John B. Breaux: “That is the intent. There may be something other than constant…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2001

That is the intent. There may be something other than constant monitoring that can lead them to the same conclusion. Right now, constant monitoring would be the type of technology that would assure the safety of that pipeline. There may be something tomorrow that will be just as good as constant monitoring. I do not know that would be there. It would be a technology that would ensure the integrity and safety of that pipeline. That will be equally as good or better than an inspection.

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Discussing pipeline safety technology and monitoring methods.

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