National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) International. Houston, TХ. ISBN: 1-57590-014-9. 2001. 23p. This standard presents guidelines for the design, installation, and maintenance of cathodic protection for the exterior bottoms of on-grade carbon steel storage tanks. Cathodic protection can be installed to protect new or existing tanks, but cannot protect carbon steel surfaces that are not in contact with an electrolyte.