Causality

35: San Bruno

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A modification made in 1956 to a pipeline built in the 1940s would ultimately fail costing 8 people their lives in 2010. We look at what went wrong with PG&Es gas pipeline in San Bruno, California.
With John Chidgey.

Investigation and Reports:

  • NTSB Report (PDF)
  • Independent Review Panel Report on San Bruno Pipeline Explosion

    • Technical Links:

    • Material Fatigue
    • GIS (Geographic Information System)
    • Pup
    • API 5L X42 Steel Pipe Specification in PSL1, PSL2 and Sour Service

      • Links of Potential Interest:

      • Pacific Gas and Electric Company
      • San Bruno Pipeline Explosion
      • Memorial for Anniversary of San Bruno Explosion
      • San Bruno Pipeline Explosion
      • Death Toll In San Bruno Climbs To 8
      • Five Years After Deadly San Bruno Explosion
      • PG&E Gets Maximum Sentence For San Bruno Crimes
      • Crestmoor Neighborhood
      • PG&E emerges from bankruptcy
      • PG&E Completes Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Report
      • PG&E Falsified Gas Pipeline Safety Records

        • Legal Links:

        • Right Of Way
        • A Legal Introduction to Easements
        • California Law Study into Soverign Immunity (PDF)
        • Cost Allocation in Public Utility Relocation in California

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          John
          for the topic suggestion.
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