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Volume 9 - Number 5 - July 2006
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Refrigerating the Pipeline
For almost every inch of the 800-mile
pipeline, design engineers who designed and built this
system faced a different environmental challenge. There were
more than 800 river and stream crossings. The migration of
indigenous animals could not be interfered with. The
pipeline had to traverse three mountain ranges. And for most
of the year, construction was taking place in one of the
harshest climates on earth.
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In the Field
Valves focus of 2006 Pipeline Maintenance
Shutdown
Work crews spent many weeks preparing for the maintenance and
repair project. Over 100 TAPS employees were involved in
replacing CV109. At the same time, additional crew completed
other
maintenance projects along the pipeline, including the
installation of a check valve at Pump Station 10.
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President's Message
Kevin Hostler, President and CEO
Valve Replacement Near Glennallen
In July, during our regularly scheduled maintenance shutdown,
we will work on a variety of projects along the
800-mile-long pipeline, including installing a check valve
on the mainline at Pump Station 10, replacing a second check
valve near Glennallen and a host of other repairs.
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Face to Face
Jessica Anderson
JPO/BPO Coordinator
Jessica Anderson knows all about multi-tasking. As coordinator
for the Joint Pipeline Office (JPO) and Business Practices
Office (BPO), she keeps one eye on regulatory actions and
the other on employee concerns.
Both a Native Alaskan and an Alaska Native, Jessica was born
in Homer, but has deep Alaska roots, going back to 1898 when
her grandmother's family settled in Eagle. Her Alyeska
career dates back to college, when she interned in 2000 and
2001 for Ship Escort Response Vessel Systems (SERVS) in
Valdez.
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The
New TAPS
Electric Pump Stations to come online
Due to the remoteness of
TAPS, most pump stations must generate their own electrical
power. This is currently accomplished with aging,
skid-mounted turbine generator packages that require ongoing
maintenance. As part of Strategic Reconfiguration (SR), four
pump stations will become electrically driven. PS 1 and PS 9
will tie into commercial utility grids. Pump Stations 1, 3,
and 4 will generate their own electrical power using modern
skid-mounted turbine generators. PS 7 will not be modified
at this time.
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