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Accident # | No LDEQ Number Available |
State Police # | 05-08045 |
Accident Date | 2005-11-07 |
Report Date | 2005-11-11 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Sulfur Dioxide | 1 hour, 2 minutes | FLARE- No. 20 & 5 | NO | YES | NO | 4,451.0 pounds |
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) | 1 hour, 2 minutes | FLARE- No. 20 & 5 | NO | NO | YES | 191.0 pounds |
Nitrogen Oxide | 1 hour, 2 minutes | FLARE- No. 20 & 5 | NO | YES | YES | 52.0 pounds |
Nitrogen Dioxide | 1 hour, 2 minutes | FLARE- No. 20 & 5 | NO | YES | YES | 7.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
power failure caused compressor C-551 to shutdown resulting in flaring from No20 and No5 flares
A smaller compressor was started up to reduce flaring and the feed rates to the Cokers were reduced until C-551 could be restarted; an investigation was underway to determine why the automatic transfer to the backup power supply failed
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