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Accident # | No LDEQ Number Available |
State Police # | 06-06686 |
Accident Date | 2006-10-27 |
Report Date | 2006-11-02 |
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 | 9h 9m | Tail Gas Clean -up Unit (TGCU) - valves 101, 738 | NO | YES | NO | 944.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
possible heavy rain storm could have caused 738 to open due to a malfunction associated with heavy rain storm.
This accident was not preventable because it is the result of a malfunction of the 738 valve and a leak on the 101 valve. These failures were unexpected. Remedial measures - an investigation is ongoing and the appropriate follow up actions will be completed. Reportable quantities for sulfur dioxide were exceeded.
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