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QUOTE=John Rogers;9819382]In the 20+ years I was in the U.S. Navy I worked in 4 engine room overhauls and 5 reactor refueling operations and ALL of these involved removing lagging which I am pretty sure that it was asbestos? We never wore masks until the last few years I was in active duty. The worst was on the CGN25, USS Bainbridge where we had tents made of a clear plastic and filtered air exhausts. Before we could come out we were vacuumed with a special vacuum cleaner to remove any dust. I get my chest x-ray each year to see if anything has shown up in my lungs but so far all is okay.
As for houses where painting or insulation was done I would guess as long as the surface is not disturbed there should be no issues? The "experts" don't see it that way though![/QUOTE]
The plant where I work was built in 1960 and some of the steam, heat transfer fluid, and a little of the double jacket process piping still has asbestos insulation. All that has to be removed for normal overhauls has been replaced with fiberglass fabric covered calcium silicate castings. When an elbow gets worn through or a flange leaks that is covered by asbestos, it is removed as you described by insulators who are asbestos abatement trained and then replaced with calcium silicate. Otherwise it is left alone.
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