The Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Pipeline Safety Research Program
Cost Benefit Analysis of Deploying or Retrofitting External Based Leak Detection Sensors
Overview: This project developed a methodology for performing cost-benefit analysis on external leak detection systems intended for use on hazardous liquid and natural gas transmission pipelines. The methodology enables decision makers to objectively weigh the safety and environmental protection enhancements to be gained from system deployment against the associated installation, maintenance and operating costs. The output obtained from the application of this methodology informs technology deployment decisions and enable operators to tailor system requirements and deployment configurations to their pipeline systems. Project page and final reporting is available from here:
https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/matrix/PrjHome.rdm?prj=741
Meeting Information: Tuesday, December 15, 2020, 12 PM to 1 PM ETZ Microsoft Teams Meeting: Click here to join the meeting
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Please contact Robert Smith (919-238-4759 or robert.w.smith@dot.gov) with any questions.