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Pipe Cleaning Practices that Led to Kleen Energy Explosion Are Common Across Gas Energy Industry, Survey Data Show CSB Public Meeting Planned Next Month in Connecticut to Consider New Safety Recommendations Washington, DC, May 19, 2010 – The practice of using flammable natural gas to clean power plant piping, which led to the fatal explosion … Read more
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