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Quality Management, Regulation and Standards in Welding in Nuclear Power Engineering

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 345-5201/02
Abbreviation ŘPNSvJE
Course title Quality Management, Regulation and Standards in Welding in Nuclear Power Engineering
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Mechanical Technology
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Ivo Hlavatý, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

1. Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials – Part 2: Comprehensive quality requirements (ČSN EN ISO 3834-2).
2. Welding coordination – Tasks and responsibilities of welding coordination personnel (IWE/IWT/IWS) (ČSN EN ISO 14731).
3. Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials – Welding procedure test (WPS, WPQR): Arc and gas welding of steels (ČSN EN ISO 15614-1).
4. Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment (PED) (Directive 2014/68/EU).
5. Non-destructive testing – Qualification and certification of NDT personnel (ČSN EN ISO 9712) and Non-destructive testing of welds – General rules for metallic materials (ČSN EN ISO 17635).
6. Qualification testing of welders – Fusion welding – Part 1: Steels (ČSN EN ISO 9606-1).
7. Welding, Brazing and Fusing Qualifications (ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX).
8. Special cases of welding procedures, technical discussion and knowledge verification.

A professional from industry will participate in selected lectures.

Povinná literatura

Students and employees of VŠB-TUO have access to ČSN, EN, ISO standards and the ASME Code at:
https://knihovna.vsb.cz/cs/fondy/normy/ or https://knihovna.vsb.cz/cs/fondy
1. Nuclear Law (State Office for Nuclear Safety – SÚJB) – Overview of SÚJB Legislation: https://sujb.gov.cz/legislativa/atomove-pravo
2. Nuclear Law (State Office for Nuclear Safety – SÚJB) – Overview of SÚJB Legislation: https://sujb.gov.cz/legislativa/atomove-pravo
3. Overview of ISO 3834 and Welding Process Certification:
https://www.domzo13.cz/certifikace-procesu-svarovani-podle-iso-3834
4. Additional Description of ISO 3834 Standard:
https://www.noveiso.cz/iso-3834.html
5. ČSN EN ISO 9606-1. Qualification Testing of Welders – Fusion Welding – Part 1: Steels. Prague: Czech Agency for Standardization.
6. ČSN EN ISO 15614-1. Specification and Qualification of Welding Procedures for Metallic Materials – Welding Procedure Test – Part 1: Arc and Gas Welding of Steels. Prague: Czech Agency for Standardization.
7. ČSN EN ISO 14731. Welding Coordination – Tasks and Responsibilities. Prague: Czech Agency for Standardization.

Doporučená literatura

Students and employees of VŠB-TUO have access to ČSN, EN, ISO standards and the ASME Code at:
https://knihovna.vsb.cz/cs/fondy/normy/ or https://knihovna.vsb.cz/cs/fondy
1. ČSN EN ISO 9712. Non-Destructive Testing – Qualification and Certification of NDT Personnel. Prague: Czech Agency for Standardization.
2. ČSN EN ISO 17635. Non-Destructive Testing of Welds – General Rules for Metallic Materials. Prague: Czech Agency for Standardization.
3. Directive 2014/68/EU. Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Harmonisation of the Laws of the Member States Relating to the Making Available on the Market of Pressure Equipment (PED).
4. ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section IX. Welding, Brazing, and Fusing Qualifications. New York: ASME.