episode 35: San Bruno
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
Support Causality on Patreon
Episode Gold Producer: 'r'.
Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Joseph Antonio, Kevin Koch, Oliver Steele and Shane O'Neill.
With thanks to John for the topic suggestion.