It's funny how those xrays start passing when a new crew comes on board. I've seen this when welding superheater boiler tubes. Poor quality, non-union welders failing xray 50% of the time. Independent xray firm just doing their job and reporting the results. Xray firm was FIRED. New firm brought in using UT, no more xrays and a miracle happens as every single weld passes inspection! Same rotten non-union welders and same rotten quality. Union Boilermakers brought in to fix the destruction wrought by the mexicans and texans.
All you XXXXXX pipeliners take note: You're not a real welder until you've worked as a boilermaker in a coal fired power plant wearing a full face supplied air respirator and a buddy whip passing an arc on an inch and a half 5G tube with GTAW root and E9018 fill and cap, xray QC. Down hill 5P pipe welding???....yawn........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U71bn4ZF4K0