NDT has more than its fair share of ambiguous terms. Reliability, capability, human factors, POD to name just a few. Now we have Inspection Qualification. Of course this means certification or is it validation? Does it matter? Anyway it is only relevant to the Nuclear industry. Or is it? This paper unravels the mystique behind qualification, explaining in simple language the steps involved. How the benefits of qualification can be achieved in a cost effective manner will be illustrated for different types of inspections.
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