Irish Times: Mayo gas pipeline controversy
“Five people are in prison because they refuse to allow a powerful multinational to put a gas pipeline through their land. They believe that a pipeline for crude natural gas with a design pressure of 345 Bar is an enormous danger to themselves and their families”
Wednesday 13 July 2005
A chara, – Five people are in prison because they refuse to allow a powerful multinational to put a gas pipeline through their land. They believe that a pipeline for crude natural gas with a design pressure of 345 Bar is an enormous danger to themselves and their families.
Shell and the Government tell us that a quantified risk assessment (QRA) and its subsequent review have shown that the risk is minimal.
QRAs are a useful tool in the right context. That context exists when substantial reliable historical data from similar projects are available. For instance it would be possible to provide reliable QRAs for a new ammonia production plant because so many virtually identical plants have been built and substantial historical data is available.