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Title: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) in Liquid Pipelines
NTSB Report Number: SS--05-02, adopted on 11/29/2005 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB2005-917005
Title: Transportation Safety Databases
NTSB Report Number: SR--02-02, adopted on 9/11/2002 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB2002-917004
Title: We Are All Safer
NTSB Report Number: SR--98-01 [Summary | PDF Document]
Title: Brittle-Like Cracking in Plastic Pipe for Gas Service
NTSB Report Number: SIR-98-01, adopted on 4/23/1998 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB98-917001
Title: Protecting Public Safety Through Excavation Damage Prevention
NTSB Report Number: SS--97-01, adopted on 12/16/1997 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB97-917003
Title: Evaluation of Pipeline Failures During Flooding and of Spill Response Actions, San Jacinto River Near Houston, Texas October 1994
NTSB Report Number: SIR-96-04, adopted on 9/6/1996 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB96-917004
Title: Evaluation of Accident Data and Federal Oversight of Petroleum Product Pipelines
NTSB Report Number: SIR-96-02, adopted on 1/23/1996 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB96-917002
Title: Fatigue Symposium Proceedings November 1-2, 1995 National Transportation Safety Board and NASA AMES Research Center
NTSB Report Number: RP--95-02, adopted on 11/2/1995
Title: Proceedings of the Exacavation Damage Prevention Workshop September 8-9, 1994.
NTSB Report Number: RP--95-01
NTIS Report Number: PB95-917005
Title: Pipeline Excess Flow Valves.
NTSB Report Number: PSS-81-01, adopted on 9/9/1981
NTIS Report Number: PB82-109349
Title: An Analysis of Accident Data from Plastic Pipe Natural Gas Distribution Systems.
NTSB Report Number: PSS-80-01, adopted on 9/19/1980
NTIS Report Number: PB81-140097
Title: The Materials Transportation Bureau's Pipeline Data System.
NTSB Report Number: SEE-80-04, adopted on 8/12/1980
NTIS Report Number: PB81-103384
Title: The Progress of Improvements in Pipeline Transportation of Highly Volatile Liquids.
NTSB Report Number: SR--79-03, adopted on 9/28/1979
NTIS Report Number: PB80-102189
Title: Safe Service Life for Liquid Petroleum Pipelines.
NTSB Report Number: PSS-78-01, adopted on 10/12/1978
NTIS Report Number: PB-290368/AS
Title: Prevention of Damage to Pipelines.
NTSB Report Number: PSS-73-01, adopted on 6/7/1973
NTIS Report Number: PB-222014
Title: A Systematic Approach to Pipeline Safety.
NTSB Report Number: PSS-72-01, adopted on 5/25/1972
NTIS Report Number: PB-210639
Title: Effects of Delay in Shutting Down Failed Pipeline Systems and Methods of Providing Rapid Shutdown.
NTSB Report Number: PSS-71-01, adopted on 12/31/1970
NTIS Report Number: PB-197311