American Society for Nondestructive Testing

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing, Inc. or ASNT is a technical society for nondestructive testing (NDT)
professionals. ASNT evolved from The American Industrial Radium and X-Ray Society which was founded in 1941.[1] Its
headquarters is located inColumbus, OH, and there are 70 local sections in the United States and 14 local sections in other countries.

Contents
The organization
Activities
See also
References
Key ASNT publications
External links

The organization
ASNT is a nonprofit organization, which is governed by the Board of Directors and the national officers.[2] There are four councils
within ASNT:

1. Technical and Education

2. Research
3. Section Operations
4. Certification
ASNT publishes and maintains an important standard, SNT-TC-1A, which, with the addition of Codes of Practice ANSI/ASNT CP-
189 and ANSI/ASNT CP-105, covers all aspects of qualification and certification of NDT personnel. SNT-TC-1A specifies an
employer based certification scheme for Level I and Level II NDT personnel, which is extensively used worldwide, in countries not
enforcing ISO 9712 such as the European Union or Canada. The ASNT Central Certification Program (ACCP) is a fully accredited
certification scheme that specifically complies with the ISO 9712 Standard.

Activities
ASNT manages a central certification scheme for Level IIINDT professionals.

The Conference Department of ASNT regularly organizes two major scientific and technical conferences around March and October
each year.

See also
Materials evaluation (journal)

References
1. Charles Hellier (2003).Handbook of Nondestructive Evaluation. McGraw-Hill. p. 6.7. ISBN 0-07-028121-1.
2. "About ASNT" (https://www.asnt.org/MinorSiteSections/AboutASNT). Retrieved 20 June 2013.
Key ASNT publications
Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A: Personnel Qualification and Certification in Nondestructive esting
T (2011)
ANSI/ASNT CP-189: ASNT Standard for Qualification and Certification of Nondestructive esting
T Personnel (2011)
ANSI/ASNT CP-105: ASNT Standard Topical Outlines for Qualification of Nondestructive Testing Personnel (2011)

External links
ASNT−American Society for Nondestructive e
Tsting website

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