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PIG Traps and Intelligent PIGs
The integrity of the Nord Stream Pipeline is checked on a regular basis by what are known as intelligent PIGs (Pipeline Inspection Gauges). They automatically detect the smallest of changes due to corrosion or mechanical damage. They also register any possible movement of the pipeline due to external impacts after it has been commissioned. The PIGs (right) are housed in traps (left) and fed into the pipeline via launchers in Russia. The PIGs are then recovered safely in Germany.
Categories
Landfall Germany
Landfall Russia
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Source
Nord Stream AG
Date
Nov. 7, 2011
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