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New Video: Best Practices for Decommissioning CNG Fuel Tanks

September 27, 2016 by US Department Energy Leave a Comment

Photo of a man using a small crane to lift a cylindrical tank.

Clean Cities CNG fuel tank safety initiative helps fleets understand tank inspection and end-of-life requirements, and safely defuel, decommission, and dispose of expired tanks.

Natural gas vehicle stakeholders have expressed concerns with the periodic inspection and end-of-life decommissioning safety requirements for compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel tanks. A Clean Cities project—the Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle Fuel Tank Safety Initiative—addresses these concerns with a suite of resources, including a new 15-minute training video on CNG Fuel Tank Defueling, Decommissioning, and Disposal.

CNG fuel tanks have a useful life of 15, 20, or 25 years, depending on their construction and how they were certified by the original manufacturer. Because there is no way to

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