Savcor ART completes ICCP system for Project Magnet

The Australian Pipeliner — April 2006

Savcor ART finished another successful year in 2005 with the completion of a significant ICCP system project in South Australia. Savcor ART was commissioned by NACAP Australia to provide the cathodic protection services and LFI assessment of pipelines for Project Magnet, which runs from Whyalla to the Iron Duke mine site.

Construction and installation of the pipelines was completed by NACAP with Savcor ART providing a full range of services in relation to cathodic protection and LFI assessment. The Project Magnet pipelines consist of two 62 km pipes, 219.1 mm OD (8 inch) slurry pipeline and 406.4 mm OD (16 inch) water pipeline running side by side from the mine site at Iron Duke to the OneSteel Pellet Plant in Whyalla.

The pipeline route runs adjacent and parallel to 33 kV and 132 kV powerlines along much of its length. This posed a major challenge to the design of the ICCP system. An extensive investigation was conducted into the possible electrical hazards that may exist due to the powerline proximity. Mitigative measures were incorporated in the design to control or minimise the effects of powerlines.

Savcor ART services involved initial site investigation and testing to determine the optimum locations for the impressed current cathodic protection system, LFI assessment, design, supply of materials, installation supervision, testing and commissioning and coating defect assessment of the pipelines using the DCVG technique.

Savcor ART delivers premium solutions based on extensive expertise and application of cutting-edge technology to help clients implement a systematic, accountable and consistently accurate integrity management solution. Savcor ART works diligently with a number of pipeline operators and owners, providing a range of services comprising both traditional and innovative technologies. These range from pipeline cathodic protection analysis, data logger surveys, coating defect surveys, stray current monitoring and mitigation, pipeline patrols, valve inspections, anode bed replacements, pipeline easement maintenance, pipeline CP design, supply and installation to pipeline integrity audits, project management and Total Corrosion and Pipeline Integrity Management.

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