Attachment J.7 Kwajalein-Fac 956 (Tank 12)-Ext Final-2017.pdf
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This solicitation requests proposals for aboveground storage tank inspections at Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Omaha will award an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for non-destructive testing, coating inspections, structural evaluations, and engineering analyses of nine diesel fuel tanks in accordance with API Standard 653. The period of performance is one base year with four optional one-year periods. Contractors must have experience performing inspections per API 653 and conducting non-destructive testing including ultrasonic thickness measurements. Proposals are due by July 15, 2022. Award is expected by September 30, 2022. This requirement is a 100% small business set-aside.
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| US | Army | Corps | of | Engineers |
| Omaha | District |
| API | 653 | In‐Service |
| Inspection | Report |
| U.S. | Army | Garrison | Kwajalein | Atoll |
| Facility | Number | 956 | ||
| Tank | Number | 12 |
| US | Army | Corps | of | Engineers | Center | of | Expertise | for | Petroleum, | Oils, | and | Lubricants |
| (USACE | POL‐MCX) | |||||||||||
| September | 29, | 2017 |
API 653 In‐Service Inspection Report USAG Kwajalein‐Atoll
| Table | of | Contents |
| ACRONYMS | AND | ABBREVIATIONS .............................................................................................................................................. 3 |
GENERAL SUMMARY
INSPECTION DATE
STATE REGULATIONS
PREVIOUS INSPECTION DATES
RECOMMENDED FUTURE INSPECTION DATES (CALCULATIONS SHALL BE PROVIDED)
GENERAL TANK INFORMATION
A. GENERAL PROJECT INFORMATION
1. API 653 Inspection
2. Site Information
B. TANK INSPECTION COMMENTS
1. Tank Construction
2. Tank Foundation
3. Tank Shell
4. Tank Appurtenances
5. Tank Coating
6. Tank Piping System
7. Fire Protection System
8. Secondary Containment
9. Cathodic Protection
C. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
1. MANDATORY REPAIRS per API 653, UFC 3‐460‐01, or AW 78‐24‐27 Standards
2. REQUIRED REPAIRS to Fully Comply with API 653 or Federal, State, and Local Codes…………………………………..11
3. RECOMMENDED REPAIRS as Part of Regular Maintenance………………………………………………………………………….22
APPENDIX A: ENGINEERING CALCULATIONS AND DRAWINGS
A.1 SHELL SERVICE LIFE EVALUATION
A.2 SHELL SETTLEMENT EVALUATION
A.3 ULTRASONIC UT DATA
A.4 CONTAINMENT LAYOUT DRAWING
A.5 SHELL LAYOUT DRAWING
A.6 ROOF LAYOUT DRAWING
A.7 OSHA ACCESS STRUCTURE REPORT
APPENDIX B: 3‐D DOCUMENTATION AND ANALYSIS
APPENDIX C: API 653 CHECKLISTS FOR TANK INSPECTIONS
APPENDIX D: PHOTOGRAPHS
API 653 In‐Service Inspection Report USAG Kwajalein‐Atoll
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
API American Petroleum Institute
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASNT American Society of Non‐Destructive Testing
ARD Anti‐rotation device
ATG Automatic Tank Gauge
BBL Barrel
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CP Cathodic Protection
DFT Dry Film Thickness
HLA High Level Alarm
HLCS High Level Control Shutoff
HHLA High‐High Level Alarm
LLA Low Level Alarm
LLLA Low‐Low Level Alarm
MFL Magnetic Flux Leakage
MT Magnetic Particle Testing
NACE National Association of Corrosion Engineers
NDT Non‐Destructive Testing
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
PSI Pounds per Square Inch
PT Penetrant Testing
P/V Pressure/Vacuum
RP Recommended Practice
PST Product Saver Tank
RT Radiography Testing
TML Thickness Measurement Location
TRV Thermal Relief Valve
UFC Unified Facilities Criteria
UFGS Unified Facilities Guide Specifications
ULS Ultra Low Sulfur
UT Ultrasonic Testing
VT Visual Testing
VPI Valve Position Indicator
API 653 In‐Service Inspection Report USAG Kwajalein‐Atoll
| GENERAL | SUMMARY | |
| Summary | of | Inspection |
| An | API | Standard | 653 | In‐Service | inspection | of | Tank | 12 | (Facility | 956) | at | USAG | Kwajalein‐Atoll, | Republic | of | the | |
| Marshall | Islands | was | completed | on | September | 29, | 2017 | to | evaluate | the | tank’s | integrity, | collect | data, | and | establish | a |
| database | for | future | inspections | and | evaluations. | The | shell | service | life | evaluation | performed | as | having | greater | than | ||
| 30 | years | of | remaining | shell | life | under | current | conditions. | Inspection | Results | are | listed | in | Section | C. |
API 653 In‐Service Inspection Report USAG Kwajalein‐Atoll
INSPECTION DATE
API In‐Service (External) Inspection Date: 29 September 2017
Equipment (s) Used:
| Ultrasonic | Thickness | (A‐scan/B‐scan) | Testing | ||||||||
| Manufacturer: | General | Electric | |||||||||
| Model: | DMS | Go+ | |||||||||
| Calibration | Methods | Used: | Zeroing | Procedure, | Copper | Coating | Calibration | Procedure, | and | Two | Point |
Calibration Procedure
| Tank | Settlement | Surveying | ||||||||||||
| Manufacturer: | Northwest | Instrument | ||||||||||||
| Model: | NRL802K | Rotating | with | NLD5G | Laser | Receiver | ||||||||
| Calibration | Methods | Used: | Main | and | transverse | horizontal | axes | checks | at | 100 | ft. | ≤ | 1/16 | inch |
| Tank | Shell | Surveying | ||||||||||||
| Manufacturer: | Leica | Geosystem | ||||||||||||
| Model: | 3D | Disto | ||||||||||||
| Calibration | Methods | Used: | Tilt | sensor | calibration | automatically | performed | with | unit | set | at | < | 3° | and |
crosshairs calibration using target at a distance > 25 m
Inspector(s): Benyam Berhane
| STATE | REGULATIONS | |||||||
| State | Regulation | for | API | In‐Service | Tank | Inspections | N/A | |
| State | Regulation | for | API | Out‐of‐Service | Tank | Inspections | N/A |
| NOTE: | If | there | are | no | state | regulations | for | tank | inspections, | then | N/A | shall | reside | in‐place | of | the | number | of | years |
| between | inspections. | If | state | regulations | reside, | the | recommended | future | inspection | dates | shall | be | based | on | |||||
| whichever | is | more | stringent | between | the | API | inspector’s | calculations | and | the | state | regulations. |
| PREVIOUS | INSPECTION | DATES | |||||||||
| API | Out‐of‐Service | (Internal) | Inspection | Date: | Unknown | (not | provided, | available | is | 1994 | report) |
| API | In‐Service | (External) | Inspection | Date: | Unknown | (not | provided, | available | is | 1994 | report) |
| RECOMMENDED | FUTURE | INSPECTION | DATES | (CALCULATIONS | SHALL | BE | PROVIDED) | ||||
| API | Out‐of‐Service | (Internal) | Inspection | Date: | Unknown | (not | provided, | available | is | 1994 | report) |
| API | In‐Service | (External) | Inspection | Date: | 29 | September | 2022 |
| Benyam | Berhane | ||||
| Mechanical | Engineer/Sr. | Inspector | |||
| InterSpec, | LLC | ||||
| API | 653 | Certified | Inspector | No. | 28492 |
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GENERAL TANK INFORMATION
| ITEM | DESCRIPTION | |||||||
| Owner | U.S | Army | ||||||
| Location | U.S. | Army | Garrison | Kwajalein | Atoll; | RMI | ||
| Facility | Number | 956 | ||||||
| Tank | Number | 12 | ||||||
| State | / | Country | Kwajalein | Atoll | / Republic | of | Marshall | Islands |
| City | ‐ | |||||||
| Inspection | Date | 29 | September | 2017 | ||||
| Tank | Manufacturer | Unknown | ||||||
| Design | Standard | Unknown | (Assumed | API | STD | 12C | Eleventh | Edition) |
