Case Study: Providing a proactive risk management approach for rupture mitigation valves

Special Focus—Valves, Pumps, Compression and Turbomachinery C. PARKER, Dynamic Risk, Washington D. C. (U.S.) U.S. federal natural gas pipeline regulation 49 CFR 192.935(c) requires that operators perform a risk analysis to determine where the use of rupture mitigation valves (RMVs), such as remote-controlled valves and automatic shutoff valves, may be efficient to add protection to high consequence areas. In addition, regulation 49 CFR 192.935(f) requires that these risk analyses are certified by a senior executive of the pipeline operator on an annual basis. In 2023, to support meeting these regulatory requirements and to enhance existing risk management, a U.S. transmission pipeline ope

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