- Author
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National Transportation Saety Board
- Title
- Special Study of Effects of Delay in Shutting Down Failed Pipeline Systems and Methods of Providing Rapid Shutdown.
- Coporate
- National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC
- Report
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NTSB-PSS-71-1
1971
25 p.
- Keywords
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pipelines
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accidents
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case histories
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regulations
- Abstract
- In almost all recent pipeline accidents, the delay in shutting down the failed pipeline system has resulted in an increased magnitude of catastrophe. Had the flow of gas or hazardous liquid been stopped soon after the initial rupture, the effects of many accidents would have been minimized or eliminated. with the ever increasing use of pipelines for natural gas and other hazardous materials and the proximity of these lines to expanding populated areas, it is imperative that systems and methods be developed and put to use which will provide for the rapid shutting down of failed pipeline systems.