| Date | of | Construction | 1954 | |||||
| Tank | Contents | Diesel | (F‐76) | |||||
| Tank | Serial | Number | None | |||||
| Tank | Diameter | 45 | Feet | |||||
| Shell | Height | 47.83 | Feet | |||||
| Product | Height | 46 | Feet | |||||
| Tank | Capacity | 13,500 | BBL | (567,000 | gallons) | |||
| Foundation | Concrete | Ring | Wall |
Construction
Bottom Lap‐Welded (Cone‐Down)
Shell Butt‐Welded (Cylindrical)
Floating Roof None
Fixed Roof Lap‐Welded (Cone‐Down)
Material
Bottom Carbon Steel (Unknown Specification)
Shell Carbon Steel (Unknown Specification)
Floating Roof NA
| Fixed | Roof | Carbon | Steel | (Unknown | Specification) | ||||||||
| Cathodic | Protection | Impressed | Current | ||||||||||
| Interior | Coating | System | Unknown | ||||||||||
| Exterior | Coating | System | Thin | Film | Epoxy/ | Polyurethane (Date | Completed | Unknown) | |||||
| Level | Gauging | ENRAF | Automatic | Tank | Gauge | with | Varec | 2500 | Mechanical | Tape | Gauge |
| Overfill | Protection | |||||||||
| Hydraulically | Operated | High | Level | Shut‐off | Valve | with | Dedicated | Float | (Set | at |
| 46.375 | Feet) |
| Piping | Receipt | 8" | Carbon | Steel | |
| Issue | 8" | Carbon | Steel | ||
| Low | Suction | ‐ | ‐ | ||
| Water | Draw‐Off | ‐ | ‐ |
Level Alarms
| Low‐Level | Alarm: | 7.1875 Feet | ||
| Low‐Low | Level | Alarm: | 2.04 | Feet |
| High‐Level | Alarm: | 46.00 | Feet | |
| High‐High | Level | Alarm: | 48.00 | Feet |
| High‐Level | Control | Shutoff: | 46.375 | Feet |
Type of Internal Floating Roof
NA
API 653 In‐Service Inspection Report USAG Kwajalein‐Atoll
A. GENERAL PROJECT INFORMATION
| 1. API | 653 | Inspection | ||||||||||||
| This | project | will | perform | API | 653 | inspections | of | various | tanks | at | facilities | throughout | the | United |
| States/OCONUS. | Additional | consideration | is | given | to | federal, | state, | and | local | regulations, | as | well | as | |
| applicable | military | criteria | and | general | industry | standards. |
An API Standard 653 In‐Service (External) inspection was performed on Tank 12 (FAC 956).
| 2. Site | Information | |||||||||||||||||
| On | September | 29, | 2017 | Burns | & | McDonnell | and | our | sub‐consultant | (InterSpec) | performed | an | API | 653 | ||||
| In‐Service | (External) | inspection | of | Tank | 12 | (Facility | 956) | located | at | U.S. | Army | Garrison | Kwajalein | Atoll, | ||||
| RMI. | USAG | Kwajalein | Atoll | (USAG‐KA) | is | home | to | the | Ronald | Reagan | Ballistic | Missile | Defense | Test | Site. | |||
| The | Reagan | Test | Site | is | Major | Range | and | Test | Facility | Base | under | the | DoD | with | the | primary | mission | of |
| researching, | developing | tests, | and | developing | missile | defense | and | space | programs. |
Tank 12 is used as an aboveground diesel fuel storage tank supporting the installation fueling needs.
B. TANK INSPECTION COMMENTS
| 1. Tank | Construction | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tank | 12 | (FAC | 956) | is | a | nominal | 13,500 | BBL, | 45‐foot | diameter | by | 47.83‐foot | tall, | F‐76 | (diesel), | |||||
| aboveground | vertical | storage | tank. | The | tank | was | constructed | in | 1954 | presumably | to | API | STD | 12C | ||||||
| Eleventh | Edition. | There | are | no | data | or | name | plates | affixed | on | the | tank. | The | tank | has | undergone | several | |||
| modifications | since | the | original | construction. | There | were | no | indications | of | significant | modifications | to | ||||||||
| this | tank, | but | it | did | have | a | shell | insert | plate | on | the | first | shell | course | (Plates | 1‐2). | Shell | insert | plate | |
| cutouts | are | typically | added | when | there | is | a | need | for | internal | repair/modifications. | There | were | no | ||||||
| documentations | indicating | repairs | or | modifications. | The | tank | is | retrofitted | with | level | alarms, | a | high | |||||||
| liquid | level | shut‐off | system, | as | well | as | repairs | made | to | the | circumferential | stairway | tread. |
| 2. Tank | Foundation | ||||||||||||||||
| The | tank | sits | on | a | concrete | ring | wall | foundation | that | is | approximately | 10" | above | the | secondary | ||
| containment | floor. | The | foundation | is | not | designed | with | a | leak | detection | (tell‐tale) | system | that | extends | |||
| to | the | center | of | the | tank. | The | flexible | membrane | liner | (FML) | for | the | secondary | containment | is | attached | |
| to | the | foundation, | but | the | batten | strips | were | not | visible | at | the | area | excavated. | Accessible | sections | of | the |
| foundation | were | visually | evaluated | during | the | inspection | for | broken | concrete, | spalling, | cracks, | and | |||||
| vegetation | against | the | bottom | of | the | tank. | No | spalling | and | vegetation | were | present. | The | foundation‐to‐ | |||
| chime | interface | is | sealed. | Minor | sealant | deterioration | is | present | throughout, | with | an | approximate | total | ||||
| of | 42 | linear | feet | of | deteriorated | caulking | identified. | Shell | settlement | surveys | were | performed | during | ||||
| the | inspection | in | accordance | with | Annex | B | of | API | Standard | 653. | Settlement | results | are | listed | in | ||
| Appendix | A. | There | is | no | indication | of | significant | settlement. | Overall, | the | foundation | appears | to | be | is | in | |
| satisfactory | condition. |
| 3. Tank | Shell | |||||||||||||||
| The | tank | shell | is | constructed | from | carbon | steel | material | of | an | unknown | specification. | The | shell | is | of |
| cylindrical | design, | butt‐welded | together, | and | consisting | of | seven | (7) | courses | fillet‐welded | to | the | fixed | |||
| roof. | Evaluated | the | shell | for | plumbness, | roundness, | peaking, | and | banding; | all | of | which | were | found | to | be |
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| within | the | allowable | tolerances | of | the | API | Standard | 653. | Visually | inspected | the | exterior | of | the | shell. | ||
| Inspected | the | coating | for | dis‐bonding, | adhesion, | deterioration, | and | discoloration. | The | tank | shell | is | |||||
| equipped | with | 20" | manholes | (180° | apart). | The | tank | is | equipped | with | a | shell | mounted | low | level | alarm | |
| and | high‐high | level | alarms, | as | well | as | a | high‐level | shut‐off. | The | shell | was | evaluated | for | remaining | metal | |
| thickness | utilizing | ultrasonic | technology. | The | ultrasonic | thickness | measurements | and | thickness | ||||||||
| measurement | locations | (TML) | are | listed | in | the | Shell | Plate | Thickness | Measurements | table | in | Appendix | ||||
| A. | A | service | life | evaluation | performed | shows | the | shell | with | greater | than | 30 | years | of | remaining | life | |
| under | current | conditions. | The | engineering | calculations, | as | per | API | Standard | 653, | for | the | service | life | |||
| evaluation | are | shown | in | Appendix | A | under | “Service | Life | Evaluation.” | The | tank | shell | is | in | satisfactory | ||
| mechanical | condition. |
| 4. Tank | Appurtenances | |
| a. Geodesic | Dome | Roof |
None (equipped with carbon steel fixed roof).
