Case Study: Providing a proactive risk management approach for rupture mitigation valves
12/1/2024
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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