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Valero (1238), Meraux
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | No LDEQ Number Available |
| State Police # | 06-04249 |
| Accident Date | 2006-07-07 |
| Report Date | 2006-07-14 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: | Under Investigation |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 3 h 30 m | South Flare EPN #20-72 | NO | YES | NO | 14,765.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
SRU malfunction--Loss of steam to the Main Air Blower turbine due to malfunction in the Platform and BOiler TB-01 resulting in an automatic safety shutdown.
Discharge Preventable -
Notes/Remedial Actions
SERC incidentReport #06-04249. Has one inconstent calculation of 29, 175 of Sulfur Dioxide being released. (pg. 3)
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