2008 Storage Tank Conference Proceedings

2008 Storage Tank Conference and Safe Tank Entry Workshop Agenda 

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Wednesday, October 8, 2008

What Should I Consider for Compliance with the July 2009 SPCC Deadline?    Mark Howard, EPA

Ethanol and Stress Corrosion Cracking in Petroleum Storage Tanks and Pipelines

Russ Kane, iCorrosion, LLC

Current Issues for Ethanol Tanks

Jerry Boldra, Consultant

Static Ignition Concerns in Above Ground Storage Tanks

Guy Colonna, NFPA

Update of Tank Entry Supervisor Certification (TES)

Les Bente, Don Miller and Associates

Hurricane Preparedness and Response

Panel  Tank Structural Integrity: Experimental Study of Floating Roof Integrity for Seismic Sloshing     Haruki Nishi, National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster, Japan     API 545 Update     Chip Breitweiser, HMT, Inc.    Gordon Robertson, API     Safe Tank Alliance Update     Wayne Geyer, STI    Bill Erny, API    Guy Colonna, NFPA

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Corrosion Study on Biodiesel in Steel    Steve Westbrook, Southwest Research Institute

RP 651 on Cathodic Protection

Lou Koszewski, US Tank Protectors

Update on 2350

Earl Crochet, Kinder Morgan

Vapor Recovery / Emissions: an Ownder Operator & Industry Consultants View

Kimber Hamilton, Marathon    Townsend Hillard, Purgit

GD GACT

Rob Ferry, TGB Partnership

API Committee on Evaporation Loss Estimation Research Update

Kimber Hamilton, Marathon   George Morovich, TEMCOR   Rob Ferry, TGB Partnership

An Evaluation of Alternative Methods for Internal Floating Roof Seal Inspection for In-Service Tanks

John Lieb, Tank Industry Consultants

Sensor System for Monitoring of Floating Roofs for Petroleum Storage Tanks

Nick Tzonev, Syscor    Standards Update    Stephen Crimaudo, API

Thank you for attending the 2008 Storage Tank Conference and Safe Tank Entry Workshop.

Check www.api.org/meetings soon for the 2009 Storage Tank Conference and Safe Tank Entry Workshop date and location!