I wonder how much radiation is released from the equipment that X-Rays the welds on the new natural gas pipelines being installed around my area. I drive by the construction crews almost every day. I happened to notice one day the cones weren't orange in this one section but a real dull yellow. Then I saw the radiation symbol on the cones. Then put 2 and 2 together.
1,000PSI in the distribution pipes. That's crazy. Then goes to plastic pipes at 100PSI or something like that.
One of my residential clients works for a paper products manufacturer, as some kind of safety training instructor or something. He told me the plant switched over to natural gas awhile ago, but has to get daily deliveries. Currently they save $7,500 a day with natural gas instead of heating oil. Once the pipeline is connected to the plant, that saving will double to $14,000 a day. HOLY SHIT. I can't even begin to imagine that bill every month. Some local oil company is gunna be pissed to lose that kind of recurring revenue.