b. Gauging
| The | tank’s | Enraf | (Model | # | 854) | ATG | is | installed | through | a | 6‐inch | nozzle | mounted | on | the | |||||
| roof | manhole | cover. | It | is | not | known | if | the | stilling | well | is | slotted | or | if | it | is | equipped | with | an | |
| 8‐ | inch | well | inside | the | tank. | The | Enraf | system | was | reported | as | not | in | working | order | at | the | |||
| time | of | the | inspection. | There | is | a | six | inch | manual | gauging | and | sampling | hatch, | but | it | does | ||||
| not | have | a | stilling | well | inside | the | tank. | The | ATG | water | probe | is | installed | in | the | same | roof | |||
| manhole | cover | with | a | four | inch | nozzle | flange. | The | tank | is | equipped | with | a | float | and | tape | ||||
| type | mechanical | tape | gauge | manufactured | by | Varec | (Model | 2500). | The | system | is | not | in | |||||||
| good | working | condition | and | is | missing | its | cover. |
| c. Level | Alarms | ||||||||||||||
| The | high | level | alarm, | the | HLV | float | chamber, | and | the | high‐high | level | alarm | are | mounted | on |
| the | shell | and | are | accessible | via | the | circumferential | stairway. | The | tank | is | equipped | with | a | |
| low‐level | alarm, | but | no | independent | low‐low | level | alarm | system | was | installed, | as | required | |||
| by | military | criteria. |
| d. Stairs | and | Platforms | |||||||||||||
| The | tank’s | fixed | roof | is | accessible | by | a | circumferential | stairway | mounted | on | the | shell | of | the |
| tank | with | a | top | platform. | The | stairs | and | platform | were | inspected | for | corrosion | and | ||
| structural | soundness. | The | circumferential | stairway | handrail | is | constructed | with | 1½" | angle | |||||
| iron | handrails | and | coated | steel | plate | treads | with | non‐slip | profile. | The | top | platform | is | a | |
| carbon | steel | grating | type, | and | several | circumferential | stairway | treads | were | replaced | in | the | |||
| past | with | carbon | steel | grating. | The | overall | general | condition | of | the | stairs | and | platform | are | |
| mostly | satisfactory | (with | some | exception | – | See | Section | C). |
| e. Grounding | and | Bonding | |||||||||||||
| There | is | one | grounding | cable | mechanically | connected | to | lug | on | the | tank’s | shell, | and | one | CP |
| structure | lead | cable | is | mechanically | connected | to | the | receipt | piping | TRV | pipe. | The | |||
| grounding | rod | penetrates | through | the | secondary | containment | floor | liner | and | is | presumably | ||||
| attached | to | a | grounding | cable. | The | tank | is | not | equipped | with | a | copper | grounding | bar | for |
| personnel | static | electric | discharge | (typically | required | by | military | criteria). |
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| 5. Tank | Coating | ||||||||||||||||
| The | tank | shell, | roof, | circumferential | stairway, | handrails, | piping, | and | appurtenances | are | coated. | The | |||||
| exterior | coating | is | an | epoxy | with | polyurethane | top. | The | first | shell | course | and | midway | of | the | second | |
| shell | course | have | a | fairly | recent | coating | system | (coating | date | is | unknown). | The | remaining | shell | course | ||
| has | isolated | coating | failure | with | corrosion | and | moderate | discoloration | on | the | top | shell | courses. | The | |||
| exterior | shell | coating | is | mostly | in | poor | condition. | The | roof | coating | has | isolated | moderate | coating | failure | ||
| with | corrosion | spots. | Isolated | coating | failure | was | noted | on | the | appurtenances, | circumferential | ||||||
| stairway, | platform, | product | piping | and | valves | within | the | secondary | containment. | Total | coating | failure | |||||
| was | noted | on | the | stairway, | top | platform, | and | top | nozzles. |
| 6. Tank | Piping | System | |||||||||||||||||||
| The | fuel | is | received | through | 8‐inch | carbon | steel | piping, | and | product | is | issued | from | the | tank | through | an | ||||
| 8‐inch | carbon | steel | pipe. | The | tank | is | also | equipped | with | other | auxiliary | piping | for | the | water | draw | (NPS | ||||
| 2), | but | it | did | not | have | a | product | saver | tank | (PST). | There | is | a | 6‐inch | blind | flange, | and | it | is | presumed | to |
| be | the | low | suction | piping. | Inspected | and | evaluated | each | tank | nozzle | in | accordance | with | API | Standards | ||||||
| 650 | and | 653. | Identified | the | type | and | use | of | each | shell | nozzle | and | measured | the | nozzle | neck | thickness | ||||
| on | all | accessible | shell | nozzles. | Evaluated | all | nozzles | and | reinforcement | plates | for | leaks | and | corrosion. |
| 7. Fire | Protection | System | |||||||||||||||
| The | storage | tank | is | equipped | with | a | surface | application | fixed | foam | fire | suppression | system | that | uses | a | |
| mobile | foam | supply. | One | NPS | 8 | foam | chamber | is | mounted | approximately | 12 | inches | down | from | the | top | |
| of | the | tank | on | shell | course | seven. | All | Victaulic | couplings | for | the | fire | suppression | system | piping | have | |
| deteriorated | fasteners. | No | fire | hydrants | were | noted | near | the | tank | during | the | inspection. |
| 8. Secondary | Containment | |||||||||||||||||||
| The | tank | sits | inside | an | earthen | secondary | containment | basin | with | a | geotextile | liner | positioned | |||||||
| approximately | eight | to | ten | inches | below | the | soil | and | concrete | dike | walls. | The | overall | dimension | of | the | ||||
| secondary | containment | is | 144.00 | feet | x | 87.50 | feet, | with | a | vertical | height | of | 78" | (to | top | soil). | The | |||
| secondary | containment | is | equipped | with | a | 6" | drain | inlet | and | a | drain | valve | that | tie | to | the | underground | |||
| PVC | piping | system | to | the | OWS. | The | secondary | containment | release | valve | is | housed | inside | a | valve | pit | ||||
| adjacent | to | the | drain | inlet | within | the | dike. | The | PVC | piping | system | is | manifolded | together | and | cannot | be | |||
| individually | isolated | outside | of | the | valve | pit. | The | drain | line, | the | drain | inlet, | and | valve | pit | were | visually | |||
| evaluated | to | determine | if | the | drainage | system | is | liquid‐tight. | The | valve | pit | has | rain | covers, | but | standing | ||||
| water | was | noted | in | the | valve | pit. | Additional | testing | and | evaluation | may | be | required | to | determine | if | the | |||
| valve | pit | is | liquid‐tight. | The | liquid | in | the | valve | pit | was | lower | than | the | liquid | in | the | adjacent | drain | inlet | |
| and | thus | suggests | that | the | drain | inlet | is | satisfactory. | However | the | source | of | the | standing | water | in | the | |||
| valve | pit | should | be | determined. |
| The | secondary | containment | was | visually | evaluated | during | the | inspection | for | broken | concrete, | spalling, | |||||
| cracks, | and | vegetation | growth. | Minor | hairline | cracks | (temperature | cracks) | and | some | moderate | cracks | |||||
| were | noted | in | the | secondary | containment | wall. | An | approximate | total | of | 161 | linear | feet | of | cracks | in | the |
| secondary | containment | wall | were | identified. | Hairline | cracks | do | not | seriously | affect | the | strength | of | the | |||
| concrete | structures; | however, | these | cracks | can | be | potential | access | points | for | moisture | or | water | ||||
| seepage | that | could | corrode | the | reinforcing | steel | (rebar). | There | are | several | CP | test | port/anode | access | |||
| PVC | openings | around | the | perimeter | of | the | tank | that | penetrate | the | FML. | Some | of | these | PVC | openings | |
| have | deteriorated | caulking. | One | NPS | 2 | PVC | test | ports | is | missing | is | broken. | The | secondary | containment | ||
| is | in | mostly | satisfactory | mechanical | condition, | with | the | exception | of | the | discrepancies | identified | in |
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| Section | C | below. | Field | assessment | indicates | that | the | secondary | containment | is | of | sufficient | size | to | ||
| contain | a | total | tank | loss. | The | secondary | containment | is | partially | sloped | to | allow | for | drainage | away | from |
| the | tank. |
| A | formal | secondary | containment | evaluation, | in | accordance | with | 40 | CFR | 112, | may | be | required | in | order |
| to | satisfy | federal, | state, | and | local | requirements. |
| 9. Cathodic | Protection | ||||||||||||||||||
| An | impressed | current | Cathodic | Protection | (CP) | system | is | installed | on | this | tank | and | serves | multiple | |||||
