APPENDIX TNDE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY

Reference Section 7.3.4 7.3.7.1a F.4.4 G.10.1.2 J.4.2.2 H.6.4 7.3.6 5.7.8.11
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Process Air Test Air Test Air Test Air Test Air Test Air Test Hydro MT

Welds Requiring Inspection Reinforcement plate welds inside and outside to 100 kPa (15 lbf/in.2). Roofs designed to be airtight if roof seams are not vacuum-box tested. Appendix F roofs during hydro-test of tanks. Aluminum dome roofs if required to be gas-tight. Shop built tanks if not tested per 7.3.2 7.3.7. Shop fabricated compartments (pontoons). Test in shop and field. Tank shell. Flush-type shell connections: Nozzle-to-tank shell, Repad welds, shell-to-bottom reinforcing pad welds on the root pass, each 12.5 mm (1/2 in.) of weld, and completed weld. After stress relieving before hydro-test. Permanent attachment welds and temporary weld removal areas on Group IV, IVA, V, and VI materials. Completed welds of stress relieved assemblies before hydro-test. First pass of the internal shell-to-bottom weld unless inspected by penetrating oil or PT or VB. Not required if the final weld is tested by pressure (see 7.3.4.2) or if agreed to by Purchaser and the final weld is tested by MT, PT or VB. Final shell-to-bottom welds, inside and outside instead of MT, PT, pen. oil, or VB of the initial inside pass. in.), and final surface of Shell-to-bottom fillet welds including the root pass, 20 mm Appendix M tanks for which the stress concentration factor of K = 2.0 is used. Non-structural small attachments such as insulation clips (not supports) studs and pins not welded by capacitor discharge. Unless tested by liquid penetrant. All seams of internal floating roofs exposed to liquid or vapors unless VB tested. First pass of the internal shell-to-bottom weld if approved instead of MT or PT. Tank shell if no water for hydrostatic test. Deck seams of external floating roofs. Welded shell joints above the hydrostatic test water level unless vacuum-box tested. Compartment welds of external floating roofs not tested with internal pressure or VB. Permanent attachment welds and temporary weld removal areas on Group IV, IVA, V, VI materials instead of MT if approved. Welds attaching nozzles, manways, and clean out openings instead of MT if approved. First pass of the internal shell-to-bottom weld if approved instead of MT. Final shell-to-bottom welds, inside and outside instead of MT, PT, pen. oil, or VB of the initial inside pass. All aluminum structural welds and components joined by welding. Stainless steel tank shell-to-bottom welds, opening connections not radiographed all welds of attachments to shells, and all butt welds of annular plates on which backing strips are to remain. Non-structural small attachments such as insulation clips (not supports) studs and pins not welded by capacitor discharge. Unless tested by magnetic particle.
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MT MT MT

7.2.3.5 7.2.3.6 7.2.4.1a

MT MT MT Pen. Oil Pen. Oil Pen. Oil Pen. Oil Pen. Oil Pen. Oil PT PT PT PT PT PT

7.2.4.3c
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M.4.2 7.2.1.11 H.6.2 7.2.4.1d 7.3.5 C.4.2 7.3.6.1 C.3.6 7.2.3.5 7.2.3.6 7.2.4.1b or c 7.2.4.3c G.11.3 S.4.14.2

PT

7.2.1.11

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API STANDARD 650

RT

Shell plate butt welds unless examined by UT with Purchaser approval. RT is not required for Appendix A, J, and S tanks where the Joint Efficiency of 0.7 is used. Butt welds of annular plates that are required by 7.5.1 or M.4.1. Flush-type shell connections: 100% of all longitudinal butt welds in the nozzle neck and transition piece, if any, and the first circumferential butt weld in the neck closest to the shell, excluding the neck-to-flange weld. Shell vertical and horizontal welds which have intersecting openings and repads100% over weld length 3 times the diameter of the opening. Entire length of bottom weld joints as an alternative to vacuum-box testing. Shell plate butt welds if approved by Purchaser. First pass of the internal shell-to-bottom weld if approved instead of MT, PT, or Pen. Oil.
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7.3.2.1, A.5.3, S.4.14.1 8.1.2.9 5.7.8.11

