According to a recent investigation, pipeline collapse during testing was caused by a manufacturer’s flaw

Roanoke, Virginia – According to a recent report, a portion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline failed during hydrostatic testing earlier this year due to a manufacturer’s flaw.

The ruptured section of pipe was situated atop Bent Mountain in Roanoke County, close to the intersection of Route 221 and the pipeline’s right-of-way.

According to the report from a different business that reviewed MVP, a manufacturer-installed fitting failed before the goal test pressure was reached.

According to the report, it was the only segment of the pipeline that failed hydrostatic testing as a whole.

MVP stated in a blog post that there was no indication of internal or external corrosion throughout the inspection. All fittings and pipes along the 303-mile route passed hydro testing to at least 125% of the pipeline’s maximum permitted operating pressure after the damaged section was replaced.

Opponents of the project assert that their safety worries have not changed despite these guarantees.

Co-director of the organization Preserve Our Water, Heritage, Rights Coalition is Russell Chisholm.

“I believe that as long as this project is shipping gas, those worries will exist.” The report does not minimize the fact that we reside in a seismically active area, which is the basis for this. It doesn’t address the steepness of the slopes or the potential strain that the pipe may experience throughout the course of the project. It doesn’t account for their repeated experiences with landslides, slips, and sinkholes. These unanswered questions will never go away since it’s solely focused on this one manufacturing flaw, Chisholm stated in an interview.

The May event demonstrates that hydrostatic testing was carried out as intended and is consistent with the company’s stated goal of operating safely.

According to MVP, the pipeline has been in use since June 14.