Powerful forces challenge buried lineAlaska gas pipeline needs to remain safely buried for decades in miles of chilled earth, permafrost and discontinuous permafrost Bill White Researcher/writer for the Office of the Federal Coordinator
A tricky challenge for moving Alaska’s North Slope natural gas to market is designing a pipe that will remain safely buried for decades in hundreds of miles of chilled earth, permafrost and discontinuous permafrost.
If the gas in the pipe — and thus the pipe itself — is too warm, it could melt perma....
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