ANALYSIS OF ROUND ROBIN TEST FOR ULTRASONIC THICKNESS MEASUREMENT OF WALL THINNED PIPE IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

It is well recognized that one of the most serious problems on the maintenance of piping system in Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) is the wall thinning of carbon steel pipe components. The objective of this research is to verify confidence of wall thinning measurement system by conducting Round Robin Test (RRT). 23 specimens with different size and shape of pipe were used according to standard practice in RRT. The gage R&R analysis was introduced for each sigma quality level, so that repeatability and reproducibility can be estimated from RRT results.