Physical underground storage tank internal inspection

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

OSTI ID:378101

Hattaway, L ^[1]

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1. Subcon, Inc., Florence, SC (United States)

Internal inspection of Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) is a vital part of compliance, called for under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations (40 CFR, Part 280). Understanding the fundamentals of this technique is important for achieving compliance, economically. Internal physical inspections of buried tanks have been a valued service long before EPA regulations. Placing an experienced, well trained inspector inside of a tank can provide information, data and assessment that is unavailable by any other method. The capability of cleaning metal surfaces and truly inspecting corrosion damage is most important. Inspections include visual evaluations, plus a wide range of tools, instruments and techniques that provide in-depth analysis of real conditions. Assessment is based on specific facts that are completely understandable to the non-technical, as well as engineers and scientists. This paper is an overview of the Physical UST Internal Inspection needed to assess existing steel USTs.

• OSTI ID: 378101
• Report Number(s): CONF-9606194--; ISBN 1-877914-94-0
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
COMPLIANCE
CORROSION PRODUCTS
DETECTION
INSPECTION
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
SAFETY STANDARDS
STEELS
STORAGE FACILITIES
UNDERGROUND STORAGE