Review and prospect on risk assessment application in pressure vessels inspection in Jiangsu

5 typical cases of Risk-based Inspection (RBI) technology application in Jiangsu province were summarized and reviewed. Some problems which special attention should be paid to during publicizing and applying RBI technology in china were put forward based on experiences from risk assessment conducted for 10 years, and emphasis is put on the management of equipment integrity, qualification requirement for organization conducting RBI and safe employing pressure equipments. Responses to requirement of Chinese petrochemical enterprises are suggested to be divided into three categories and the combination of excellent RBI software and well-organized RBI team is pointed out as essentials to conduct RBI work in china successfully, and sinicized and localized database of materials and chemicals is suggested to be built progressively as well.