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QUALITY DEPARTMENT Date : 09/2011 
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API 650 RADIOGRAPHIC REQUIREMENT INSTRUCTION Nbr Page : 3

SCOPE 
This instruction specifie the Radiographic Examination of Welded Steel Tank in accordance with API 650 subject to prepare Radiography examination
Programm. The QA/QC Inspector is responsible to apply this instruction.
This instruction is applied for same plates thickness or for the plates when difference does’nt exceed 3mm.
If customer specifie each contractual requirement, the QA/QC Inspector shall include this requirement in any Radiography examination Programm.

NORMATIVE REFERENCE  
 API 650 ELEVEN EDITION JUINE 2007  –SECTION 8 – METHODS OF INSPECTING JOINTS

DESCRIPTION
Radiographic inspection is required for:
  Shell but weld
   Annular plates butt weld
  Flush type connection with butt welds excluding neck to flange weld and weld in nozzle and manway necks made from plate.
 All radiographic films shall have the following dimension: Length = minimum 150 mm / Width = minimum 100 mm
The number of spot radiographs shall be applicable on a per tank basis.
If two welder weld opposite side of butt joint it is permissible to inspect their work with one spot and when the radiograph is rejected, additional spot 
radiograph shall be taken to determine whether one or both of the welder are at fault.
Radiographs shall be taken as soon when welding progresses.

1-  Vertical butt joint:

a-  Joint Eficiency equal to 1:
Number of Location
Thickness of thiner shell
radiographic Supllemantary
plate Location condition
spots
Each weld type.
1 SPOT In the first 3 m
Welded by each welder. -  25% of SPOTS shall be at junction.
Without regard of the number -  100 % Radiographic inspection of
Th. ≤ 10mm  1 SPOT In each additional 30m
of welder butt weld around the periphery of an
manhole or nozzle.
1 RANDOM SPOT In each joint in the lowest course No condition

1 SPOT In the first 3 m Each weld type.

Welded by each welder.
-   All junction shall be radiographed.
Without regard of the number
1 SPOT In each additional 30m
of welder
10mm<Th. ≤ 25mm  -  100 % Radiographic inspection of
2 RANDOM SPOT In each joint in the lowest course No condition butt weld around the periphery of an
manhole or nozzle.
1 SPOT In each junction No condition
-   All junction and all vertical joint shall
100 % For each vertical joint No condition
be radiographed
Th. > 25 mm  -  100 % Radiographic inspection of
1 SPOT In each junction No condition butt weld around the periphery of an
manhole or nozzle.

b-  Joint Eficiency equal to 0.85:

Thickness of thiner shell Number of

radiographic Location Supllemantary
plate Location condition
spots
Each weld type. -  25% of SPOTS shall be at junction.
1 SPOT In the first 3 m
Welded by each welder. -  100 % Radiographic inspection of
For all thickness  Without regard of the number butt weld around the periphery of an
1 SPOT In each additional 30m
of welder manhole or nozzle.

c-  Joint Eficiency equal to 0.7: NO RADIOGRAPHY REQUIRED 

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2-  Horizontal butt joint:

Number of Location
Thickness of thiner shell
radiographic Supllemantary
plate Location condition
spots
1 SPOT In the first 3 m Without regard of the number -  This requirement is applied for weld
of welder. with joint efficiency = 1 or 0.85
For all thickness  Without regard of the number -  No radiography required for weld
1 SPOT In each additional 60m
of welder. with joint efficiency = 0. 7

3-  Bottom annular plate butt joint:

Number of Location
Thickness of thiner shell plate radiographic
Location condition
spots

1 SPOT On 10% of radial joint

Location of radiographs shall preferably be at the outer edges

of the joint where the shell plate and annular plate join

1 SPOT On 50% of radial joint

4-  Nozzle and manway:

Thickness of thiner shell Extend of Location

plate radiographic Location condition
Nozzle and manay made  All longitudinal butt-welds
100 % Excluding neck to flange weld
from pipe The circumferential butt-weld .
Nozzle and manay made
0% No radiography required No radiography required
from plate 

5-  Technique and radiographic standards:

Methode: ASME V Article 2
Interpretation: ASME VIII UW-51(b)
Qualification of Radiographic personel: ASNT SNT-TC 1A

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6-  Defective welds:

YES
If Radiograph Section of weld is shown
No radiography required
acceptable

NO
Two spots adjacent to the defective section shall be
examined by radiography. If Sections of weld is acceptable

NO YES

Repair and Radiography of the first Section of weld

OR
Replace all of the welding  Additional spots adjacent to the
performed by the welder on that news defectives section shall be
 joint examined by radiography.
If Section of weld is acceptable

YES
If Sections of weld is acceptable NO

No radiography
required
YES
NO

Repair and Radiography all defective Sections of

weld

NO YES
No radiography
If Sections of weld is acceptable
required

Records:
   The QA/QC Inspector shall prepare the NDE Programm Ref. E1001001 REV.02
  The QA/QC Inspector shall prepare an as-built radiograph MAP showing the location of all radiographs taken along
with the film identification marks.  

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