| ASTs | at | the | tank | farm | (Tank | 10, | 11, | 12, | 15, | 16, | and | 17). | The | CP | system | is | manufactured | by | Corrpower |
| (Model | COYSE | 50‐34R | Serial | # | CO11957). | This | unit | is | a | 50 | volt | 34 | ampere | air‐cooled | rectifier | unit | |||
| (numbered | CP | 3) | and | is | mounted | on | the | outside | of | the | pump | house | on | the | northeast | end | of | the | |
| secondary | containment. | The | January | 2017 | report | provided | indicated | that | Tank | # | 12 | is | receiving | ||||||
| cathodic | protection | based | on | NACE | criterion. | The | rectifier, | anode | junction | box, | and | tank | junction | box | |||||
| all | are | in | satisfactory | condition. |
| At | the | time | of | the | inspection, | the | rectifier | was | powered | on | and | in | serviceable | operation | condition. | Base |
| personnel | performed | the | required | testing | and | data | logging. |
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C. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
| The | tank | is | generally | not | in | accordance | with | current | military | criteria | for | some | of | the | tank | design, |
| appurtenances | and | piping | configuration. | Therefore, | the | recommendations | are | not | meant | to | bring | the | tank | into | ||
| full | compliance | with | UFC | 3‐460‐01 | or | AW | 78‐24‐27 | standards | but | rather | to | identify | these | items | for | the |
| owner/user’s | planed | upgrades, | rehabilitation, | and | priority | repairs. | Mandatory | repairs | should | be | completed | to | ||||
| assure | compliance | with | industry | standards, | as | well | as | federal | or | state | jurisdictional | requirements. |
| During | this | evaluation, | the | tank | was | found | to | be | in | a | generally | serviceable | condition, | with | no | imminent | risk | to |
| operation | and | overall | integrity. | However, | there | were | several | deficiencies | that | were | noted. | These | noted | |||||
| deficiencies | are | listed | below | in | no | particular | order, | with | repair | recommendations. |
| All | repairs | and | modifications | should | be | performed | in | accordance | with | API | standard | 653, | UFC | 3‐460‐01, | DoD |
| Standard | Design | 78‐24‐27, | and | applicable | UFGS | specifications. |
| 1. MANDATORY | REPAIRS | per | API | 653, | UFC | 3‐460‐01, | or | AW | 78‐24‐27 | Standards | ||||
| Mandatory | repairs | represent | items | that | require | immediate | attention, | in | order | to | prevent | imminent | risk | |
| to | system | operators, | equipment | integrity, | or | the | adjacent | environment. | The | tank | should | remain | out | of |
| service | until | these | repairs | are | completed. |
No mandatory repairs were identified for this tank.
| 2. REQUIRED | REPAIRS | to | Fully | Comply | with | API | 653 | or | Federal, | State, | and | Local | Codes | ||
| Required | repairs | represent | items | that | should | be | addressed | in | a | timely | manner, | in | order | to | prevent |
| future | potential | risks | to | system | operators, | equipment | integrity, | or | the | adjacent | environment. | These | |||
| items | are | be | required | by | API‐653 | or | federal, | state, | and | local | codes. |
| a. Secondary | Containment | Cracks | ||||||||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | Unsealed | cracks | were | identified | in | the | secondary | containment | wall | (this | includes | |||||||
| areas | that | were | previously | sealed). | ||||||||||||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | 40 | CFR | Section | 112.7(c) | states | that | the | entire | secondary | containment | system, | ||||||
| “including | walls | and | floor, | must | be | capable | of | containing | oil | and | must | be | constructed | so | that | any | ||
| discharge | from | a | primary | containment | system | ... | will | not | escape | containment | before | cleanup | occurs.” | |||||
| §§112.8(c)(2) | and | 112.12(c)(2) | state | that | diked | areas | must | be | “sufficiently | impervious | to | contain | oil.” | |||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Repair | all | exposed | cracks | in | the | containment | walls | by | grinding | in | a | V‐shape | |||||
| pattern, | with | at | least | ¼‐inch | width | at | the | surface | and | a | depth | of | at | least | ¼‐inch | and | sealing | with |
| flexible | urethane | (e.g. | Sikaflex | 1c) | or | a | similar | approved | sealant | (Quantity: | 161 | linear | feet). |
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| b. Secondary | Containment | Drain | ||||||||||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | The | valve | pit | has | rain | covers, | but | standing | water | was | noted | in | the | valve | pit. | The | liquid | |||
| in | the | valve | pit | was | the | same | level | as | the | adjacent | drain | inlet | and | thus | suggests | that | the | drain | inlet | |
| could | possibly | be | leaking. | The | source | of | the | standing | water | in | the | valve | pit | should | be | determined. | ||||
| The | liquid | in | the | valve | pit | was | not | clear, | and | the | drain | valve | was | not | visible. | The | liquid | looks | like | |
| sludge, | but | there | is | no | hydrocarbon | odor. | ||||||||||||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | 40 | CFR | Section | 112.7(c) | (See | reference | from | above) | |||||||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Upgrade | the | concrete | drain | inlet | as | detailed | in | AW | 78‐24‐27 | Drawing | CD.09 | ||||||||
| Detail | 3 | or | similar. | Use | ductile | iron | piping | in | lieu | of | the | PVC | dike | drain | lines. | At | a | minimum, | ||
| investigate | and | repair | the | source | of | water/sludge | inside | the | valve | pit. | Slope | dike | basin | surfaces | a | |||||
| minimum | of | 1% | for | drainage. | Drainage | swales | should | be | sloped | no | flatter | than | 0.5% | to | drainage | inlet | ||||
| (see | AW | 78‐24‐27). |
| c. Secondary | Containment | Penetration | ||||||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | The | secondary | containment | has | a | liner | with | an | earthen | cover. | The | condition | of | the | ||
| liner | is | unknown, | but | some | penetration | including | the | PVC | cathodic | protection | anode | access | caps | and | ||
| the | tank | grounding | rod | sleeves | have | deteriorated | caulking | and | loose | hose | clamps. | A | higher | rate | of | |
| rain | displacement | was | noted | for | this | secondary | containment | compared | to | the | other | AST | dike | systems | ||
| (Particularly | Tank | 8 | and | 9 | without | earthen | cover). | Some | of | the | water | displacement | is | likely | due | to |
| the | water | absorption | rate | of | the | soil/vegetation. | However, | the | evaporation | of | the | excess | water | above | ||
| grade | is | expected | to | be | constant | for | all | dikes | unless | there | is | a | deteriorated | liner. | ||
| Code | REFERENCE: | 40 | CFR | Section | 112.7(c) | (See | reference | from | above) |
Drain Valve (not visible)
Secondary Containment Drain
Valve Pit Rain Cover
Drain Inlet
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| RECOMMENDATION: | Reseal | all | PVC | FML | penetrations | and | secure | the | hose | clamps. | See | similar |
| application | over | concrete | in | AW | 78‐24‐27 | Drawing | CD.02 | Detail | 2. |
| d. Secondary | Containment | Liner | Mounting | Strip | |||||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | The | secondary | containment | has | a | liner | with | an | earthen | cover. | The | liner | is | adhered | to | ||
| the | tank | foundation | but | does | not | appear | to | have | batten | strips. | A | section | of | the | foundation | was | |
| excavated | by | hand | and | the | perimeter | mounting | strip | could | not | be | located | (see | second | photo | below). | ||
| The | perimeter | of | the | dike | walls | and | pipe | support | piers | are | not | accessible | for | inspection. | |||
| Code | REFERENCE: | 40 | CFR | Section | 112.7(c) | (See | reference | from | above) | ||||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Remove | multiple | sections | and | investigate | the | conditions | on | the | liner | attachments | ||||||
| to | the | perimeter | of | the | foundation, | dike | walls, | and | pipe | support | piers. | Consider | upgrading | to | AW | ||
| 78‐24‐27 | Drawing | D.03 | Detail | 4 | with | anchorage | bolts, | batten | strips, | and | sealant | (similar | to | the | rest | of | |
| the | ASTs). |
| e. Secondary | Containment | Liner | and | Penetration | |||||||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | There | are | two | NPS | 2 | PVC | CP | soil | access | pipes. | The | top | section | is | broken | and | missing | a | |
| plug. | This | PVC | penetrates | the | secondary | containment | floor | liner. | This | is | a | potential | breach | in | the | ||||
