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  • API 1631 : 2001

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    INTERIOR LINING AND PERIODIC INSPECTION OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  05-06-2020

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2001

    Publisher:  American Petroleum Institute

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    1 SCOPE
    2 REFERENCED PUBLICATIONS
    3 OBJECTIVES, REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE
        INTERIOR LINING PROCESS
        3.1 Objectives
        3.2 Permit and Training Requirements
        3.3 Coating (Lining) Specifications
    4 PREPARATION FOR OPENING THE TANK
        4.1 Safety Precautions
        4.2 Tank Isolation
        4.3 Removal of Liquid Product
        4.4 Removal of Flammable Vapors (Vapor-Freeing)
        4.5 Testing Flammable Vapor Concentration
    5 TANK ENTRY
        5.1 Opening the Tank
        5.2 Preliminary Precautions
        5.3 General Toxicity and Health Considerations
    6 PREPARATION OF THE TANK INTERIOR
        6.1 Sludge Removal
        6.2 Special Toxicity Considerations
        6.3 Tank Inspection
        6.4 Surface Preparation
    7 APPLICATION OF LINING
        7.1 Steel Tanks
        7.2 Fiberglass Tanks
    8 TANK CLOSING
        8.1 Steel Tanks
        8.2 Fiberglass Tanks
        8.3 Tank Tightness Testing
    Figures
    1 Eductor-Type Air Mover
    2 Diffused Air Blower
    3 Method for Installation of Tank Cover Plate
    4 Alternate Cover Plate Installation Detail

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    Provides minimum recommendations for the interior lining of existing steel and fiber-glass reinforced plastic (FRP) underground tanks and periodic inspection of steel underground tanks used for storage of petroleum-based motor fuels and middle distillates.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher American Petroleum Institute
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    NFPA 30 : 2018 FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE
    NFPA 326 : 2015 SAFEGUARDING OF TANKS AND CONTAINERS FOR ENTRY, CLEANING, OR REPAIR
    API RP 1604 : 1996 CLOSURE OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
    NACE SP 02 85 : 2011 “Corrosion Control of Underground Storage Tank Systems by Cathodic Protection”
    NACE RP 02 85 : 2002 CORROSION CONTROL OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS BY CATHODIC PROTECTION
    API 1604 : 1996 : R2010 CLOSURE OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
    API 2610 : 2005 : R2010 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTION OF TERMINAL AND TANK FACILITIES
    API 1626 REDLINE : 2010 STORING AND HANDLING ETHANOL AND GASOLINE-ETHANOL BLENDS AT DISTRIBUTION TERMINALS AND FILLING STATIONS
    API PUBL 1642 : 1996 ALCOHOLS, ETHERS, AND GASOLINE-ALCOHOL AND -ETHER BLENDS - A REPORT ON FIRE-SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS AT PETROLEUM MARKETING FACILITIES
    API 1621 : 2010 BULK LIQUID STOCK CONTROL AT RETAIL OUTLETS
    API 1626 : 2010 STORING AND HANDLING ETHANOL AND GASOLINE-ETHANOL BLENDS AT DISTRIBUTION TERMINALS AND FILLING STATIONS
    API 1615 : 2011 INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE SYSTEMS
    API 2610:2005 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTION OF TERMINAL AND TANK FACILITIES
    API 1635 : 3ED 87 MANAGEMENT OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM PRODUCT STORAGE SYSTEMS AT MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES
    API 1615 REDLINE : 2011 INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE SYSTEMS

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    NFPA 327 : 1993 CLEANING OR SAFEGUARDING SMALL TANKS AND CONTAINERS WITHOUT ENTRY
    NFPA 329 : 2015 HANDLING RELEASES OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS AND GASES
    ASTM D 543 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Practices for Evaluating the Resistance of Plastics to Chemical Reagents
    API 2003 : 2015 PROTECTION AGAINST IGNITIONS ARISING OUT OF STATIC, LIGHTNING, AND STRAY CURRENTS
    API 1632 : 1996 CATHODIC PROTECTION OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS AND PIPING SYSTEMS
    ANSI/ASSE Z117.1 : 2009 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTERING CONFINED SPACES
    API PUBL 2202 : 1991 DISMANTLING AND DISPOSING OF STEEL FROM ABOVEGROUND LEADED GASOLINE STORAGE TANKS
    API RP 2219 : 2016 SAFE OPERATION OF VACUUM TRUCKS HANDLING FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS IN PETROLEUM SERVICE
    ANSI N512 : 1974 PROTECTIVE COATINGS (PAINTS) FOR THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY
    NFPA 70 : 2017 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
    ASTM D 790 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials
    API 2015 : 2014 REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFE ENTRY AND CLEANING OF PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
    ASTM D 2794 : 1993 TEST METHOD FOR RESISTANCE OF ORGANIC COATINGS TO THE EFFECTS OF RAPID DEFORMATION (IMPACT)
    NFPA 77 : 2014 STATIC ELECTRICITY
    API 1615 : 2011 INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE SYSTEMS
    API 2217 : 1ED 84 GUIDELINES FOR WORK IN CONFINED SPACES IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
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