall, in case of serious
accidents to a nuclear boiler involving a breach of the pressure boundary
integrity of components included in §65.615, Exhibit 6, immediately
notify the chief inspector by the most expeditious means available
and report the nature of the accident. The chief inspector shall assess
the nature of the accident, formulate inspection activities as required,
and coordinate these activities with the owner or operator and as
necessary with other state and federal agencies having jurisdiction.
(k) If exceptions or situations arise, which are not
specifically addressed in this section or other sections of the boiler
law and rules, or in ASME Code, Section XI, the owner or operator
shall contact the chief inspector for guidance or interpretation.
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