| secondary | containment | if | this | pipe | extends | outside | of | the | dike, | with | no | means | of | isolation. | |||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | 40 | CFR | Section | 112.7(c) | (See | reference | from | above) | ||||||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Repair | the | PVC | soil | access | pipe. |
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| f. Secondary | Containment | Liner | and | Penetration | ||||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | There | is | an | opened | six‐inch | PVC | pipe | in | the | dike | that | penetrates | the | secondary | ||
| containment | floor. | This | is | a | potential | breach | in | the | secondary | containment | if | this | pipe | extends | ||
| outside | of | the | dike, | with | no | means | of | isolation. | ||||||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | 40 | CFR | Section | 112.7(c) | (See | reference | from | above) | |||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Investigate | the | use | and | routing | of | the | PVC | pipe. | Either | cap | or | remove | the | pipe. |
| g. Secondary | Containment | Wall | Penetration | ||||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | The | containment | piping | penetrates | through | the | secondary | containment | walls | without | |||||
| the | use | of | an | adequate | pipe | sleeve/seal. | Some | have | been | retrofitted | with | compression | seals | but | do |
| not | have | pipe | sleeves | (Quantity: | 6). | ||||||||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | 40 | CFR | Section | 112.7(c) | (See | reference | from | above) | ||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Reseal | all | secondary | containment | wall | penetrations. | Consider | upgrading | all | ||||||
| secondary | containment | wall | penetrations | per | AW | 78‐24‐27 | Drawing | CD.08 | Detail | NA | (CONCRETE | ||||
| WALL | PENETRATION | DETAIL) |
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| h. Deteriorated | Victaulic | Coupling | (Associated | with | the | Fire | Suppression | System) | ||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | All | Victaulic | couplings | for | the | fire | suppression | piping | have | deteriorated | bolts. | Several | ||||||
| locations | have | completely | failed | Victaulic | couplings. | This | could | result | in | a | breach | in | the | secondary | ||||
| containment | because | this | pipe | extends | outside | of | the | secondary | containment, | and | a | similar | type | of | ||||
| corrosion | was | noted | on | coupling | fasteners | outside | of | the | dike. | A | section | of | the | fire | suppression | piping | ||
| is | also | routed | underground | outside | of | the | dike, | and | the | tightness | of | the | piping | is | unknown. | The | fire | |
| suppression | system | will | also | not | function | with | these | deteriorated | coupling | fasteners. | ||||||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | 40 | CFR | Section | 112.7(c) | (See | reference | from | above). | Also | NFPA | 11 | Section | 4.7.1.4, | ||||
| “Where | exposed | to | corrosive | influences, | the | piping | shall | be | corrosion | resistant | or | protected | against | |||||
| corrosion.” | InterSpec | concludes | the | integrity | of | the | piping | is | dependent | on | the | fasteners | thus | |||||
| incorporating | the | code | reference | for | the | coupling | fasteners. | |||||||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Replace | all | deteriorated | bolts, | couplings, | and | pipe. | Repair | the | pipe | to | meet | the | |||||
| requirements | of | NFPA | 11 | Section | 4.7.1.4 | by | installing | stainless | steel | fasteners. |
| i. Corrosion | and | Pitting | on | Issue | Pipe | ||||||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | One | area | of | pitting | was | noted | on | the | issue | piping | with | a | pit | depth | of | 0.090". | There | are | |
| isolated | coating | failure | and | pitting | throughout | the | dike | area. | |||||||||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | API | RP | 574 | Section | 7.4.14 | (Crevice | Corrosion). | API | RP | 574 | Section | 10.1.6.3 | (Loss | |||||
| in | thickness) | ||||||||||||||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Replace | the | spools | of | piping | that | have | significant | pitting | and | corrosion. | It | may | be | |||||
| practical | to | conduct | a | detailed | API | STD | 570 | inspection | of | the | containment | piping | to | get | an | overall | |||
| condition | assessment. | NDT | tools | such | as | a | guided | wave | examination | can | also | be | employed | to | get | the | |||
| condition | of | the | inaccessible | areas | between | pipe | supports, | sleeved | piping, | wrapped | piping, | or |
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| through | the | dike | wall | penetration. | Guided | wave | examination | is | a | screening | tool | used | to | inspect | large | |
| sections | of | piping | from | a | single | test | location. |
| j. Corrosion | and | Pitting | on | Containment | Piping | (Mogas) | |||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | One | area | of | pitting | was | noted | on | NPS | 6 | Mogas | piping | that | is | located | within | the | same |
| dike | area | as | AST | 12, | with | a | pit | depth | of | 0.140". | |||||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | API | RP | 574 | Section | 7.4.14 | (Crevice | Corrosion). | API | RP | 574 | Section | 10.1.6.3 | (Loss | |||
| in | thickness) | ||||||||||||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Replace | the | spools | of | piping | that | have | significant | pitting | and | corrosion. | It | may | be | |||
| practical | to | conduct | a | detailed | API | STD | 570 | inspection | of | the | containment | piping | to | get | an | overall | |
| condition | assessment. | NDT | tools | such | as | guided | wave | examination | can | also | be | employed | to | get | the | ||
| condition | of | the | inaccessible | areas | between | pipe | supports, | sleeved | piping, | wrapped | piping, | or | |||||
| through | the | dike | wall | penetration. | Guided | wave | examination | is | a | screening | tool | used | to | inspect | large | ||
| sections | of | piping | from | a | single | test | location. |
| k. Tank | Grounding | Lug | ||||||||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | The | tank | grounding | straps | are | bolted | to | the | tank | shell | (mechanical | joint | on | a | coated | |||
| interface) | and | have | no | reinforcement | plates | per | API | STD | 6560 | and | AW | 78‐24‐27 | Drawing | ED.02 | ||||
| Detail | 2. | |||||||||||||||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | AW | 78‐24‐27 | Drawing | ED.02 | Detail | 2. | (See | also | API | 650 | Section | 5.8.11.3) | |||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Exothermically | weld | the | grounding | cables | to | the | lug | and | install | reinforcement | at | ||||||
| the | shell, | in | accordance | with | AW | 78‐24‐27 | Drawing | ED.02 | Detail | 2. | Note: | if | repairs | are | elected | not | to | |
| be | done, | the | paint | should | be | removed | where | the | cable | bolts | to | the | lug, | to | provide | a | better | connection |
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| to | the | ground | (Quantity: | 2 | ground | connections | and | 2 | CP | lead | cables). | Note | the | current | edition | of | API |
| STD | 650 | suggests | a | maximum | lug | spacing | of | 100 | ft. | with | a | minimum | of | four | lugs. |
| l. Tank | Grounding | Lug | ||||||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | The cathodic | protection | structure | lead | wire | is | not | directly | attached | to | the | tank. | It | is | ||
| currently | clamped | to | the | receipt | TRV | piping | via | clamps | with | two | flanges | upstream | of | the | clamp. | |
| Code | REFERENCE: | AW | 78‐24‐27 | Drawing | ED.03 | Detail | 1, | 2, | 3. | Also | API | RP | 651 | Section | 9.3.4.4, | “An |
| exothermic | weld | connection | is | the | preferred | means | for | connecting | the | negative | rectifier | lead | wire | to | ||
| the | structure | to | be | protected.” | ||||||||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Exothermically | weld | the | CP | grounding | cables | to | the | tank | bottom | extension | IAW | ||||
| AW | 78‐24‐27 | Drawing | ED.03 | Detail | 1, | 2, | 3. |
| m. Shell | Manhole | Cover | with | no | Hinge | or | Davit | Arm | ||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | The | shell | manhole | covers | are | not | equipped | with | a | hinge | or | davit | arm | to | facilitate | the | ||
| handling | of | the | manhole | cover | plates. | |||||||||||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | API | STD | 650 | Section | 5.8.3.5 | states, | “Shell | manhole | covers | shall | have | two | handles. | ||||
| Those | covers | weighing | more | than | 34 | kg | (75 | lb) | shall | be | equipped | with | either | a | hinge | or | davit | to |
| facilitate | the | handling | of | the | manhole | cover | plate. | The | davit | support | arm | shall | not | be | welded | directly | ||
