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A Huge Natural Gas Line Explosion Just Lit Up West Virginia [PHOTOS]
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| 12.11.2012
| Matthew Boesler
Posted on 12/11/2012 11:00:48 AM PST by Morgana
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To: thackney
News said that Columbia Gas has been sited for safety violations several times. That’s gonna hurt.
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12/12/2012 7:25:36 PM PST
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WVNan
To: Morgana
Here is a follow up on the pipeline explosion for your reference.
NTSB releases preliminary report on West Virginia pipeline rupture
The rupture occurred in a pipe that was a part of a pipeline segment installed in 1967 with an original, nominal wall thickness of 0.281 inches. The 20-foot ejected section of the pipe was fractured in the base metal along the entire longitudinal direction along the bottom of the pipe. The outside surface of the pipe was heavily corroded near the midpoint and along the longitudinal fracture. The thinned area was approximately 6 feet in the longitudinal direction and 2 feet in the circumferential direction. The lowest wall thickness measured was 0.078 inches.
I will find out sooner or later if this was a location of a pulled casing. The corrosion occurred contrary to established best practices, regulation and corrosion prevention technologies.
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01/16/2013 3:20:47 PM PST
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
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