The invention relates to a risk pointing type selection method for inspection elements in inservice inspection. The method includes steps of S100, performing failure mode and effect analysis on related pipe sections of a nuclear power plant, wherein the g failure mode and effect analysis includes pipe section breakage consequence analysis and pipe section deterioration mechanism analysis; S200, determining pipe section welding joint risk types through a risk matrix; S300, establishing a welding joint inspection element selection principle; S400, performing risk evaluation on the selected inspection elements according to a risk reception rule. According to the invention, attention on areas with high risk importance degrees can be improved and proper insulation methods can be selected for improving the pipeline detect detection efficiency, so that reliability of pipeline safety operation is improved. Besides, since attention on low risk areas is reduced, detection resource of a power plane is saved substantially, so that economic competiveness of the nuclear power plant can be improved.