Atmospheric storage tank inspection certification programs

Conference · Sun Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:378081

Peterson, G L; Mason, J S ^[1]

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1. HMT Inspection and Engineering Services, Houston, TX (United States)

Recently, spectacular Atmospheric Storage Tank (AST) failures have attracted national attention. An AST near Pittsburgh leaked one million gallons of petroleum product into the Monongahela River which is a tributary of the Ohio River. Drinking water supplies for the towns down-river were disrupted. Incidents such as this sparked the development of American Petroleum Institute (API) Standard 653 for Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration and Reconstruction. The quality of a tank inspection is directly related to the education and experience of the inspector. API 653 references two qualification and certification programs based on specific education and experience requirements.

• OSTI ID: 378081
• Report Number(s): CONF-9606194--; ISBN 1-877914-94-0
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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