Can an operator use an indirect assessment tool for ECDA that is not listed in Table 2 of NACE RP-0502-2002?
Operators can use indirect assessment tools not listed in NACE RP0502-2002, in accordance with Section 3.4.3.1 of the NACE RP, which states “…Other indirect inspection methods can and should be used as required by the unique situations along a pipeline or as new technologies are developed.” Operators using tools not listed in the NACE standard “must demonstrate their applicability, validation basis, equipment used, application procedure, and utilization of data for the inspection method (195.588(b)(2)(iii)).
