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A Spill Risk Assessment of the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project

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Table A-­‐27: NEB Pipeline Failure Frequencies Adjusted Downward to Represent <strong>the</strong> ENGP<br />

Pipeline<br />

Failure<br />

Causes<br />

NEB Failure<br />

Rate<br />

(per 10,000<br />

km-­‐year)<br />

ENGP<br />

Failure Rate<br />

(per 10,000<br />

km-­‐year)<br />

Metal Loss 0.085 0.017 80%<br />

Cracking 0.128 0.013 90%<br />

External<br />

Interference<br />

Geotechnical<br />

Failure<br />

Material<br />

Failure<br />

0.021 0.021 -­‐ n/a<br />

0.021 0.021 -­‐ n/a<br />

0.021 0.009 60%<br />

O<strong>the</strong>r Causes 0.096 0.028 71%<br />

Total 0.372 0.109 71%<br />

Source: Bercha Group (2012b).<br />

Downward<br />

Adjustment Reason for Adjustment<br />

Modern piggable pipelines are less<br />

likely to fail than pipelines<br />

represented in NEB data<br />

Advanced coating technologies, low<br />

stress design, and fatigue avoidance<br />

through design and operations<br />

Construction quality control,<br />

inspection/testing after construction,<br />

and operational surveillance<br />

Estimated as same percentage as NEB<br />

data (approx. 26%)<br />

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