RT RT

RT Tracer Gas UT VB VB VB VB VB VB VB
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5.7.3.4 7.3.3.b 7.3.2.1 7.2.4.1e 7.3.4a 7.3.7.1 H.6.2 I.6.2 7.3.6.1 7.2.4.3c 5.7.8.11

Bottom welds. Welds of roofs designed to be gas-tight if not air tested. All seams of internal floating roofs exposed to liquid or vapors if not tested by penetrating oil. Seams of flexible membrane liners for leak protection. Welded shell joints above the hydrostatic test water level unless tested with penetrating oil. Shell-to-bottom weld joints. Flush type shell connections: Nozzle-to-tank shell, repad welds, shell-to-bottom reinforcing pad welds on the root pass, each 20 mm (1/2 in.) of weld, and completed weld. After stress relieving before hydro-test. Tack of shell butt welds left in place. Permanent attachment welds and temporary weld removal areas on Group IV, IVA, V, and VI materials. Completed welds of stress relieved assemblies before hydro-test. First pass and final weld inside and outside of the internal shell-to-bottom weld.

VE

VE VE VE VE

7.2.1.8 7.2.3.5 7.2.3.6 7.2.4.1, 7.2.4.2, 7.2.4.3 7.3.2.1 7.3.2.2 C.4.4 G.11.3 I.7.4 7.2.1.11 I.6.1 7.3.3 7.3.7.2 7.3.3c C.4.3 C.4.5 G.10.1.1 H.7.3

VE VE VE VE VE VE VE VE VE Water Water Water Water Water

All shell plate butt welds. All fillet welds including roof plate welds. Upper side of the upper deck welds of pontoon and double deck floating roofs. All aluminum structural welds and components joined by welding. Joint fit-up of butt welds of bottoms supported by grillage and each weld pass. Non-structural small attachments such as insulation clips (not supports) studs and pins including those welded by capacitor discharge. Leak barrier, leak barrier penetrations, attachments to ringwalls and other appurtenances. Bottom welds. Roof welds not designed to be gas-tight. Bottom welds if not vacuum-box or tracer gas tested. External floating roofsflotation test. External floating roof drain pipe and hose systems with pressure. Aluminum dome roofs after completion. Internal floating roofs flotation test.

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Definitions: MT = Magnetic Particle Examination Pen Oil = Penetrating Oil Test PT = Liquid Penetrant Examination RT = Radiographic Testing VB = Vacuum-Box Testing VE = Visual Examination Acceptance Standards: MT: ASME Section VIII, Appendix 6 (Paragraphs 6-3, 6-4, 6-5) PT: ASME Section VIII, Appendix 8, (Paragraphs 8-3, 8-4, 8-5) RT: ASME Section VIII, Paragraph UW-51(b) Tracer Gas: API Std 650, Section 8.6.11
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UT: For welds examined by UT in lieu of RT, acceptance standards are in Appendix U. For UT when RT is used for the requirements of 7.3.2.1, the acceptance standard is as agreed upon by the Manufacturer and Purchaser. VB: API Std 650, Section 8.6 VE: API Std 650, Section 8.5 Examiner Qualifications: MT: API Std 650, Section 8.2.3. PT: API Std 650, Section 8.2.3 RT: ASNT SNT-TC-1A Level II or III. Level-I personnel may be used under the supervision of a Level II or Level III with a written procedure in accordance with ASME Section V, Article 2. Tracer Gas: None UT: For welds examined by UT in lieu of RT, the inspector must be ASNT-TC-1A or CP-189 Level II or Level III. For UT when RT is used for the requirements of 7.3.2.1, the required qualifications are ASNT-TC1A Level II or Level III. A Level I may be used with restrictionssee API Std 650, Section 8.3.2. VB: None VE: None Procedure Requirements: MT: ASME Section V, Article 7 PT: ASME Section V, Article 6 RT: A procedure is not required. However, the examination method must comply with ASME Section V, Article 2. Acceptance standards shall be in accordance with ASME Section VIII, Paragraph UW-51(b). UT: For shell welds examined by UT in lieu or RT, ASME, Section V, Article 4 and U.3.5. For welds when RT is used for the requirements of 7.3.2.1, ASME Section V. VB: None VE: None Tracer Gas: API Std 650, Section 8.6.11.a.

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