| to | the | shell | without | a | reinforcing | plate.” | Also | AW | 78‐24‐27 | drawing | D.10 | detail | 3 | |||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Install | a | shell | manhole | davit | arm | IAW | with | API | STD | 650 | and | AW | 78‐24‐27 | ||||
| drawing | D.10 | detail | 3. | (Quantity: | 2) |
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| n. Top | Platform | Grating | Not | Secured | Down | |||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | The | circumferential | stairway | top | platform | does | not | have | anchor/saddle | clips. | There | is | ||
| total | coating | failure | and | associated | corrosion | on | the | grating. | ||||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | OSHA | and | AW | 78‐24‐27 | Drawing | D.11 | Detail | 1, | “Grating | shall | be | anchored | with |
| saddle | clips.” | |||||||||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Install | new | galvanized | grating | with | anchors. |
| o. Cracked | Gasket | |||||||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | The | TRV | test | Tee | blind | flange | for | the | product | receipt | nozzle | has | a | cracked | gasket. | |
| Code | REFERENCE: | API | RP | 574 | Section | 10.3.5.1, | “Sites | should | have | a | program | to | assure | that | flanges | are |
| made | up | properly. | Proper | make‐up | of | every | flange | in | a | piping | system | is | important | for | reliability. | |
| Proper | make‐up | includes | the | use | of | the | proper | gasket | and | fastener | material, | type | and | size, | proper | |
| positioning | of | the | gasket | and | proper | torquing | of | the | fasteners. | The | assurance | program | should | include | ||
| procedures | for | gasket | and | fastener | selection | and | for | fastener | torquing.” | |||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Replace | the | gasket | (3/4” | flange). |
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| p. Circumferential | Stairway | Tread | Corrosion | |||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | There | is | minor | to | moderate | coating | failure | with | associated | corrosion. | ||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | OSHA | 29 | CFR | 1910, | Subpart | D, | “Walking‐working | surfaces | are | maintained | free | of | |
| hazards | such | as | sharp | or | protruding | objects, | loose | boards, | corrosion, | leaks, | spills, | snow, | and | ice.” |
| RECOMMENDATION: | Repair | the | coating | and | replace | treads | with | excessive | corrosion | (3 | treads | noted). | ||
| All | future | tread | replacement | should | provide | rises | that | are | uniform | throughout | the | height | of | the |
| circumferential | stairway. | Replace | the | corroded | treads | (3). |
| q. Corrosion | on | Piping | and | Pipe | Supports | |||||||
| OBSERVATION: | The | piping | and | pipe | supports | within | the | tank’s | secondary | containment | have | moderate |
| to | major | corrosion. | The | majority | of | the | pipe | supports | have | completely | deteriorated. |
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| Code | REFERENCE: | API | RP | 574 | Section | 7.4.14 | (Contact | Point | Corrosion) | API | RP | 574 | Section | 8.2 | ||||
| (Proper | position | and | function | of | supports, | hangers, | and | anchors). | In | accordance | with | API | 570 | Section | ||||
| 7.5, | “Piping | shall | be | supported | and | guided | so | that | (a) | its | weight | is | carried | safely, | (b) | it | has | sufficient |
| flexibility | for | thermal | expansion | or | contraction, | and | (c) | it | does | not | vibrate | excessively.” | ||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Repair | the | coating | failure | on | the | piping. | Replace | the | deteriorated | piping | supports | ||||||
| per | AW | 78‐24‐27 | Drawing | CD.13 | Detail | 1 | and | 2. |
| r. No | or | Faded | Confined | Space | Markings | at | Manholes | ||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | The | tank | is | not | equipped | with | a | confined | space | marking. | |||||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | In | accordance | with | OSHA | Regulation | 29 | CFR | 1910.146(c)(2), | “If | the | workplace | |||||
| contains | permit | spaces, | the | employer | shall | inform | exposed | employees, | by | posting | danger | signs | or | by | |||
| any | other | equally | effective | means, | of | the | existence | and | location | of | and | the | danger | posed | by | the | permit |
| spaces. | NOTE: | A | sign | reading | DANGER | ‐‐ | PERMIT‐REQUIRED | CONFINED | SPACE, | DO | NOT | ENTER | or | ||||
| using | other | similar | language | would | satisfy | the | requirement | for | a | sign.” | |||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Install | confined | space | markings | on | all | tank | entry | points. |
| s. Conduit, | Junction | Boxes, | Fittings, | and | Mounting | Hardware | ||||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | The | conduits, | junction | boxes, | fittings, | and | mounting | hardware | within | the | secondary | |||||||
| containment | have | deteriorated. | This | will | not | meet | the | Class | 1, | Division | 1 | rating | requirements | for | ||||
| hazardous | locations. | There | are | corroded | conduit | support | clamps | along | the | circumferential | stairway. | |||||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | All | wiring | and | fittings | in | a | Class | I | location | that | is | a | bulk | plant | or | terminal | must |
| comply | with | the | applicable | provisions | of | NEC | Article | 501 | or | Article | 505 | [515.7]. |
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| RECOMMENDATION: | Replace | all | corroded/deteriorated | conduits, | junction | boxes, | fittings, | and |
| mounting | hardware. |
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| 3. RECOMMENDED | REPAIRS | as | Part | of | Regular | Maintenance | ||||||||
| Recommended | repairs | represent | items | that | should | be | addressed | in | a | timely | manner, | in | order | to |
| prevent | future | potential | risks | to | system | operators, | equipment | integrity, | or | the | adjacent | environment. |
| a. Tank | Bottom | Extension | (Chime) | |||||||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | The | foundation‐to‐chime | interface | is | sealed. | Minor | sealant | deterioration | is | present. | ||||||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | Maintain | a | waterproof | seal | at | the | tank | chime | ring | wall | foundation | interface | (UFC | 3‐ | |||
| 460‐03 | Section | 10.3.3). | ||||||||||||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Repair | the | areas | of | failed | sealant | by | applying | a | polysulfide | mastic | sealant | ||||||
| caulking. | NOTE: | Do | not | caulk | the | end | (side) | of | the | chime. | See | AW | 78‐24‐27 | Drawing | D.04 | Detail | 3. | |
| Repair | the | coating | on | the | chime | area. | (Quantity: | 42 | linear | feet). |
| b. Exterior | Coating | Failures | on | Tank | and | Appurtenances | |||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | There | is | isolated | coating | failure | on | the | exterior | shell | mostly | around | the | stiffening | ring, | |||
| top | platform, | circumferential | stairway, | shell | manholes, | and | fixed | roof. | Similar | isolated | coating | failure | |||||
| was | noted | on | the | HLV | tubing | support | mounting | brace. | There | is | moderate | coating | failure | and | |||
| corrosion | noted | on | the | LLA, | HLA, | HHLA, | and | HLV | pipe | nipples | and | flanges. | All | the | level | sensor | |
| chambers | also | have | moderate | corrosion. | |||||||||||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | UFC | 3‐460‐01, | Section | 8‐3.10 | and | Section | 9‐10 | |||||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Mechanically | clean | and | recoat | the | areas | of | coating | failure | on | the | tank | shell, | ||||
| circumferential | stairway, | landing, | piping, | and | appurtenances. | Repairs | should | be | accomplished | using | |||||||
| an | epoxy | based | coating | system | or | equivalent. |
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| c. Moderate | Corrosion | on | HLV | Fitting | ||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | The | stainless | steel | tubing | from | HLV | to | float | chamber | has | flexible | stainless | steel | tubing. |
| The | flex | tubing | and | chamber | ports | fittings | attached | to | the | HLV | float | have | moderate | corrosion. |
| Code | REFERENCE: | AW | 78‐24‐27 | Drawing | D.12 | Detail | 2 | and | Note | 1, | “equipment | pipe | fittings, | |
| chambers | and | valves | shall | be | stainless | steel.” | ||||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Replace | the | fitting | and | corroded | section | of | the | flex | tubing. |
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| d. Product | Saver | Tank | (PST) | |||||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | The | tank | is | not | equipped | with | Product | Saver | Tank | (PST). | ||||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | Install | a | water | draw | off | system | per | AW | 78‐24‐27 | Drawing | D.13 | Detail | 5. | IAW | UFC |
