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Babcock & NakonecznyBabcock & WilcoxBarberton, Ohio, to:ICOLM (International Conference on Life Managementand Life Extension of Power Plant)May 2000Xi an, ChinaStandard Recommendations for Pressure PartInspection During a Boiler Life Extension ProgramBR-1701AbstractDue to the high costs of new boiler fabrication and erection,increasing efforts are being made to extend the life of existingunits. The life extension and reliability of these plants is under-mined if unscheduled and forced outages occur. Determinationof the Pressure parts requiring inspection, type of inspectionsto be performed, and the amount and location of these inspec-tions has always been a major concern in boiler life complexity of the problem increases when the boiler s age,operating history, and failure history are taken into account.

2 Babcock & Wilcox The inspection work scope is based on the individual unit’s operating history, failure history, and expected failure mecha-

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