$520 million Marcellus Lateral pipeline project in doubt

A $520 million pipeline project thought to have the potential to support 2,500 Ohio construction jobs might be dead. The Ohio Power Siting Board, the body that regulates major utility projects in Ohio, rejected the application for the Marcellus Lateral Pipeline more than a year ago. Kinder Morgan, a pipeline developer, owner and operator out [...]

How seawater could corrode nuclear fuel

Japan used seawater to cool nuclear fuel at the stricken Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant after the tsunami in March 2011 — and that was probably the best action to take at the time, says Professor Alexandra Navrotsky of the University of California, Davis. But Navrotsky and others have since discovered a new way in which seawater [...]

Contaminated Fuel Found at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport

Inspectors have uncovered risks in the aircraft refueling process at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport. The inspectors see a potential disaster in the quality of the fuel. The Bermuda Department of Civil Aviation, where most Russian airliners are registered, has identified impurities that could lead to microbial corrosion in the fuel used at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport. Such [...]

Two of MATCOR’s products nominated for Corrosion Innovation Awards

Late last week, MATCOR received notification from NACE International two of its products were selected as nominations for the inaugural MP Reader’s Choice Corrosion Innovation of the Year Awards. The two MATCOR products nominated were “The Mitigator” and MATCOR’s “Kynex” connection.  Here is a brief summary: Kynex Kynex is a unique injection molding technology used [...]

Issues about corrosion at Hanford Vitrification plant

Hanford vitrification plant testing has not shown that components that will be difficult to replace can last the required 40 years the plant is designed to operate, according to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. Whether vessels and piping for high-level radioactive waste in the plant will corrode is an issue raised by DOE scientist [...]

PG&E chairman announces company will spend millions on improvements

Utility to spend nearly $400 million on gas and electrical infrastructure in an effort to repair its tarnished reputation. Acknowledging that the company’s reputation is “in tatters,” PG&E’s new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Anthony Earley announced Thursday the utility will spend $400 million over the next two years to improve its electrical and natural [...]

Radiation, rust seen in tsunami-hit Japan reactor

The first look inside one of Japan’s tsunami-hit nuclear reactors showed radiation, steam and rusty metal surfaces scarred by 10 months’ exposure to high temperatures and humidity. The steam-blurred photos taken by remote control Thursday found none of the reactor’s melted fuel but confirmed stable reactor temperature and showed no major damage or ruptures caused [...]

Ipswich port worker’s tyre burst death ’caused by corrosion’

Corrosion of a fork-lift truck wheel was a “likely scenario” when a tyre exploded fatally injuring a worker at a Suffolk port, an inquest heard. Gary Deaves, 48, an Associated British Ports (ABP) mechanic at Ipswich Docks died from head injuries after the tyre he was removing exploded in 2010. Mr Deaves, of Ipswich, was [...]

Report about cause of 2010 Mich. oil spill delayed

The release of a federal report detailing the cause of a 2010 pipeline rupture that spilled more than 800,000 gallons of oil in southern Michigan has been delayed. The report is expected to be released this fall, about six months later than expected, the Kalamazoo Gazette reported (http://bit.ly/zkCAau). The National Transportation Safety Board attributed the [...]

Industry Challenges Texas Pipeline Ruling

Pipeline companies are asking the Texas Supreme Court to overturn a ruling they say jeopardizes new projects, escalating the battle over the costs of transporting oil and natural gas produced by the energy boom in South Texas. The industry says its costs are soaring as landowners, bolstered by a recent appellate-court opinion, seek much higher [...]