| 3‐460‐01 | Section | 3‐6.6.7. | “Mount | permanently | installed | pumps | on | substantial | foundations | of | ||||||
| reinforced | concrete | designed | in | accordance | with | Hydraulic | Institute | Standards.” | ||||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Add | new | PST | in | accordance | with | AW | 78‐24‐27. |
| e. Tank | Electronic | ATG | and | Water | Probe | ||||||||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | The | tank’s | Enraf | (Model | # | 854) | is | installed | through | a | 6‐inch | nozzle | mounted | on | the | ||||||
| roof | manhole | cover. | It | is | not | known | if | the | stilling | well | is | slotted | or | if | it | is | equipped | with | an | 8‐inch | |
| well | inside | the | tank. | The | Enraf | system | was | reported | to | be | in | non‐working | order | at | the | time | of | the | |||
| inspection. | There | is | moderate | coating | failure | and | corrosion | on | the | adapter | flange | for | both | ATG | and | ||||||
| water | probe. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | UFC | 3‐460‐01 | Table | 8‐1 | (item | p | and | s) | and | AW | 78‐24‐27 | Drawing | D.07 | Detail | 3, | 4 | ||||
| and | 5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Replace | or | repair | the | ATG. | Install | stilling | wells | IAW | with | AW | 78‐24‐27. |
| f. Independent | Low‐Low | Level | Alarm | |||||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | The | tank | is | not | equipped | with | an | independent | low‐low | level | alarm. | There | is | a | low | |
| level | alarm | sensor | installed | on | the | side | of | the | tank | shell | (see | photo | below). | |||
| Code | REFERENCE: | UFC | 460 | 3‐460‐01 | Table | 8‐1(k) | and | AW | 78‐24‐27 | Drawing | D.12 | Detail | 1 | |||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Install | an | independent | low‐low | level | alarm. |
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| g. Mechanical | Tape | Gauge | (MTG) | ||||||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | The | tank | is | equipped | with | a | float | and | tape | type | mechanical | tape | gauge | manufactured | |||
| by | Varec | (Model | 2500). | The | system | is | not | in | working | condition. | The | checker | knob | did | not | respond | |
| when | actuated | and | the | front | counter | cover | assembly | is | missing, | with | the | dial | plate | covered | with | ||
| coating. | The | supports | brackets | and | U‐bolts | have | corroded. | ||||||||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | General | maintenance/manufacturer’s | instruction | and | UFC | 3‐460‐01 | Table | 8‐1 | ||||||||
| (item | o) | ||||||||||||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Consider | replacement | of | the | existing | system | with | new | MTG. | Add | new | corrosion | |||||
| resistant | U‐bolts. |
| h. Internal | Ladder | |||||||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | There | is | no | internal | ladder | (note | roof | is | not | equipped | with | floating | roof | and | this | |
| recommendation | may | be | deferred | to | until | the | IFR | is | installed). | |||||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | UFC | 460 | 3‐460‐01 | Table | 8‐1(h) | and | AW | 78‐24‐27 | Drawing | D.08 | Detail | 2 | |||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Install | the | internal | ladder | (in | accordance | with | OSHA | criteria) | for | tanks | of | 5,000 | |||
| gallons | (19 | 000 | L) | or | larger | per | UFC | 460 | 3‐460‐01 | Table | 8‐1(h) | and | AW | 78‐24‐27 | Drawing | D.08 |
| Detail | 2 |
| i. No | Sample | Gauge | Well | ||||||||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | There | is | no | manual | sampling/gauging | well. | The | tank | is | equipped | with | a | six | inch | gauge | ||||
| hatch | on | the | fixed | roof. | |||||||||||||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | UFC | 460 | 3‐460‐01 | Table | 8‐1(s) | and | AW | 78‐24‐27 | Drawing | D.07 | Detail | 2 | ||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Install | a | 10‐inch | roof | nozzle | and | an | aluminum, | slotted | stilling | well | that | extends | to | |||||
| within | 3 | inches | of | the | bottom | of | the | tank | for | gauging | and | sampling | with | a | datum | plate | to | establish | a |
| gauging | zero | point. |
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| j. Faded | Tank | Marking | |||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | The | tank | markings | have | faded/peeled. | ||||||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | Mark | the | tanks | with | easily | discernible | painted | numbers | and | letters | indicating | the |
| following | in | addition | to | the | requirements | stated | in | MIL‐STD‐161: | Tank | number, | Facility | number, | “No |
| Smoking” | on | class | 1 | tanks, | and | “Confined | Space” | on | Roof | Manhole/Ladder | Hatch | (UFC | 3‐460‐01, |
| Section | 2‐18). | ||||||||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Replace | the | faded | tank | markings | IAW | NATO | requirements. | Install | hold‐off | |||
| distance | on | the | roof. |
| k. Fixed | Roof | Perimeter | Guardrail | ||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | The | fixed | roof | has | 2 | partial | perimeter | guardrails. | |||||
| REFERENCE: | AW | 78‐24‐27 | Drawing | D.11 | Detail | 5 | |||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Install | a | perimeter | guardrail | around | the | circumference | of | the | fixed | roof | IAW | AW |
| 78‐24‐27 | Drawing | D.11. |
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| l. Thermal | Relief | Valve | (TRV) | Missing | Manufacturer | Nameplate | ||||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | The | thermal | relief | valve | (TRV) | on | the | receipt | line | is | dislodged | and | barely | attached | on | |||
| the | top | rivet. | ||||||||||||||||
| REFERENCE: | IAW | ASME | BPVC | Section | VIII, | Division | 1, | Paragraph | UG‐129, | “Each | safety, | safety | relief, | |||||
| relief, | liquid | pressure | relief, | and | pilot | operated | pressure | relief | valve | NPS | 1⁄2 | (DN | 15) | and | larger | shall | ||
| be | plainly | marked | by | the | Manufacturer | or | Assembler | with | the | required | data | in | such | a | way | that | the | |
| marking | will | not | be | obliterated | in | service. | The | marking | may | be | placed | on | the | valve | or | on | a | plate.” |
| Additionally, | IAW | with | API | 576 | Section | 6.2.3, | “Each | TRV | should | carry | an | identifying | tag, | stencil plate, | ||||
| or | other | means | to | show | its | company | equipment | number | which | also | identifies | the | set | pressure | and | |||
| other | valve | parameter | (ie | ASME | UG‐129 | marking).” | ||||||||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Secure | the | data | plate | or | replace | the | TRV. |
| m. Personnel | static | electric | discharge | |||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | The | tank | is | not | equipped | with | a | copper | grounding | bar | for | personnel | static | electric |
| discharge | (typically | required | by | military | criteria). | |||||||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | UFC | 3‐460‐03 | Section | 2‐3.21 | and | AW | 78‐24‐27 | Drawing | D.11 | Detail | 4 | ||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Install | copper | grounding | bar | for | personnel | static | electric | discharge | at | the | base | of | |
| the | circumferential | stairway. |
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| n. AST Exterior | Fire | Protection | Water | Systems | |||||||||||||||
| OBSERVATION: | The | tank | does | not | appear | to | meet | the | equipment | requirement | for | AST | exterior | fire | |||||
| protection | system. | The | stand | post | mounted | water | jet | monitor | was | noted | along | the | facility | fence | line | ||||
| northeast | corner | of | the | dike. | |||||||||||||||
| Code | REFERENCE: | UFC | 3‐460‐03 | Section | 2‐15.2.1 | ||||||||||||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | Install | additional | services | for | the | tank | exterior | fire | protection | water | systems | IAW | |||||||
| UFC | 3‐460‐01 | Section | 2‐15.2.1 | (fire | protection | water | mains, | hydrants, | valves, | pumps, | and | application | |||||||
| devices | outside | of | dike) | to | control | brush | and | grass | fires | and | cooling | of | storage | tanks | in | the | event | of | a |
| fire | exposure. |
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APPENDIX A: ENGINEERING CALCULATIONS AND DRAWINGS
A.1 SHELL SERVICE LIFE EVALUATION
A.2 SHELL SETTLEMENT EVALUATION
A.3 ULTRASONIC UT DATA
A.4 CONTAINMENT LAYOUT DRAWING
A.5 SHELL LAYOUT DRAWING
A.6 ROOF LAYOUT DRAWING
A.7 OSHA ACCESS STRUCTURE REPORT
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Where:
t min = minimum acceptable shell thickness for each course, in inches; however, t min shall not be less than 0.1 inch for any tank course.
