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Corporate Creators:
United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Natural Gas Pipelines Pipelines Remote Control Valves
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
United States
Corporate Publisher:
United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration
NTL Classification:
NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT;NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-Bridges and Structures;
Abstract:
This report is in response to a Congressional mandate in the

Accountable Pipeline Safety and Partnership Act of 1996 to survey

and assess the effectiveness of remotely controlled valves (RCVs)

on interstate natural gas pipelines and to determine their

technical and economical feasibility to shut off gas after a

rupture.

This report contains a discussion of the results of a public

meeting held in Houston, Texas on October 30, 1997 for the

purpose of gathering information and discussing issues relevant

to the survey and assessment. The report also contains the

results of an RCV field evaluation conducted by Texas Eastern

Transmission Corporation (TETCO) as part of a Consent Order

issued by the Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) (CPF 15102) to

provide information on TETCO’s experience with RCVs. There is

also a discussion of status briefings before the Technical

Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (TPSSC) and a cost versus

benefit study.

The report addresses the four main issues raised by the

Congressional mandate to study RCVs, i.e., effectiveness,

technical feasibility, economic feasibility, and risk reduction.

The report concludes with a proposal for further action, which is

a public meeting to seek input on information for specifying the

time-to-isolate a ruptured pipeline section.


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Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16918/dot_16918_DS1.pdf
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