RCP’s process for conducting EFRD studies to determine the need for installation of an EFRD starts with establishing the benefit threshold criteria that must be satisfied to justify installation. Such criteria may include requirements such as minimum 50% reduction in quantity released, High Consequence Area (HCA) no longer affected by quantity released and/or a significant reduction in the consequences of the spill.
RCP then evaluates key factors as described in §195.452(i)(4) such as pipeline profile, swiftness of leak detection and pipeline shutdown capabilities, potential release volume, location of nearest response personnel and specific terrain between pipeline segment and HCAs to determine if the benefit threshold factors are satisfied and makes a recommendation regarding installation of the EFRD.
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