The Commonwealth Utilities Corp. said it was able to achieve a milestone on their Tank 102 and pipeline project.<\/p>\n
Technical manager for oil Maximino Simian reported to the board that for the Tank 102 construction, they were able to install the tank shell completely. <\/p>\n
\u201cTank shell has been completely welded and tested by radiography and visual examination,\u201d Simian said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is a bit of a milestone we\u2019ve achieved,\u201d he dded.<\/p>\n
Simian said among the current work that is being done now with the tank involves the roof structure.<\/p>\n
The Tank 102 project involves a 500,000-gallon diesel fuel tank that will replace Tank 010, which has been found to be a source of pollution and is non-repairable.<\/p>\n
CUC is also about to finish with the placing of eight-inch fuel pipeline for the pipeline project under Task Order 2.<\/p>\n
The oil pipeline project is an 8-inch aboveground receiving pipeline that delivers diesel fuel from the Mobil Oil Marianas facility to CUC Power Plants 1 and 2 in Lower Base. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had stated that until the pipeline is properly repaired or replaced, it poses a threat to the adjacent ocean.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have 90 percent of the pipeline placed on the ground. The remaining tasks are mostly installation of the above ground hardware,\u201d Simian said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is some remaining tie in connections of different portions. Some of them are placed by trenching and others that were placed by drilling,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Included in the above-ground hardware that they need to install is the testing equipment. They will also do a commissioning which will be including pipe cleaning, pressure test, and other tests and then final connection.<\/p>\n
Due to the World War II unexploded ordnance found at the site last week, CUC has encountered a three- to four-day delay on the project.<\/p>\n
Simian said they are anticipating completion of the project sometime in April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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