t nom = nominal shell thickness, in inches.
t act = current measured shell thickness, excluding pits and corrosion, in inches.
t prev = previous measured shell thickness, excluding pits and corrosion or t nom , in inches.
D = nominal diameter of the tank, in feet.
H = height from the bottom of the shell course under considerations to the established maximum liquid level, in feet.
H c = calculated safe fill height, in feet, for the current product.
G = specific gravity of the contents.
Y = specified minimum yield strength of the plate; use 30,000 pounds per square inch if not known (N/A for riveted tanks).
T = smaller of the specified minimum tensile strength of the plate or 80,000 pounds per square inch; use 55,000 psi if not known (N/A for riveted tanks).
S = The maximum allowable stress, in pounds per square inch. For welded tanks, use the smaller of 0.80Y or 0.429T for the bottom and the second course or the smaller of 0.88Y or 0.472T for all other courses. For riveted tanks, use S =21,000 psi. For elevated temperatures above
O F, the maximum allowable stress shall be the smaller of 2/3 the minimum yield strength multiplied by the M-factor (M) of API Standard 650 Appendix M or the product design stress value listed in Table M-1a or M-1b of API Standard 650.
E = original joint efficiency for the tank. Use Table 4-2 from API Standard 653 if original E is unknown; E =1.0 when evaluating the retirement thickness in a corroded plate, when away from welds or joints by at least the greater of one inch or twice the plate thickness. For riveted tanks, use E =1.0 for shell plates when greater than 6 inches from rivets; use the value of E from API Standard 653 Table 4-3 when within 6 inches of rivets.
L r = remaining life of the shell, in years.
C r = shell corrosion rate, in inches per year.
I ut = inspection interval for the next ultrasonic inspection, in years (not to exceed 15 years).
I v = inspection interval for the next visual external inspection, in years (not to exceed 5 years).
Y = years between the previous measured shell thickness (t prev ) and the current measured shell thickness (t act ), in years.
The maximum inspection intervals are determined by the most restrictive shell course in regard to the remaining life and the corrosion rate calculations for each shell course using the following formulas:
A.1 Shell Service Life Evaluation tmin =
2.6(H−1)DG
SE
Lr = tact − tmin
Cr Cr = tprev − tact
𝞓Y
Iut = tact − tmin
2Cr Iv = tact − tmin
4Cr
1) Minimum Required Thickness
D = 45 feet
G = 0.86
𝞓Y = 63 years
Course
No.
Plate
Specification
Course
Height
(feet)
Product
Height
(feet)
(H )
Maximum
Allowable
Stress
(psi)
(S )
Joint
Efficiency
(E )
Minimum
Acceptable
Thickness
(inches)
(t min )
Previous
Measured
Thickness
(inches)
(t prev )*
Current
Measured
Thickness
(inches)
(t act )
1 Unknown 6.92 46.00 23,600 0.85 0.226 0.328 0.307
2 Unknown 6.08 39.08 23,600 0.85 0.191 0.297 0.283
3 Unknown 6.96 33.00 26,000 0.85 0.146 0.266 0.243
4 Unknown 6.96 26.04 26,000 0.85 0.114 0.266 0.244
5 Unknown 6.96 19.08 26,000 0.85 0.100 0.266 0.248
6 Unknown 6.96 12.13 26,000 0.85 0.100 0.266 0.248
7 Unknown 6.96 5.17 26,000 0.85 0.100 0.266 0.239
*The t prev values were based on t nom .
A.1 Shell Service Life Evaluation
0.000
0.050
0.100
0.150
0.200
0.250
0.300
0.350
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
In c h e s
Course
Thickness Graph tprev tact tmin
A.1 Shell Service Life Evaluation
2) Corrosion Rate, Remaining Life and Inspection Intervals
Course
No.
Corrosion
Rate
(in./yr)
(C r )
Remaining
Life
(years)
(L r )
Next
Visual
Inspection
(years)
(I v )
Next
Ultrasonic
Thickness
Inspection
(years)
(I ut )
1 0.00033 242 5 15
2 0.00022 416 5 15
3 0.00036 271 5 15
4 0.00034 379 5 15
5 0.00028 529 5 15
6 0.00028 529 5 15
7 0.00042 329 5 15
Note: The engineering data used to calculate in-service period of operation (Remaining Life) assumes the tank remains in the same service and all corrosion rates remain constant. The maximum safe fill height for the tank is not limited other than by the established maximum operating liquid level and any other appurtenance such as overflow, vents, or firefighting system.
0.00000
0.00005
0.00010
0.00015
0.00020
0.00025
0.00030
0.00035
0.00040
0.00045
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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Y e a r
Course
Course Corrosion Rate Graph
Corrosion Rate
3) Projected Thickness Chart and Graph
Course #1:
Year Thickness tmin
2017 0.307 0.22571785
2022 0.305 0.22571785
2027 0.304 0.22571785
2037 0.300 0.22571785
2047 0.297 0.22571785
*based on same service and corrosion rates.
Course #2:
Year Thickness tmin
2017 0.283 0.191
2022 0.282 0.191
2027 0.281 0.191
2037 0.279 0.191
2047 0.276 0.191
*based on same service and corrosion rates.
Anticpated Thickness (5 yrs)*
Anticpated Thickness (10 yrs)*
Anticpated Thickness (20 yrs)*
Anticpated Thickness (30 yrs)*
Current Thickness:
Current Thickness:
Anticpated Thickness (5 yrs)*
Anticpated Thickness (10 yrs)*
Anticpated Thickness (20 yrs)*
Anticpated Thickness (30 yrs)*
0.000
0.050
0.100
0.150
0.200
0.250
0.300
0.350
2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 2035 2037 2039 2041 2043 2045 2047
In c h
Year
Course #1 Projected Thickness…
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