ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC
gas_distribution Incident — NEW ORLEANS, LA
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_distribution |
Location
| City | NEW ORLEANS |
| State | LA |
| County | ORLEANS |
| Coordinates | 30.00736, -89.93885 |
Cause
| Cause | PIPE, WELD, OR JOINT FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 2 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
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Incident Narrative
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, ENTERGY FOSSIL GROUP HAD DEACTIVATED ITS THREE EXISTING ELECTRIC GENERATION UNITS AT THE MICHOUD POWER PLANT IN EASTERN NEW ORLEANS. IN EARLY 2016, ENTERGY FOSSIL GROUP REQUESTED ENOI GAS OPERATIONS TO PHYSICALLY SEPARATE THE TWO GAS SERVICES THAT DELIVERED GAS FROM THE ENOI DISTRIBUTION MAIN ON PARIS RD TO THE GENERATING UNITS FROM THE POWER PLANT. ALL GAS WORK WAS PERFORMED BY ENOI GAS OPERATION PERSONNEL. THE SCOPE OF WORK WAS TO CLOSE THE SERVICE VALVES SERVING THE PLANT, PURGE THE SERVICE LINES, CUT AND WELD A STEEL CAP ON BOTH THE UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM ENDS TO PROVIDE PHYSICAL SEPARATION. INITIAL WORK WAS ON THE 20 INCH LINE FEEDING MICHOUD UNITS 1 AND 2. PRIMARY WORK ONSITE WAS: 1. EXCAVATING THE SERVICE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE LINE. EXCAVATION DIMENSIONS WERE APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET WIDE BY 15 FEET LONG BY 8 FEET DEEP TO ALLOW FOR COMPLETE 360
About This Pipeline Incident
Pipeline incident data is reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). All significant incidents involving fatalities, injuries, or property damage over $50,000 must be reported.