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Pipeline Safety: Use of Instrumented Technology to Inspect Pipelines

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date May 18, 1993
Report No. T-RCED-93-41
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Summary:

About half of the nation's supply of crude oil and petroleum products and virtually all natural gas supplies are transported through a network of more than 1.7 million miles of pipelines. Although the overall safety record of these pipelines is relatively good, a massive pipeline spill in Reston, Virginia, in March 1993 underscores the need for more sophisticated inspection technologies. This testimony focuses on the role that instrumented internal inspection devices--known as smart pigs--can play in improving pipeline safety.

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